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Barrenechea, Rodrigo; Mahoney, James – Sociological Methods & Research, 2019
This article develops a set-theoretic approach to Bayes's theorem and Bayesian process tracing. In the approach, hypothesis testing is the procedure whereby one updates beliefs by narrowing the range of states of the world that are regarded as possible, thus diminishing the domain in which the actual world can reside. By explicitly connecting…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Hypothesis Testing, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology
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Mende, Janne – Qualitative Research Journal, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to introduce the extended qualitative content analysis (EQCA) method to integrate data-reducing and data-complicating research steps when conducting qualitative research on the United Nations and other international institutions. Design/methodology/approach: EQCA supplements the method of qualitative content analysis,…
Descriptors: International Organizations, Content Analysis, Grounded Theory, Correlation
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Lynch-Alexander, Erin – Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education, 2017
Duplicating processes and procedure with anticipation of deviating outcomes is the defining trait of insanity as attributed to a quote by Albert Einstein. It is the antithesis to innovation, which is what is needed in higher education to create impactful changes in the outreach we should be providing to the community. What is important for those…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Classification, Alignment (Education), Models
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DeLuca, Christopher; Braund, Heather; Valiquette, Adelina; Cheng, Liying – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2017
Given the longstanding role of grades in education, and their increased use for high-stakes decisions including student mobility, admission, selection, and accountability, this paper presents a systematic review of grading policies across all 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories. In total, 23 policies were inductively analyzed for their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grading, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
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Lozano, Esther; Gracia, Jorge; Corcho, Oscar; Noble, Richard A.; Gómez-Pérez, Asunción – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
Problem-based learning has been applied over the last three decades to a diverse range of learning environments. In this educational approach, different problems are posed to the learners so that they can develop different solutions while learning about the problem domain. When applied to conceptual modelling, and particularly to Qualitative…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Semantics, Models, Qualitative Research
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Li, Hang; He, Lianzhen – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2015
This study used think-aloud protocols to compare essay-rating processes across holistic and analytic rating scales in the context of China's College English Test Band 6 (CET-6). A group of 9 experienced CET-6 raters scored the same batch of 10 CET-6 essays produced in an operational CET-6 administration twice, using both the CET-6 holistic…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Classification
Haolader, Faruque A.; Ali, Md Ramjan; Foysol, Khan Md – Online Submission, 2015
Polytechnics in Bangladesh endeavour to produce quality graduates for national and international job markets. The quality of graduates depends on several factors. This study examines the implementation process of the polytechnic curriculum with the objectives of determining the current level of practices in learning/teaching material design, in…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Surveys
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Kunnari, Sari; Saaristo-Helin, Katri; Savinainen-Makkonen, Tuula – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2012
This study assesses the phonological development of four Finnish-speaking children (ages 4;8, 4;9, 4;9 and 5;5) with specific language impairment (SLI) and dyspractic features in speech. The analysis is performed using the phonological mean length of utterance (pMLU) method. Moreover, the children's phonological abilities are evaluated…
Descriptors: Phonology, Language Impairments, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods
Nadelman, Cindi A. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Distance learning programs are being developed at many institutions of higher learning as a means of maintaining a competitive advantage. The problem is that college administrators have no reliable methods for predicting the likelihood of success or failure of these newly launched programs. There is a lack of information regarding attitudes and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Barriers
Training, 2012
The best learning and development organizations support business initiatives tactically "and" help drive strategic change. Verizon did just that, earning it the No. 1 spot for the first time on the Training Top 125. Verizon and the other 2012 Top 125 winners continued to invest in training, collectively dedicating a mean of 4.52 percent of their…
Descriptors: Training, Leadership, Tuition, Labor Force Development
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Bickman, Leonard, Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1990
Eight articles discuss Program Theory (PT) construction issues, administrators as applied theorists, tests of PT, using path analysis to develop/evaluate PT, using PT to describe/measure program quality, developing/testing program classification and function theories, a pattern-matching approach to link PT and evaluation data, and linking PT and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classification, Evaluation Methods, Innovation
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Chwalisz, Kathleen; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1996
Identifies cognitive strategies used during the categorization of qualitative data and investigates how various factors may be related to the testimonial validity of the categories. Essay writers ranked sets of categories in terms of overall quality and rated them while thinking aloud. Think-aloud protocols for the "best" and…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Structures, College Students, Data Interpretation
Newman, Isadore; And Others – 1994
The paper is a methodological inquiry into the interpretation of qualitative data. It explores a grounded-theory approach to the synthesis of data and examines, in particular, the construction of categories. It focuses on ways of organizing and attaching meaning to data, as research problems embedded in a cultural context are explored. A…
Descriptors: Classification, Comics (Publications), Context Effect, Data Analysis
Rossman, Gretchen B.; Wilson, Bruce L. – 1991
This paper offers concrete examples from recent policy research about how qualitative and quantitative methods can be combined to better address research questions. Using a conceptual framework developed by Rossman and Wilson (1985), later expanded by Greene, Caracelli, and Graham (1989), the paper discusses how the design and analysis phases of…
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Literature Reviews