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APPENDIX 4

EXAMPLE INTERVIEW AND ANALYSIS DATASET

This Appendix contains a representative example of the documentation utilised by the researcher and research colleagues for the identification of the five themes. The selected transcript documentation is taken from Student 46-P/G-11 D38. Please refer to Chapter 5 for a detailed description.

Selected example Transcript Documentation (from Student 46-P/G-11 D38)

• Transcript Cover Page – which includes the Key Feature Grouping • Transcript Grouped Analytical Log Coding Page • Transcript page – which includes the Personal Log, Inherent Meaning

Coding and Analytical Log • Transcript Inherent Meaning Coding Attitudinal Learning Matrix Page • Transcript Sorted List Inherent Meaning Coding

Coding Documentation relating to the entire dataset

• Inherent Meaning Coding Description Sheet – for Attitudinal/Learning and General Coding

• Inherent Meaning General Coding dataset – which provides a summary for the Inherent Meaning General Coding, these tables are sorted by Focus Topic and show the totals per category for each student group.

Note: Please refer to Table A4-1 Inherent Meaning Coding Description Sheet for descriptions and relationships between the codes utilised during the inherent meaning coding found on the Transcript, Matrix, Sorted List and the Dataset pages.

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Figure A4-1 : Transcript Cover Page – which includes the Key Feature Grouping

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Figure A4-2 : Transcript Grouped Analytical Log Coding Page

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Figure A4-3 : Transcript page – which includes the Personal Log, Inherent Meaning Coding and Analytical Log

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Figure A4-4 : Transcript Inherent Meaning Coding Attitudinal Learning Matrix Page

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Figure A4-5 : Transcript Sorted List Inherent Meaning Coding

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Inherent Meaning Coding Description Sheet

Column Field Description Example 4 ID

Coding Scheme

AL – Attitudinal/Learning in nature These codes covered Teaching, Learning, Understanding, Experiences, Self Reflection and Feelings

GC – General Code These codes addressed each of the specific questions asked during the interview and segregated the coding within the context of each question.

5 CAT

Focus Topic AL Related – Six codes representing attitudinal and learning TCH - Teaching SPE - Personal Experiences LRN - Learning SSR - Self Reflection UND - Understanding SFC - Feeling is Case

GC Related – Eight codes each representing an interview question topic

DSX - Double Slit Experiment WPD - Wave Particle Duality UNC - Uncertainty TNL - Tunnelling EQM - Explain in terms of Quantum Mechanics ROO – Quantaroo Analogy DLT - Difficulties Learning and Teaching ANL - Advise new lecturer

6 RCT

Aspect AL Related 28 Codes grouped under the 6 headings of Interview Question Related, Learning Related, Mathematically Related, Setting Related, Delivery Related.

GC Related Several Hundred Codes

7 N

Strength of the discussion relating to this coded record

Range 0 to 9 0 - representing just mentioned 9 - representing in-depth discussion

8 T99

Transcript Reference

Range T01 – T50 identifying the transcript within the sample

9 P999

Paragraph Reference with the transcript

Range P001 – P999 Paragraph number which is located in the 2nd column of the transcript

10 L9

Location of discussion within the paragraph

Range 1-9 1 – located at the beginning of the paragraph 5 – located halfway through paragraph 9 – located at the end of the paragraph

Table A4-1 : Columns 4 through 10 of the interview transcript were reserved for recording these codes. The seven columns formed a data record and each column stored a field.

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Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset These following tables provided a summary for the Inherent Meaning General Coding for all 50 interviewed students; these tables are arranged by Focus Topic and show the totals per Aspect category for each student group.

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Table A4-2 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Double Slit Experiment and

Wave Particle Duality Topics (Table 1 of 8)

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Table A4-3 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Uncertainty (Table 2 of 8)

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Table A4-4 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Explain in terms of Quantum Mechanics (Table 3 of 8)

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Table A4-5 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Quantaroo - the Quantum Kangaroo (Table 4 of 8)

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Table A4-6 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Difficulties Learning and Teaching (Table 5 of 8)

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Table A4-7 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Difficulties Learning

and Teaching (Table 6 of 8)

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Table A4-8 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Difficulties Learning

and Teaching (Table 7 of 8)

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Table A4-9 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Advise new lecturer

(Table 8 of 8)

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APPENDIX 4.................................................................................................................................... 113 EXAMPLE INTERVIEW AND ANALYSIS DATASET................................................................. 113 Figure A4-1 : Transcript Cover Page – which includes the Key Feature Grouping .......................... 114 Figure A4-2 : Transcript Grouped Analytical Log Coding Page ...................................................... 115 Figure A4-3 : Transcript page – which includes the Personal Log, Inherent Meaning Coding and

Analytical Log........................................................................................................................... 116 Figure A4-4 : Transcript Inherent Meaning Coding Attitudinal Learning Matrix Page ................... 117 Figure A4-5 : Transcript Sorted List Inherent Meaning Coding........................................................ 118 Table A4-1 : Columns 4 through 10 of the interview transcript were reserved for recording these

codes. The seven columns formed a data record and each column stored a field. ................... 119 Table A4-2 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Double Slit Experiment and Wave

Particle Duality Topics (Table 1 of 8)....................................................................................... 121 Table A4-3 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Uncertainty (Table 2 of 8).. 122 Table A4-4 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Explain in terms of Quantum

Mechanics (Table 3 of 8)........................................................................................................... 123 Table A4-5 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Quantaroo - the Quantum

Kangaroo (Table 4 of 8) ............................................................................................................ 124 Table A4-6 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Difficulties Learning and

Teaching (Table 5 of 8) ............................................................................................................. 125 Table A4-7 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Difficulties Learning and

Teaching (Table 6 of 8) ............................................................................................................. 126 Table A4-8 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Difficulties Learning and

Teaching (Table 7 of 8) ............................................................................................................. 127 Table A4-9 : Inherent Meaning General Coding Dataset for the Topic Advise new lecturer (Table 8 of

8) ............................................................................................................................................... 128