UNIT 4 Collecting and analysing data with specialised software

1. MIND MAPS

   Nota:

   • FEARURES ·Central topic· ·Radial reading· ·Pictures, bubbles, text· ·Branched connectors· ·Hierarchical connections·
2. CONCEPT MAPS

   Nota:

   • FEATURES ·Top topic· ·Top-dwon reading·  ·Boxes or bubbles· ·Labeled arrows or connectors· ·Crossing connections·
3. CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS

   Nota:

   • FEATURES ·Analytic framework· ·Category boxes· ·Left-right and top-down reading· ·Labels, arrows and embeded texts·
4. VISUAL METAPHORES

   Nota:

   • FEATURES ·Meaningfull content· ·Regornizable representations· ·Illustrations and texts with visual structure· ·Convey a visual message·

1. CmapTools

   Nota:

   • https://cmap.ihmc.us/
2. Mind Manager

   Nota:

   • https://www.mindmanager.com/en/product/mindmanager/
3. FreeMind

   Nota:

   • https://freemind.sourceforge.io/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
4. GoConqr

   Nota:

   • https://www.goconqr.com/

Nota:

• Gathering information or data from different sources to answer research questions or test hypothesis.

1. Involves
   1. Collection
   2. Analysis
   3. Interpretation

1. STATISTICAL METHODS
   1. Analysing data
      1. Tools
         1. QACDAS (Qualitative aided computer data analyse software)
         2. Spreadsheets
         3. Statistics suit
      2. Process
         1. Reading specialised literature
         2. Selecting bibliographic references
         3. Consulting additional information (CoPs)
         4. Planning what to do (Mind maps)
         5. Collecting data (Qualitative / Quantitative)
2. SUBJECTIVES TECHNIQUES
   1. Collecting data
   2. ·Questionaries· ·Observation notes· ·Interviews· ·Corpora·

1. Based on textual data
   1. Techniques
      1. Observation

         Nota:

         • When you watch an event you can taker notes or a recording for later study.
         • EVERNOTE https://evernote.com/es-es
         • Microsoft OneNote https://www.microsoft.com/es-es/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app
         • GOOGLE KEEP https://keep.google.com/
      2. Questionaries

         Nota:

         • They are written instruments that consist of series for questions or statements answered by mean of selecting one option or writing an open response.
         • Microsoft Forms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/online-surveys-polls-quizzes
         • Google Forms https://docs.google.com/forms/
      3. Interviews

         Nota:

         • Recorded and transcribed for further analysis.
   2. Software
      1. To record

         Nota:

         • AUDACITY https://audacity.es/
      2. To transcribe

         Nota:

         • TRANSANA https://www.transana.com/about/transana-guided-tour/
      3. To analyse

         Nota:

         • CAQDAS (Computer Assested Qualitative Data Analysis
         • Nvivo https://nvivo-spain.com/que-es-nvivo/
         • ATLAS.ti https://atlasti.com/
         • QDA Miner https://provalisresearch.com/es/products/software-de-analisis-cualitativo/
   3. Approaches

      Nota:

      • According to Heigham & Croker, 2009, p.33.
      1. Narrative inquiry

         Nota:

         • FOCUS To explore the life of one or more individuals using in-depth interviews.
         • DSICIPLINES Literature, history, psychology, sociology.
         • DATA COLLECTION METHODS Interviews are Interviews are domain source the source.
      2. Ethnography

         Nota:

         • FOCUS To describe and interpret the common patterns of a culture-sharing grope through prolonged participant observation.
         • DSICIPLINES Anthropology, sociology.
         • DATA COLLECTION METHODS Two main sources: interviews, observation.
      3. Case study

         Nota:

         • FOCUS To provide an in-depth description and analysis of the case or cases, using multiple data sources.
         • DSICIPLINES Psychology, law, education.
         • DATA COLLECTION METHODS
      4. Action research

         Nota:

         • FOCUS To explore problems or questions in your teaching or learning context by systematic data creation and analysis.
         • DSICIPLINES Management studies, education.
         • DATA COLLECTION METHODS Multiple sources: observations, recordings of classrooms, questionnaries, diaries, documents.
      5. Mixed methods

         Nota:

         • FOCUS Combines both qualitative and quantitative research methods in a single study, to provide a fuller a understanding of the research focus.
         • DSICIPLINES Social science, education.
         • DATA COLLECTION METHODS Multiple sources: interviews, observation, questionnaires, diaries.

Nota:

• This method uses a specific vocabulary: Population, liketscale*, sample, hypothesis, strongly agree/disagree.
• *LikertScale: It takes its name from its creator and consists of a particular statement with respondents asked to indicate the extent to which they agree or disagree with it, from ‘strongly agree’ to ‘strongly disagree’.

1. Based on numerical data
   1. Software for obtaining data
      1. Questionnaries
      2. Corpora tools

         Nota:

         • WordSmith https://lexically.net/wordsmith/ One of the best-known corpora tools set up in 1996 by Oxford University Press and lexical analysis software, LTD.
         • Antconc https://www.laurenceanthony.net/software/antconc/ Another concondancer, though less complete than WordSmith.
   2. Software for managing data
      1. To Export

         Nota:

         • Spreadsheets: Such as Excel so far read CSV formats exported from questionnaires or web-based tests.
      2. To analyse

         Nota:

         • Statistics programs: Such as R, PSPP or MATLAB (free software. SPSS (requires license) developed by IBM.
         • SPSS (license) https://www.ibm.com/es-es/spss
         • PSPP https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/
         • MATLAB https://es.mathworks.com/products/matlab/data-analysis.html