Exam 20: Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed Research

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

A researcher is studying how teacher leaders are used in schools. One thing he finds is that teacher leaders are often charged with doing professional development when new curricula are implemented. Thus teacher leaders are often professional developers. Which of Spradley's categories of semantic relations is reflected in the description presented above?

What is the purpose of the Mixed Analysis Matrix?

Sarah does a study of how well schools are integrated in communities. She examines the schools through their aerial satellite pictures and their surroundings. She also examines the types of buildings and green space around the schools, as well as streets and other suroundings. This analysis is an example of what technique?

A researcher studying school discipline codes the different incidents into different categories of disciplinary problems. She then counts the number of incidents that involve violence. The process of counting of the incidents is called:

In mixed research analysis, the quantitative and qualitative data are sometimes combined to create new configurations of codes, variables, or data sets. What is this called?

As Dr. Turner read the transcripts from several interviews, she marked various passages with words such as "use of historical memory," "making analogy," and "defining." What is the term for the process she was using?

A researcher does a study of schools where teachers get along well. She finds that in schools where the teachers get along well, there is a dedicated teacher's lounge. That is, a teachers' lounge is part of a school where teachers get along. Which of Spradley's categories of relationships is identified in this example?

Codes that apply to a complete document or case are called:

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

Words such as AND, OR, NOT, IF, THEN, and EXCEPT are called Boolean operators.

List the different types of codes.

A researcher is studying the steps to successful curricular reform draws a picture that outlines the factors that lead to successful reform. This picture is called:

In mixed research analysis, cutting down on the number of dimensions of the qualitative or quantitative data is known as:

In order to make sure that they were all coding data in the same way, a team of researchers periodically got together and checked for consistency and accuracy in their coding. They were checking for intercoder reliability.

Codes that partially or completely overlap are called:

Compare and contrast semiotic visual analysis and visual content analysis.

The consistency across different data coders is called:

When a researcher uses codes that were developed before examining the current data, the researcher is using inductive codes.

The consistency of a coder with himself or herself in coding the data is called: