EDUR 8331
Applied Measurement

Topic: Qualitative Data Analysis of Open-ended Items

1. Start Here: Summary Presentation

• Document: Qualitative Data Analysis of Open-ended Questionnaire Items

• Videos:

  • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRL4PF2u9XA
    • Kent Lofgren (2013) Qualitative analysis of interview data: A step-by-step guide. His video provides basic introduction to coding textual data. His focus is on interview data, but his presentation applies equally to written responses to open-ended items. 
  • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnDUARfEu5I
  • Hilary Nixon (2014). Analyzing Qualitative Data. Her video provides a general introduction for the first 6 mintues, then starting at minute 7 she begins providing multiple examples of coding real text. Feel free to skip to minute 7.
  • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHv3RzKWNcQ
    • Gary Gramenz (2014) How to Code a Document and Create Themes. This video provides a more detailed example of coding real text and create codebook document.
• Note: Review and possibly add Siniscalco and Saito (2005) Module 10 Data Preparation and Management

2. Readings

• Supplemental
  • Taylor-Powell and Renner (2003) Analyzing Qualitative Data; An easy to read, brief (10 pages) summary of Qualitative Data Analysis

  • LeCompte (2000) Analyzing Qualitative Data. Theory into Practice, 39, 146-154; A more theoretical introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis

3. Non-graded Activity

• Coding Open-ended Responses