QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

PURPOSE OF QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

 Qualitative analysis aims to increase the overall understanding of

the quality, characteristics and meanings of the researched object
or topic.
 Qualitative analysis was used to examine the interview transcripts
and derive fundamental categories that summarized the
underlying thematic structure.
 CATEGORIES OF APPROACHES

• 1.REFLECTION-aimed at gaining an insight into

the thinking processes and opinions of the test
taker
• 2.VERBAL REPORTS- offers an insight inyo the thought processes of informants

• Number of varieties:
• 1. talk aloud 5. mediated
• 2.think aloud 6. non-mediated
• 3. concurrent
• 4. retrospective
• Pointers of Verbal Reports:

BEFORE DURING AFTER

-consider language -tell what a verbal -make notes for
report is further reference
• 3.DIARY STUDIES-Informants keep a diary which
allows researchers to get an insight into their
thoughts.
• A NUMBER OF VARIETIES:
• 1. Unstructured
• 2. Guided
• 3. Structured
 KINDS OF COLLECTING DATA:

• 1. Observation
• 2. Interviews
• 3. Focus Groups
• 4. Survey
TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING STUDENT PROGRESS

Make video and audio recordings or a variety of formal and informal oral language
experiences
Use checklist and rating scales
Record anecdotal comments
Interview students
Have students keep portfolios
Confer with students during the writing and reading processes
•SELF-ASSESSMENT
•PEER-ASSESSMENT
TYPES OF QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
1. CONVERSATION ANALYSIS (CA)

The assumption is that every

interaction is contextual and has a
stable and predictable nature.
 2. DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (DA)

The analysis of “text and talk” as

social practices.
 3. TEXT LANGUAGE ANALYSIS

An analysis of test input or PAY ATTENTION TO:

test taker response for lexical

richness, rhetoric, genre,  Time

discourse markers,  Data

grammatical complexity, etc.
 4. TASK CHARACTERISTICS

This type of validation research helps

to examine the test tasks and to
determine to which extent they
correspond to the test goal.
FEEDBACK METHODS
 FEEDBACK

It is about listening actively, taking the time

to analyze, and then thinking of the best
possible solution to perform better.
 1. QUESTIONNAIRES

Gather data such as opinions and

views that can also be gathered
through interviews.

TWO KINDS:

Closed

Open
 1. QUESTIONNAIRES

Process Always Avoid

Consider possible issues.
Write a draft.
Eliminate the questions.
Group the questions
thematically
Double-barreled questions.
Unclear instructions.
Questions that do not apply to the
respondent.
Hypothetical questions.

Format the questionnaire and Biased options.

administer.
Rewrite.
 2. INTERVIEWS

They are flexible way of

KINDS:
gathering data.
Unstructured- No fixed interview schedule.

Semi structured- Follows a preset schedule.

Structured- Goes through a fixed series of written

questions.
One on one- Allows the interviewer to zoom in.

Group- Interviewing larger numbers.