Exam 20: Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed Research

A researcher does a study where he interviews and observes kindergarten and third grade teachers. One code he attaches to each interview transcript is whether the teacher was a third grade teacher or a kindergarten teacher. This tag for grade of teacher is called:

A researcher is studying how counselors pass their state licensing exam. She discovers that one way to enhance the likelihood of passing is to study with a group of people. Another way she finds is to take a review course. Which of Spradley's categories of semantic relations is reflected in the description presented above?

In his study, Dr. Piper asks participants to look at visual images and interpret their symbolic meaning. He is asking them to use:

Qualitative data analysis is a multistage process.

In looking at the relationships between coding categories, the relation, "X is a place for doing Y," in Spradley's taxonomy of semantic relations is labeled:

A researcher does a study of the different varieties of story problems presented in an Algebra class. She develops a typology that categorizes all of the problems in her study. This typology is:

When researchers show images to research participants during formal or informal interviews, this is called:

In looking at the relationships between coding categories, the relation, "X is a result of Y; X is a cause of Y," in Spradley's taxonomy of semantic relations is labeled:

A researcher is studying lunchroom activities in schools. She visits some schools that have what they label "quiet lunch" where children are not allowed to talk. She interviews the principals about this policy and finds out that the reason they claim they do it is to make sure that children eat in the allotted time that they have for lunch. Which of Spradley's categories of semantic relations is reflected in the description presented above?

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using computer programs for qualitative data analysis.

A researcher does a study of students who drop out of school. She finds that when she looks at drop-outs, she finds that dropping-out is often the result of having no parental supervision during the middle school years. Her conclusion about drop-outs reflects which of Spradley's categories of semantic relations?

Describe the process of coding.

In looking at the relationships between coding categories, the relation, "X is an attribute (characteristic) of Y," in Spradley's taxonomy of semantic relations is labeled:

In looking at the relationships between coding categories, the relation, X is a way to do Y," in Spradley's taxonomy of semantic relations is labeled:

The study of signs and what they stand for in human culture is called?

Which of the following Boolean operators would find all the teachers who used manipulatives (blocks, chips, and such) to teach problem solving in math, other than the kindergarten teachers?

In looking at the relationships between coding categories, the relation, "X is a place in Y; X is part of Y," in Spradley's taxonomy of semantic relations is labeled:

Qualitative researchers often take reflective notes about what they are learning from the data. The process of taking these notes is called:

In vivo codes are codes that are grounded in participants own words.

Intercoder reliability in qualitative analyses is analogous to interrater reliability in quantitative analyses.