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observation
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- 1what?cowie- conscious noting and examination of participants
- 2strcuturedobserver know what they are looking for
observation categories planned in advance
cohen- student and teacher conversations
systemactic
qualitative instruments used - 3unstructuredobserve before deciding on what is significant
field notes - 4semihave an agenda but gather data in a less systematic way
- 5pros of semidetailed
rich
naturalistic
examples can be quotes - 6advantages as a wholeseeing for yourself
see things people may have though unimportant or unwilling to share
provide context - 7weaknesses as a whole-time consuming
-generalizability
reactivity- prescence of observer
-was the obs typical
-observers paradox- swann 1994
-complexity- focus on narrow issues and wont take interesting but unexpected things into account
-snapshot - 8solutionspost obs interview
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- research methods Flashcards on observation, created by Truely Costen on 25/01/2018.
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