Difference between revisions of "Data Collection Tools"

{{Term|DATA COLLECTION TOOLS|Methodologies used to identify information sources and collect information during an evaluation.<ref>[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/21/2754804.pdf Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) / Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management, pp 15. Paris, 2002.]</ref> Examples  of data collection tools include  mail, telephone, in-person and web-based surveys, direct or participatory observation, interviews, focus groups, expert  opinion, case studies, literature search, and content analysis of internal  and external records. The data collection tools must be strong enough to support the findings of the evaluation.<ref>[http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/mecd/mecd_glossary/index.htm Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). Monitoring, Evaluation and Consulting Division, 2006.]</ref>}}