1. Taking Stock Literature Review Finding out what other people have done
Suggesting what we can do to extend this
Quantitative Methods
Knowing how to analyse data based on questions
“The Bridge”
How to formulate these questions
Data Collection and Analysis
Making Questionnaires
Analyzing the responses

2. t and chi-squared tests
Research Strategies
t and chi-squared tests
Next Week
Today
Mind Maps

3. Our Research Question We have seen some basic research instruments
t – tests (for “scale” data)
chi-squared tests (for “choice” data)
We must devise questionnaires to provide data.
“Scale” or “Choice” or both?
How do we design the questionnaires?
We must focus on how we will do the analysis (t - test or chi squared)
But we first of all need a research question

4. Our Approach Mind-maps to identify the major research factors involved
Focus groups to discuss these factors and develop questions
A study of questionnaire design (deployment and analysis)

5. The “Mind –map”

6. The “Focus Group”
Groups of 4-5 participants focussing on a given scenario
Aim is to generate some research questions
These may be suitable for t – test or chi-squared analysis
The group must assign
The “moderator” who will organise the discussions
The “scribe” who will record a summary of discussions
Functionality
The Focus Group can convene anywhere for anytime
Their outcomes contribute to individual “learning journals”