ETS Test Collection
http://www.ets.org/testcoll
This is the home page for ETS Test Collection. Using the Database Search option you can specify a search for observations that will identify many instruments that address a host of topics.
Collecting Evaluation Data: Observation
http://www1.uwex.edu/ces/pubs/pdf/G3658_5.PDF
This is an excellent discussion of the use of observation in an evaluation context.
Learning Record Online
http://lro.cwrl.utexas.edu/help/introduction.html
The Learning Record is primarily a document that enables teachers and students to observe a student's learning process over the course of a semester. It contains some brief but cogent discussions of observational methods as well as some sample observations in Appendix C that are very interesting and useful.
Data Collection
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/
This is a nice web site discussing three relevant issues: using observations as alternatives to direct questioning, selecting data collection techniques, and using focus groups. The first section contains some interesting perspectives on the advantages and disadvantages of using observations.
Qualitative Research in Information Systems
http://www.qual.auckland.ac.nz
This is an excellent site discussing many facets of qualitative research. There is a brief but good discussion of qualitative data collection methods.
Qualitative Data
http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/qualdata.htm
Trochim's web page discussing interviews, direct observation, and written documents.
