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Commentary: A Proposed Remedy for Grievances about Self-Report Methodologies
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Winne, Philip H. – Frontline Learning Research, 2020
This special issue's editors invited discussion of three broad questions. Slightly rephrased, they are: How well do self-report data represent theoretical constructs? How should analyses of data be conditioned by properties of self report data? In what ways do interpretations of self-report data shape interpretations of a study's findings? To…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Measurement Techniques, Data Collection, Protocol Analysis
Learning from K-5 Teachers Who Think Aloud
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Ness, Molly – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
An essential element in teaching children to effectively comprehend text is the use of teacher-led think-alouds. The overarching objective of this study was to explore how to better prepare early career teachers to conduct think-alouds in their classrooms. Data from 31 teachers consisted of (1) questionnaires, (2) lesson plans, (3) lesson…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Protocol Analysis, Reading Instruction
Cognitive Interviewing: A Qualitative Tool for Improving Questionnaires in Sport Science
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Dietrich, Hanno; Ehrlenspiel, Felix – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2010
Cognitive models postulate that respondents to a questionnaire follow a four-stage process when answering a question: comprehension, memory retrieval, decision, and response. Cognitive interviewing is a qualitative tool to gain insight into this process by means of letting respondents think aloud or asking them specific questions (Willis, 2005).…
Descriptors: Interviews, Questionnaires, Cognitive Processes, Protocol Analysis
Improving Survey Methods with Cognitive Interviews in Small- and Medium-Scale Evaluations
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Ryan, Katherine; Gannon-Slater, Nora; Culbertson, Michael J. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2012
Findings derived from self-reported, structured survey questionnaires are commonly used in evaluation and applied research to inform policy-making and program decisions. Although there are a variety of issues related to the quality of survey evidence (e.g., sampling precision), the validity of response processes--how respondents process thoughts…
Descriptors: Evidence, Needs Assessment, National Surveys, Questionnaires
New Options for Usability Testing Projects in Business Communication Courses
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Jameson, Daphne A. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2013
The increasing availability of recording technologies makes it easier to include usability testing projects in business communication courses. Usability testing is a method of discovering whether people can navigate, read, and understand a print or electronic communication well enough to achieve a particular purpose in a reasonable time frame.…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Usability, Technology Uses in Education, Video Technology
Assessing Reading Comprehension
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Klingner, Janette K. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2004
Generally, experts agree on what good readers do to comprehend text--they connect new text with past experiences, interpret, evaluate, synthesize, and consider alternative interpretations. Yet, traditional measures of reading comprehension only provide a general indicator of how well a student understands text. They do not provide information…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Informal Reading Inventories, Norm Referenced Tests, Cognitive Processes