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Computer‐Based Methods for Collecting Peer Nomination Data: Utility, Practice, and Empirical Support
Author(s) -
den Berg Yvonne H. M.,
Gommans Rob
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cad.20207
Subject(s) - nomination , technical peer review , data collection , computer science , psychology , peer group , data science , peer review , social psychology , political science , sociology , social science , law
New technologies have led to several major advances in psychological research over the past few decades. Peer nomination research is no exception. Thanks to these technological innovations, computerized data collection is becoming more common in peer nomination research. However, computer‐based assessment is more than simply programming the questionnaire and asking respondents to fill it in on computers. In this chapter the advantages and challenges of computer‐based assessments are discussed. In addition, a list of practical recommendations and considerations is provided to inform researchers on how computer‐based methods can be applied to their own research. Although the focus is on the collection of peer nomination data in particular, many of the requirements, considerations, and implications are also relevant for those who consider the use of other sociometric assessment methods (e.g., paired comparisons, peer ratings, peer rankings) or computer‐based assessments in general.