CHAPTER 4
Data Collection
You can have data without information, but you cannot have information without data.
—Daniel Keys Moran
Route Guidance: The Importance of Data Collection
Data collection is the cornerstone of measurement and evaluation. Without it, there are no data, there are no results, and there is no information describing the potential success of a program, or that success is occurring at any level. Reaction and learning data serve as indicators of the potential use of knowledge and skills. These early indicators of success are important because they give insight into a program’s effectiveness in enabling learning, as well as the ...
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