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Mills Chapter 06
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Mills
Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher, 5e
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Action Research
Geoffrey E. Mills
Fifth Edition
© 2014, 2011, 2007, 2003, 2000
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A Guide for the Teacher Researcher
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Chapter 6
Data Analysis and Interpretation
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Ongoing Analysis & Reflection
Is your research question still
answerable and worth answering?
Are your data collection techniques
catching the kind of data you want
and filtering out unwanted data?
Conduct interim analysis
Avoid premature action
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Analysis & Interpretation
Data analysis
summary of data
technique determined by type of
data
Data interpretation
finding meaning in the data
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Organizing Qualitative Data
Reading/Memoing
record initial thoughts
Describing
include context, actions,
interactions
Classifying
develop themes
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Data Analysis Techniques
Identify themes
work inductively
Code surveys, interviews,
questionnaires
try to find patterns, meaning
Analyze interviews
annotate and identify themes
Ask key questions
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Data Analysis Techniques
Organizational review
vision & mission, goals & objectives,
structure of organization, operation,
problems, issues, & concerns
Develop a concept map
Analyze antecedents, consequences
identify causal relations
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Data Analysis Techniques
Concept map
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Data Analysis Techniques
Display findings
matrixes, charts, concept maps,
graphs, figures, audiovisual media
State what’s missing
avoid making unwarranted assertions
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Choosing Analysis Software
Are you analyzing large amounts of
data?
Are you adequately trained?
Do you have resources to purchase
a program?
Do you plan to capture specific
quotes from a large database?
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Computer Software for Data
Analysis
Handy, extremely fast labeling &
retrieval tools
NVivo 9.0
complex data
The Ethnograph v6
text files
HyperRESEARCH 3.0
text, graphics, audio, video
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Preparing Quantitative Data
for Analysis
Scoring procedures
Tabulation and Coding Procedures
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Analyzing & Interpreting
Quantitative Data
Descriptive statistics
shorthand way of giving lots of
information about a range of
numbers
count what counts!
be careful not to over interpret
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Analyzing & Interpreting
Quantitative Data
Descriptive statistics
central tendency
mean (average)
median (middle)
mode (most frequent)
variability
standard deviation (spread)
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Analysis in Mixed Methods
Designs
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Qualitative Data
Interpretation
Extend the analysis
raise questions
note implications that might be
drawn, without actually drawing them
Connect findings with personal
experience
Seek advice of “critical” friends
take time to build relationships
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Qualitative Data
Interpretation
Contextualize findings in literature
Turn to theory
link to broader issues
search for abstraction
provide rationale, sense of meaning
Know when to say “when”
if you don’t feel comfortable offering
an interpretation, don’t!
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Sharing Interpretations Wisely
Connect interpretations closely to
data and analysis
Avoid being evangelical