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Chapter 6: Data Analysis ( pp. 116-132)

ACTION RESEARCH. Chapter 6: Data Analysis ( pp. 116-132). Mills, G. E. (2003). Action Research: A guide for the teacher researcher, 2nd ed. Columbus, Ohio: Merrill Prentice Hall. Preliminary Findings. Answer the following questions: What are you finding so far?

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Chapter 6: Data Analysis ( pp. 116-132)

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  1. ACTION RESEARCH Chapter 6: Data Analysis (pp. 116-132) Mills, G. E. (2003). Action Research: A guide for the teacher researcher, 2nd ed. Columbus, Ohio: Merrill Prentice Hall.

  2. Preliminary Findings Answer the following questions: • What are you finding so far? • Is your research question still answerable and worth answering? • Are your data collection techniques catching the kind of data you wanted and filtering out the unwanted data? • Is there information that you are still missing in order to answer your research questions?

  3. Answers: • These are ONLY PRELIMINARY FINDINGS. Do not jump to too many conclusions yet! But… do note patterns that are arising and keep them in mind as you continue gathering data. • If not, re-write your research questions NOW! • If not, what do you need to change to get the data you are looking for? Make those changes NOW! • If so, what is it? What will you do to get it?

  4. Question?? When can you STOP gathering data? • Have you reached the SATURATION POINT? • Have you gathered all the data you planned to gather? • Can you answer your research , and do you have enough PROOF? ??

  5. Data Analysisis…“The attempt to fully and accurately summarize and represent the data that has been collected. (Data Interpretation is the “So what?”)

  6. Data Analysis Techniques • Identifying themes • Work inductively and look for the themes that emerge from your data. • Are there patterns, events, responses, or key phrases that emerge?

  7. Coding Surveys, Interviews, and Questionnaires • Coding is the process of trying to find patterns and meaning in data collected through the use of surveys, interviews and questionnaires.

  8. Coding Guidelines • Read through all of the data and attach working labels to blocks of text. • Cut and paste blocks of text onto index cards so that you have your data in a manageable form. • Group cards with similar labels. • Revisit piles to see if the label fits.

  9. Analyzing an Interview • Another common form of qualitative data that are analyzed by action researchers are interview data, most commonly in the form of a transcript from the audiotape of the interview. • Carefully read the transcript along with your notes from the interview in order to identify the broad themes and categories that emerge from the interview.

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