Gordon Jeffry S, McNew Ryan
School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, 461 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Nurs Clin North Am. 2008 Dec;43(4):605-19, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2008.06.011.
Institutions of higher education are now using Internet-based technology tools to conduct surveys for data collection. Research shows that the type and quality of responses one receives with online surveys are comparable with what one receives in paper-based surveys. Data collection can take place on Web-based surveys, e-mail-based surveys, and personal digital assistants/Smartphone devices. Web surveys can be subscription templates, software packages installed on one's own server, or created from scratch using Web programming development tools. All of these approaches have their advantages and disadvantages. The survey owner must make informed decisions as to the right technology to implement. The correct choice can save hours of work in sorting, organizing, and analyzing data.
高等教育机构如今正在使用基于互联网的技术工具来开展调查以收集数据。研究表明，通过在线调查所获得的回复类型和质量与纸质调查所获得的相当。数据收集可以通过基于网络的调查、基于电子邮件的调查以及个人数字助理/智能手机设备来进行。网络调查可以是订阅模板、安装在自己服务器上的软件包，或者使用网络编程开发工具从头创建。所有这些方法都有其优缺点。调查负责人必须就是否实施正确的技术做出明智的决定。正确的选择可以节省在整理、组织和分析数据方面的数小时工作。
