ILearning and EHomeStudy: Multimedia Training and Assessments for Field Survey Staff
Charles Loftis, Nanthini Ganapathi
Survey data collection projects strive to collect high
quality data from survey respondents. The quality of the
data collected is greatly dependent upon the effectiveness
of field interviewers (FIs) to conduct inperson
screenings
and interviews. Training FIs and subsequently assessing
their knowledge of project protocol, methods and
interviewing techniques is critical to the overall success
of any data collection effort. For large surveys, as the
number of FIs increase, the cost of inperson
training can
become prohibitively large.
As a cost effective solution to increase the quality of the
field data, we developed a suite of web and media based
training and assessment tools called iLearning and
eHomeStudy for training field staff. Besides saving the
project costs associated with inperson
training, we are
also able to provide refresher trainings throughout the
year. This application also enables FIs to view
standardized training courses at their convenience and at
their own pace. This paper describes the technical
details, key features and benefits of this application suite,
and also it includes some details on user satisfaction and
future directions. Full Text
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