Study+Design

= Study Design =

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__ Data Collection __
The data for this action research was collected using a variety of methods.
 * 1) 1 --->Written questionnaires in English[[file:intramural sports survey english.doc]] and in French[[file:sondage francais intramuraux.doc]]
 * 1) 2 ---> Voice recorded interviews [[file:video questions.doc]]with 8 students based on their answers to the questionnaire
 * 2) 3 --> Journal writing with prompt[[file:English Language Arts Writing.doc]]
 * 3) 4 --> On-site observations
 * 4) 5 --> Student --> student interview for Radio Show

__ Analysis Techniques __
I developed a number of techniques to help organize and interpret the data I collected. Questionnaires were sorted based on program and grade level. I then skimmed them to look for commonalities and disparencies. This method helped me weed through the 64 collected surveys and select 8 students that would be acceptable candidates for the interviews. The voice recorded interviews were recorded and separated into folders based on the key elements that came out of them. In the end, I created 5 different folders that held titles such as "Intramurals and belonging", "Suggestions for Improvement" etc. I found that while the questions I developed for the oral interviews served as a solid guideline, often the interviewees responses made so that I adapted my following questions to capitalize on their ideas. The journal prompts were more difficult to analyze as it was all personal opinion and feeling. I used these more to verify that my centralized themes were justified based on the students needs. On-site observations became a very useful tool that I hadn't previously accounted for. While supervising intramurals, I carried a clipboard with me. I noted interactions amongst team mates, fan commentary and at times used this formative data to have informal conversations with my students based on my observations. The final data collection was not onerous on my part as students from my class were scheduled to host our radio show in February. Part of the radio show usually includes an interview, so I suggested they interview a student about the intramural program. My grade 7 LFI students chose a grade 6 LFI student, which was completely on their own volition but definitely made other students sit up and listen to the opinions of one of our newest students.

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