Qualitative Data Disassembly and Analytic Memos

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Disassembling data involves breaking it down into ______ bits for assigning meaningful groupings.

smaller

Disassembling qualitative data can start by looking ______, which involves reviewing research questions, notes, and related literature.

backward

Starting by looking ______ in disassembling qualitative data involves attending to relevant data parts and attempting to code relevant ideas.

forward

[Blank] are defined as ideas kept during the entire analysis and are recorded for further examination.

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The first step in using analytic memos involves carefully reading the qualitative data to grasp key ideas and recurring ______.

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The second step in using analytic memos is to identify key phrases or sections that stand out, also known as ______.

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The third step which involves writing analytic memos requires researchers to record reflections or preliminary ______.

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The fourth step in using analytic memos focuses on refining initial ideas into categories or themes that will shape the final ______.

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The fifth step in using an analytic memo is to cross-check memos with other interviews, observations, or documents to identify consistency or ______.

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Project memos capture reflections on the entire research project, including research questions, ______, and key emerging insights.

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[Blank] summarize key themes and significance for documents like interview transcripts.

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[Blank] guide the initial reading of codes and capture ideas from reading specific phrases in the data.

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Analytic memos are a recorded ______ of ideas, written through the entire process, organized, and easily retrieved.

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[Blank] is assigning labels to your data to easily retrieve pieces of information.

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[Blank] are labels used to depict the text's meaning in accordance to the research problem.

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It is useful to develop a ______ for each code to act like inclusion criteria ensuring codes are applied appropriately.

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[Blank] coding is the most basic level to categorize original texts.

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[Blank] coding reflects or also interprets additional codes of the meaning of descriptive texts.

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[Blank] coding is the highest level which captures both descriptive and interpretive meanings of the research.

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Researchers analyze and code data up to a point of ______.

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[Blank] involves determining significant segments from the compiled data and creating new, meaningful notes.

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The first using derived notes is to carefully go through and familiarize with the ______ transcript.

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The second step using derived notes is assigning ______ to segments from the data, and create a category based on them.

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The third step using derived notes is combining codes based on other codes that create ______.

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A final step on the other hand is to ______ derived notes to summarize and create new research questions about the data.

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The first step in disassembling data involves assigning short ______ to raw data to represent key ideas.

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The second step in disassembling data requires write reflective ______ about the underlying codes that describe the research's question.

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The final step is where researches summarize overall insights from the ______.

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Codes such as, 'Difficulty Understanding Lessons' can be categorized as an ______ challenge.

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'Social Isolation' are codes which can be categorized into ______ issues.

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A summary memo can make the point about how a ______ faces both academic and emotional challenges.

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Difficulty understanding lessons and insights are also key themes to comprehend student interactions that affect performance in ______.

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[Blank] means assigning labels or categories to your data to easily retrieve pieces of information

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Coding has three levels: first order, second ______, and third order coding

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First order coding may include labeling with friends, or finding key ______ that may relate to another study.

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Second order coding needs ______, or what does this even reflect about the data?

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[Blank] coding may conclude by connecting research across sources or creating overarching themes.

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Assigning codes to key phrases or ______ based on recurring topics or ideas is an important step when coding the data.

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Analytic memos are tools that can help disassemble data and keeps ideas ______ during the entire analysis.

<p>recorded</p> Signup and view all the answers

Derived notes involve determining significant ______ from the compiled data and creating a new set of meaningful notes.

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Flashcards

Disassembling Qualitative Data

Breaking down data into smaller parts and assigning labels to create meaningful groupings.

Starting by looking backward

Review research questions, check notes, and look for related research.

Starting by looking forward

Examine relevant data parts, analyze sub-parts and attempt to code extracted ideas.

Analytic Memos

Ideas and reflections recorded during the entire data analysis process.

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Read and Familiarize

Carefully read the qualitative data multiple times to understand key ideas and recurring themes.

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Highlight Significant Statements

Highlight key phrases that stand out as meaningful or relevant to the research questions.

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Write Analytic Memos

Record reflections that include personal thoughts, patterns noticed and literature connections.

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Refine and Categorize Themes

Refine initial ideas from analytic memos into categories that will shape the final analysis.

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Compare with Other Data Sources

Cross-check memos with other sources to identify data consistency or divergence.

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Coding Qualitative Data

Process of assigning descriptive labels to data for easy retrieval.

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Coding

Assigning labels to your data to easily retrieve pieces of information.

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First-order coding

A basic level of coding where texts from the original source are organized into categories.

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Second-order coding

Coding that reflects the overall meaning of descriptive codes and interprets original text.

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Third-order coding

The highest level of coding that captures the global meaning of codes.

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Derived Notes

Determining key segments from the data and creating new meaningful notes.

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Initial Reading and Familiarization

Go through the interview transcript carefully to understand the data.

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Coding the Data

Assign codes to segments based on recurring ideas.

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Group Similar Codes

Combine similar codes into broader themes.

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Write Derived Notes

Explain findings by connecting codes and research questions, and identifying connections/differences.

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Analytic memos

Analytic memos are a recorded set of ideas this must be written throughout the entire process.

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Study Notes

Disassembling Qualitative Data

  • Breaking data into smaller, manageable parts for assigning new labels to create meaningful groupings is required
  • It can be approached by looking backward or forward

Analytic Memos

  • Defined as the recorded ideas and thoughts kept during the entire data analysis process

Steps to Use it

  • Read and familiarize with the transcript, carefully reading the qualitative data multiple times to grasp key ideas and recurring themes
  • Highlight significant statements by identifying key phrases or sections that stand out
  • Write analytic memos to record reflections, insights, or preliminary interpretations, including personal thoughts, patterns noticed, and connections to literature or theories
  • Refine and categorize themes based on analytic memos by organizing initial ideas into categories or themes
  • Compare memos with interviews, obervations, or documents to identify consistency or divergence

Analytic Memo Types

  • Project memos reflect the relationship of ideas of the entire study, or multiple concepts in relation to the current study
  • Document memos interpret data by reviewing an entire document through relevant ideas from multiple files
  • Segment memos guide the initial reading of codes and capture ideas from reading specific phrases in the data

Coding Data

  • Coding involves assigning labels to data for easy data retrieval
  • Codes depict the meaning of a text according to the research problem
  • It is useful to develop a definition for each code to ensure codes are applied appropriately throughout all the material

First-Order Coding

  • This is the starting level of coding
  • Texts from the original source are organized into categories.

Second-Order Coding

  • Reflects the overall meaning of the descriptive codes
  • May also interpret additional codes about the original text

Third-Order Coding

  • This is the highest level of coding
  • Captures the overall meaning of descriptive and interpretive codes

Derived Notes

  • Involves determining significant segments from the compiled data and creating a new set of meaningful notes

Steps to Use it

  • Initial reading and familiarization for going through the interview transcript or data set carefully
  • Coding the data involving the assigning codes to key phrases or segments based on recurring topics or ideas
  • Grouping similiar codes into categories to combine related codes into broader themes
  • Writing derived notes to use derived notes to explain: what the codes reveal about the data, how themes relate to the research questions, and connections or difference accross participants

Techniques

  • Coding is the initial step in disassembling data, assigning short labels to raw data to represent ideas and is used for organizing raw data into smaller units
  • Analytic memos are where researchers write reflective notes about the codes and are used to interpret the coded data
  • Derived notes are the final step where researchers group codes into themes and are used to draw connections and prepare the final report

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