Surveying Through Cyberspace

This article describes an evaluator’s experience constructing a World Wide Web site to collect evaluation data. Data collection via the Web presents a series of technical and design challenges. Eight lessons surrounding Web site development, including site design, data management, data presentation, and computer platform considerations are discussed. The article concludes that Web-based data collection has several possible advantages over paper-and-pencil forms and is a promising method that does not compromise data quality.