DATA

GATHERING
 Data gathering is the
process of collecting
information for a purpose.
RAW DATA
•freshly collected data.
•These data are not yet sorted
or arranged according to
some criteria or some
systematic considerations.
DATA GATHERING METHODS

1. Survey Method
used when one is soliciting
information from another person
through interview or by using
questionnaire.
 DATA GATHERING METHODS
1. Survey Method Interview or
used when one is
Direct Method
soliciting information
from another person Questionnaire
through interview or by or Indirect
using questionnaire. Method
1. SURVEY METHODS

1. Interview or Direct Method

This method is completed
through direct contact with
the respondent.
1. SURVEY METHODS

1. Interview or Direct Method

The person asking questions is
called the interviewer, while the
person giving the information is
called the interviewee
1. SURVEY METHODS

B. Questionnaire or Indirect Method

The researcher prepares a written
questionnaire to be distributed to
the respondents either by personal
delivery, postal mail or online
1. SURVEY METHODS
B. Questionnaire or Indirect Method
Advantage: The researcher can save time
and money in giving the needed
information.
Disadvantage: Not all questionnaires are
expected to be returned
2. REGISTRATION METHOD

•This method is governed by laws.

•Examples are registers and licenses
•This method is reliable, but the
data are limited to what are listed
in the document.
3. OBSERVATION METHOD

used if the data gathered is

through direct observation of
a person known as investigator
of the one being observed
called the subject.
4. EXPERIMENTAL METHOD

used if the researcher

attempts to understand
cause and effect
relationships.
EXAMPLE 1:

Miss Mahusay wants to determine

the ages of the 40 students in her
Grade 7 class. This is to check if
they are all regular students. She
collects the data in the following
EXAMPLE 1: Method 1: Ask the students
Miss Mahusay wants to to raise their hands if
determine the ages of their age in years is one
the 40 students in her of the following:
Grade 7 class. This is a. 11 b. 12
to check if they are c. 13 d. others
all regular students.
She collects the data Method Used:
in the following Survey Method
EXAMPLE 1:
Miss Mahusay wants to Method 2: Check the date of
determine the ages of birth in the class
the 40 students in her registry.
Grade 7 class. This is
to check if they are
all regular students.
She collects the data Method Used:
in the following Registration Method
EXAMPLE 1:
Miss Mahusay wants to Method 3: Make a form that
determine the ages of includes students birth
the 40 students in her date and age and let them
Grade 7 class. This is fill out the form and
to check if they are
submit it back to her
all regular students.
She collects the data Method Used:
in the following Survey (questionnaire)
Method
 Method Used:
EXAMPLE 2: Survey (questionnaire) Method
A school canteen manager wants the
students and teachers to answer the
following questionnaire to determine
whether costumers are satisfied with
their services. What type of data
collection method does the canteen
manager used?
EXAMPLE 3: Method Used:
Experimental Method
A Mathematics teacher would like to determine the
effect of using computer aided instruction in
teaching Mathematics. The teacher will use in CAI
in one section ( treatment group) and the usual
way of teaching Mathematics in another section
(called a control group). The performance base
criteria of the two sections of students will be
compared to determine which method is more
effective.
TRY THIS!

Choose your answer from the box that suggest

a way to collect each set of data. Write only
the letter of the best answer.
______ 1. A researcher wants to find
out the most preferred recreational
activities by the high school
students.
______ 2. You would like to get the
opinion of the President regarding
“US-Kuwait Conflict.”
______ 3. The manager of a restaurant
would like to know the number of
customers they have from 10:00 a.m.
to 11:00 p.m.
______ 4. “The school principal wanted
to know if Grade 5 students are
enjoying their class in English.”
______5. The Chief of Municipal Social
Welfare Development wanted to know
the current number of families who
have a monthly income below P10 000.”
ACTIVITY 3

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write

your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
 ACTIVITY 3
1. It is an oral or verbal communication method of
collecting data where the interviewer asks questions
generally in a face-to-face contact to the other person or
persons.
A. Experiment Method C. Observation Method
B. Interview Method D. Questionnaire Method
 ACTIVITY 3

2. It is a method used when the objective is to

determine the cause and effect relationship of a
certain phenomenon under controlled condition.
A. Experiment Method C. Observation Method
B. Interview Method D. Questionnaire Method
 ACTIVITY 3

3. Nick stood outside a movie theater and asked

many of the patrons if the movie they saw was
good.
A. Experiment Method C. Observation Method
B. Interview Method D. Questionnaire Method
 ACTIVITY 3
4. Shiena gave each member of the class a random cookie,
some from recipe A and some from recipe B. Then she
noted the students who asked for a second
cookie.
A. Experiment Method C. Observation Method
B. Interview Method D. Questionnaire Method
 ACTIVITY 3

Steven observed students enter a classroom for

class, and recorded whether the students will sit in
front or not.
A. Experiment Method C. Observation Method
B. Interview Method D. Questionnaire Method