Order instructions
- What forms will your data take?
_______Verbal Materials
_______Concrete objects/artifacts
_______Video Recordings
_______Audio Recordings
_______Other (explain): _______________________________
- Will some or all of your data need to be broken down into smaller segments for coding? If so, what criteria might you use to identify appropriate segments?
- Do your research problem and/or its subproblems suggest particular categories you might use in coding? If so, what are they?
- Do existing theories or previous research studies related to your problem offer possible categories? If so, what are they?
- What steps will your take to create a final list of codes and subcodes?
- Will you have two or more people code the data? If so, what steps will you take to ensure reasonable interrater reliability?
_______Concretely define each category and subcategory
_______Provide examples of each category and subcaegory
_______Give explicit training and practice in applying the codes
_______Establish a procedure for resolving inconsistent ratings (explain):___________________
_______Other (explain): ____________________________________________________
- What software program(s) might be helpful in analyzing the data?
- What strategies will you use to identify general trends within the data?
- What kinds of exceptions and inconsistencies might you find within the data?
- What personal or theoretical biases do you have relative to the outcomes of your study? How can you minimize their influence on your analyses and interpretations?
- Will it be helpful to analyze the coded data quantitatively as well as qualitatively? If so, what computations might you perform?
_______Frequency counts
_______Percentages
_______Measures of central tendencies (modes, medians, means)
_______Measures of variability (ranges, interquartile ranges, standard deviation)
_______Correlation coefficients
_______Other (explain):__________________________________________________
- How will you document your data analysis procedures?
- What strategies will you use to ensure that you and others can have confidence in your findings and interpretations?
_______Triangulating multiple data sources
_______Using two or more raters
_______Saturating categories
_______Using direct quotes from interview data to support your conclusions
_______Getting feedback from participants
_______Getting feedback from experts and professional colleagues (if yes, list these individuals)
_______Other (explain):__________________________________________________________
