Instructions for Managers
Observation and supervision throughout the fieldwork are a part of the training
Team supervisors play very important roles in continuing this training and in ensuring the quality of data
In addition, supervisors are responsible for the organisation of daily work and for the security of staff and equipment.
Notes from the Field: How to incentivize your survey team
Spot-check household composition
Supervisors should complete parts of form and compare with that of the interviewer
Check about 5% of households (5-6 per week)
All team members must be spot-checked; provide feedback if necessary
OBSERVING INTERVIEWS
To evaluate and improve interviewer performance
To look for errors and misconceptions that cannot be detected through editing
Evaluating Interviewers Performance
Re-read relevant sections from the Interviewer’s Manual with the team to resolve problems
Encourage the interviewers to talk about any situations they encountered in the field
Discuss whether situations are handled properly, and how to do it in the future
What is to be monitored on daily basis
Daily montoring can be done by downloading data from kobo server and performing a few check…
Overall completion rate of the survey according to planned logistics
Monitor usage of __or_other_ for questions where selection of modalities is open
Monitor usageRespondent refuses to be interviewed
Distribution of completion by clusters when the sampling is based on cluster or on strata if stratfied sample
Rate of work by teams
Synchronization timing - verify Synchronize survey data
Field Check Tables
Provide a full range of information about the quality of the data already collected as per above
Provide information on the work of each team and each interviewer
To be shared on a regular basis
Be transparent and report on problems ..before others detect them