TY - JOUR ID - 162981 TI - Convenience Sampling JO - International Journal of Education & Language Studies JA - IJELS LA - en SN - AU - Golzar, Jawad AU - Noor, Shagofah AU - Tajik, Omid AD - Herat University AD - Herat University AD - M.A. in TESL, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 1 IS - 2 SP - 72 EP - 77 KW - Convenience sampling KW - non-probability KW - sample bias KW - ease of access KW - generalizability DO - 10.22034/ijels.2022.162981 N2 - The sampling method is significant to strengthen the representativeness of the sample and the generalizability of the research results. One of the non-probability sampling techniques is convenience sampling which is a way of selecting participants from the target population based on ease of access. This descriptive article aims to define convenient sampling, explain how to frame it, and finally its potential benefits and drawbacks. This sampling technique yields several inherent benefits, including being cost-effective, less time-consuming, simple operation, etc., and also possesses different drawbacks such as being subjected to sample biases, systematic errors, not being representative enough, and no generalizability of the research findings. The study concludes with some suggestions to improve the convenience sampling technique to ensure representativeness and remove uncertainty.    UR - https://www.ijels.net/article_162981.html L1 - https://www.ijels.net/article_162981_06fc448b8914d42316b8d44829c88188.pdf ER -