Qualitative Data Analysis 12th Febuary 2013

Reflection is considered a crucial philosophical activity which enables an individual to consider an experience, analyse and appraise it, and prepare for future actions based on the insight gained by this new perception.

I judge I will gain a deeper awareness in my learning practice as I work through each module of the Masters in Applied eLearning.

I believe achieving course aims and objectives will help me develop the required knowledge and skills to become an eLearning practitioner.

Gibbs model of reflection maps out this process, by providing a structure it allows reflections to develop a cycle based on, description, thoughts and feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and future action.

Final Reflection, safaashaaban.wordpress.com,

"the reflective cycle" (Gibbs 1988)

Anfuso, J. (2014). "Reflexive and Reflective Learning" PowToon.

This video examines how reflective practice can be used to critically examine teaching methods. Explaining that teaching methods may reflect a teacher’s attitudes and assumptions, good reflective practice will seek to continually question attitudes and assumptions, ensuring they are not hindering good practice. Reflective practice justifies the inclusion of student feedback in resource development.

Leamon, J. (2011). "Reflective Practice and Reflection".

A light hearted introduction to reflective practice, two novice students of reflective practice discuss what it maybe about and what they would like from it, namely for a practical structure providing useful lists, prompts and structure, so they can work out what they need to learn next and not theory driven content, and deliberate that keeping a journal will help the learning and development of your practice.

Atherton, J. Hadfield, P.(2010). "Reflection on Reflection". University of Lincoln.

Using a variety of media in my reflective blog, such as video, images, text, mindmaps, and animation to represent the objectivities of reflective practice.

Qualitative Data Analysis 12th Febuary 2013

Posted by Mark Maguire on Saturday, February 16, 2013

The lecture chaired by Claire on the the 12^th February was on the subject of Qualitative Data Analysis, we discussed what qualitative data is, when are the best circumstances to employ it, how to analyse, code, and extract worthwhile information from it.

The topics covered were of direct relevance to my research as I am conducting qualitative data analysis on the open-ended questions, I gathered in my focus group and I am currently in the process of reducing the data through analysis, selection and abstraction. Coding the data into categories will be of assistance in the process of extracting beneficial information from it. The notes provided are proving useful in progressing from words to data analysis, whereupon “three concurrent flows of activity should occur-data reduction, data display, and verification (drawing conclusions)”, Miles & Huberman (1984)

We discussed the 8 step approach for analysing qualitative research data and that is the method I am currently using to analyse my focus group data.

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