Date Posted: March 20, 2013
Subject: Practice with Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation
Now that am engaged in the process of writing a qualitative research proposal, I have a greater appreciation for the kind of data I need to collect and how it needs to be organized. I typed this interview several hours after I completed it. I did not retain the handwritten notes taken during the interview. It was a rookie mistake. I would feel more confident in my analysis and interpretation if I could reference them now.
This assignment employs the data sheet I intend to use in my research project. The first two sections, Identifiers and Running Record, reproduce data from the Module 2 assignment with additional organizing features. The third section, Analysis, sorts the interview notes according to their significance in providing evidence of reflection and metacognition. I have numbered each note to reference its place in the original interview and to permit future resorting according to other criteria. The fourth section, Reflection & Analysis, details my response to and explanation of the data analysis.