Web Survey Bibliography
The rapid development of new technologies and the growing number of computer’s and Internet’s users have opened up new horizons in conducting social research, providing, also, the access to new tools for data collection. In particular, the diffusion of online surveys has been identified as one of the most significant advances in quantitative methodology in the 20th century, starting a “new era for survey research” (Couper, 2000), till to hypothesize that in future the majority of all survey research will be done online (Evans and Mathur, 2005). The paper aims to explore potentials and impacts of using information communication technology (ICT) and Internet as tools for quantitative research in social sciences (Schonlau et al., 2003; Best and Krueger, 2004), analysing how, and under which conditions, they could optimize the survey process. It focuses on several methodological issues in order to explore potentials of ICTs for improving quality of survey and optimizing questionnaire preparation and corresponding responding process. In particular, the paper shows some advantages in using web survey, that could optimize the comprehensive management of the whole survey process. These could be: fast response speed, lower cost, improved accuracy in encoding data, decreased data entry error (since data is collected electronically through a software program and is then instantly downloaded into a statistical program for detailed analysis), reduction of some data quality problems (such as social desirability bias or survey “satisficing” patterns, Skitka and Sargis, 2005), as well flexibility to fit the necessary conditions of particular research studies. On this last point, the attention focuses on the so-called “potential for interactivity” (Conrad et al., 2005), referring to the opportunity to adapt the questionnaire in order to ensure that respondents answer only the questions that pertain specifically to them (Dillman, 2007). This leads to analyse other interactive options for promoting more accurate survey data or improving the quality of responses, including the opportunity to adjust some items basing on the real time viewing answers or to change the questionnaire interface, design and layout as well as to adapt the level of interactivity with respondents (Ganassali, 2008). The presented methodological issues are deepened through a case study showing the use of two “paging-interactive” web surveys interesting two large samples from an adult blended training course: one (over 15.000 cases) composed by low technically skilled learners and the other (about 800 cases) addressed to their e-tutors.
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Web survey bibliography (96)
- Examining Factors Impacting Online Survey Response Ratesin Educational Research: Perceptions of Graduate...; 2017; Saleh, A.; Bista, K.
- Using Mixed Methods to Research the Professional Development Needs of English Teacher Educators in PCET...; 2017; Eliahoo, R.
- Why Do Web Surveys Take Longer on Smartphones?; 2016; Couper, M. P.; J. J.Peterson, G. J.
- The impact of visual design and response formats on data quality in a web survey of MOOC students; 2016; Maloshonok, N.; Terentev, E.
- Reminder Effect and Data Usability on Web Questionnaire Survey for University Students; 2016; Oishi, T.; Mori, M.; Takata, E.
- Investigating respondent multitasking in web surveys using paradata; 2016; Sendelbah, A.; Vehovar, V.; Slavec, A.; Petrovcic, A.
- Exploring Factors in Contributing Student Progress in the Open University; 2016; Arifin, M. H.
- Mode System Effects in an Online Panel Study: Comparing a Probability-based Online Panel with two Face...; 2015; Struminskaya, B.; De Leeuw, E. D.; Kaczmirek, L.
- Response Effects of Prenotification, Prepaid Cash, Prepaid Vouchers, and Postpaid Vouchers: An Experimental...; 2015; van Veen, F.; Goeritz, A.; Sattler, S.
- Calendar Instruments in Retrospective Web Surveys; 2015; Glasner, T.; van der Vaart, W.; Dijkstra, W.
- Cognitive Testing of Survey Translations: Does Respondent Language Proficiency Matter?; 2015; Schoua-Glusberg, A.; Park, H.; Meyer, M.; Goerman, P. L.; Sha, M.
- Nannies' Knowledge, Attitude, and Management of Food Allergies of Children: An Online Survey; 2015; Greiwe, J. C., Pazheri, F., Schroer, B.
- Is Vague Valid? The Comparative Predictive Validity of Vague Quantifiers and Numeric Response Options...; 2014; Al Baghal, T.
- Improving Survey Response Rates in Online Panels Effects of Low-Cost Incentives and Cost-Free Text Appeal...; 2014; Pedersen, M. J., Nielsen, C. V.
- The New Majority: How Will Latino Youth Succeed in the Context of Low Educational Expectations and Assumptions...; 2014; Gomez, C. A., Villasenor, E., Mann, E. S., Mandic, C. G., Valladares, E. S., Mercado, V., et al.
- Testing if Healthy Perfectionism Enhances Academic Achievement in Australian Secondary School Students...; 2014; Thorpe, E., Nettelbeck, T.
- Assessing Within-Household Selection Methods in Household Mail Surveys; 2014; Olson, K., Stange, M., Smyth, J. D.
- Web-based Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction Surveys May Introduce Potential for Bias; 2014; Broadwater-Hollifield, C., Fair, J., Podolsky, S., et al.
- Undisclosed Privacy: The Effect of Privacy Rights Design on Response Rates; 2014; Haer, R., Meidert, N.
- Dropout Rates and Response Times of an Occupation Search Tree in a Web Survey; 2014; Tijdens, K. G.
- Students First Choice – the influence of mobile mode on results; 2014; Maxl, E.
- The relationships among nurses' job characteristics and attitudes toward web-based continuing learning...; 2013; Chiu, Y.-L., Tsai, C.-C., Fan Chiang, C.-Y.
- Evaluating Arts-Based Cancer Education Using an Internet Survey among Alaska Community Health Workers...; 2013; Cueva, M., Cueva, K., Dignan, M., Lanier, A., Kuhnley, R.
- Education in the Responsible Conduct of Research in Psychology: Methods and Scope; 2013; DiLorenzo, T. A., Becker-Fiegeles, J., Gibelman, M.
- Intra-individual variation of extreme response style in mixed-mode panel studies; 2013; Aichholzer, J.
- Knowledge of palliative care: An online survey; 2013; Al Qadire, M.
- Identifying the Research Information Needs of the Racing and Breeding Industries in New Zealand: Results...; 2013; Bolwell, C., Gray, Da., Reid, Ja.
- Educational use of smart phone technology: A survey of mobile phone application use by undergraduate...; 2013; Bomhold, C. R.
- Media Commons: the process and value of centralizing services; 2013; Mestre, L. S.
- Dialogistic Presence on Community College Websites in Nine Megastates; 2013; Shadinger, D.
- Adjusting for bias in a mixed-mode CAWI survey on University students ; 2013; Clerici, R., Giraldo, A.
- An imputation approach for analyzing mixed-mode surveys; 2013; Kim, J. K., Park, Se., Kim, S. Y.
- A walking exercise on a tightrope: trying to balance coverage, probabilistic sampling and the costs...; 2013; Poggio, T.
- Validity of Measuring Educational Attainment - Education and Value Orientation in the European Values...; 2013; Ortmanns, V.
- Educational attainment in cross-national surveys: instrument design, data collection, harmonisation...; 2013; Schneider, S.
- Eliminate Item Non-Response: The Effect of Forcing Respondents to Answer in Web Surveys; 2013; Leach, L. M.
- Building a History: Collecting Comprehensive Employment Data in a Web-Based, Multi-Mode Survey; 2013; Cominole, M., Bennett, C., Caves, L.
- Use of Drag-and-Drop Rating Scales in Web Surveys and Its Effect on Survey Reports and Data Quality; 2013; Kunz, T.
- The Impact on Web Survey Drop-Out Rates of Page Number Progress Indicators Used Throughout, Near the...; 2013; Walston, J. T., Cunningham, B., Medway, R.
- Utilizing the Web in a Multi-Mode Survey; 2013; Venkataraman, L.
- Speed (necessarily) doesn't kill: A new way to detect survey satisficing; 2013; Garland, P., Chen, K., Epstein, J., Suh, A.
- Using interactive feedback to enhance response quality in Web surveys. The case of open-ended questions...; 2013; Emde, M., Fuchs, M.
- Reducing Response Order Effects in Check-All-That-Apply Questions by Use of Dynamic Tooltip Instructions...; 2013; Kunz, T., Fuchs, M.
- Ethics, privacy and data security in web-based course evaluation; 2013; Salaschek, M., Meese, C., Thielsch, M.
- Medical students’ exposure to Urology in the undergraduate curriculum, a web based survey; 2012; Derbyshire, L. F., O’Flynn, K. J.
- Social research in online context: methodological reflections on web surveys from a case study; 2012; Pandolfini, V.
- What can be said about quality in the Central Population Register based on a self-completion survey...; 2012; Falnes-Dalheim, E., Pedersen, H. E.
- Boosting Web pick-up Rates by referring to Compliance Principles ; 2012; Falnes-Dalheim, E., Haraldsen, G., Sundvoll, A.
- Ebook readings jumps, print book reading declines; 2012; Rainie, L., Duggan, M.
- Prenotification, Incentives, and Survey Modality: An Experimental Test of Methods to Increase Survey...; 2012; Tepper, J. R., Jacob, B.