Document survey data collection procedures and results in a methodological summary¶

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Description¶

The article models the practice of publishing a methodological summary alongside a survey: "This report summarizes the College Experiences Survey data collection procedures and results." Such documentation makes the data collection transparent to users of the evaluation. The report was published by Mathematica Policy Research as part of its evidence publications.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A completed survey data collection effort whose procedures can be documented

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• college students

Target Learning Goals¶

• transparent documentation of evaluation data collection

Related Strategies¶

• Disseminate evaluation findings through audience-segmented briefs backed by a shared methods summary

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• David DesRoches, John Hall, Betsy Santos. (2009). College Experiences Survey: Methodological Summary. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/college-experiences-survey-methodological-summary