Literature on the use of digital technologies in educational research
| Studies | Research subject | Sample size | Method | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akbulut (2015) | Predictors of inconsistent responding in Web surveys | A repeated-measures design was conducted with 806 respondents in two online survey administrations | Quantitative | 45.7% of participants misreported their personal information such as age, educational status and gender in Web survey |
| Keusch (2013) | Role of topic interest and topic salience in online panel Web surveys | Data about the personal interests of 1,660 panel members were collected | Quantitative | Evidence is presented that personal interest in the topic influences participation behavior and data quality in online panels. Panelists who had been enrolled in the online panel for six months or less were more willing to participate if the topic of the survey was announced in advance |
| Bhatti (2013) | Internet and internet technologies in research | Data 100 faculty members (teachers) were collected | Descriptive research | The findings show that the internet has become a significance source for the faculty members and researchers as they use the internet for education purposes, research work and updating knowledge. Google, Yahoo and MSN are widely used search engines and majority of the respondents do not use the Excite, Snake, Kapok and Alta vista |
| Prathap et al. (2011) | Feasibility of conducting online surveys | – | Descriptive research | Online surveys provide great methodological potential and versatility for data collection. Online communication research raises a number of complex issues for the researchers, respondents and policy makers. In India, certainly, Web survey methodology is still in its infancy |
| Çakıroğlu (2007) | Advantages of online questionnaires | 320 online survey participants and 320 traditional survey participants participated in the study | Quantitative | According to the findings, the online survey was completed in a shorter time, (62%), response rate was higher (71%), it was taken more seriously (81%), it was easy to use (83%) and it allowed answering without bias (69%) |
| Birnbaum (2004) | Collect data via the WWW | – | Web-based research | Programs and instructional materials are now available to make it relatively easy for a new investigator in this field to be able to implement simple studies to run via the WWW. Investigators who have begun research using these techniques have for the most part judged the method to be successful and plan to continue research of this type. Although some methodological problems have emerged in Web-based research because of the lack of control in Web studies, many investigators consider the advantages in experimental power, low cost and convenience of testing via the Web to outweigh its disadvantages |
| Nosek et al. (2002) | Ethical, security, design and control dimensions of e-research | – | Web-based research | Internet-based research is the increased opportunity for participant misbehavior, intentional or otherwise |
| Studies | Research subject | Sample size | Method | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictors of inconsistent responding in Web surveys | A repeated-measures design was conducted with 806 respondents in two online survey administrations | Quantitative | 45.7% of participants misreported their personal information such as age, educational status and gender in Web survey | |
| Role of topic interest and topic salience in online panel Web surveys | Data about the personal interests of 1,660 panel members were collected | Quantitative | Evidence is presented that personal interest in the topic influences participation behavior and data quality in online panels. Panelists who had been enrolled in the online panel for six months or less were more willing to participate if the topic of the survey was announced in advance | |
| Internet and internet technologies in research | Data 100 faculty members (teachers) were collected | Descriptive research | The findings show that the internet has become a significance source for the faculty members and researchers as they use the internet for education purposes, research work and updating knowledge. Google, Yahoo and MSN are widely used search engines and majority of the respondents do not use the Excite, Snake, Kapok and Alta vista | |
| Feasibility of conducting online surveys | – | Descriptive research | Online surveys provide great methodological potential and versatility for data collection. Online communication research raises a number of complex issues for the researchers, respondents and policy makers. In India, certainly, Web survey methodology is still in its infancy | |
| Advantages of online questionnaires | 320 online survey participants and 320 traditional survey participants participated in the study | Quantitative | According to the findings, the online survey was completed in a shorter time, (62%), response rate was higher (71%), it was taken more seriously (81%), it was easy to use (83%) and it allowed answering without bias (69%) | |
| Collect data via the WWW | – | Web-based research | Programs and instructional materials are now available to make it relatively easy for a new investigator in this field to be able to implement simple studies to run via the WWW. Investigators who have begun research using these techniques have for the most part judged the method to be successful and plan to continue research of this type. Although some methodological problems have emerged in Web-based research because of the lack of control in Web studies, many investigators consider the advantages in experimental power, low cost and convenience of testing via the Web to outweigh its disadvantages | |
| Ethical, security, design and control dimensions of e-research | – | Web-based research | Internet-based research is the increased opportunity for participant misbehavior, intentional or otherwise |
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