Coding and Analyzing Student Quiz Preparation Methods
Coding and Analyzing Student Quiz Preparation Methods
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Coding and Analyzing Student Quiz Preparation Methods
In this case, I'm determining whether more preparation will improve my quiz scores. To
investigate this, I interviewed other students to learn how they study for weekly exams. Inductive
coding was the best option because I lacked both predetermined categories and a theoretical
foundation for the coding process. By analyzing the comments this way, I may look for recurring
themes and other insights to shed light on my study issue. (Chandra et al., 2019) Coding is the
Before inductively coding the replies, I would review the data to get a feel for it. Then,
I'd go over each answer, line by line, and label it with a code that best describes its contents. I
would categorize a student's statement as "textbook only" if they said they never strayed from the
book. I would comprehensively evaluate the codes after the first coding to ensure they are
understandable, consistent, and still relevant to the study issue. I suggest combining similar
In the next level, I'll classify these codes into overarching themes. Responses like
"textbook only," "textbook and slides," and "textbook, slides, and outline" might be categorized
together according to a shared topic like "level of preparation." At last, I'd go on to the
interpretation and reporting stage, where I'd elaborate on the relevance of the themes above to
my research topic. I would use information gleaned from the replies to back up my claims. My
research may suggest, for instance, that students who use a wider range of study strategies do
better on quizzes than those who depend on fewer or no strategies at all. This all-encompassing
strategy would allow me to adequately address my research topic and acquire significant insights
into how different preparation techniques correspond with the performance of my peers on
quizzes.
This strategy should help me answer my research question on the correlation between
classmates' study strategies and their quiz scores. There is little of a learning curve associated
Chandra, Y., Shang, L., Chandra, Y., & Shang, L. (2019). Inductive coding. Qualitative research