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Re: [RUME] Style when reporting interview data
<x-flowed>Hi,
It depends. If you're doing a very close analysis in which
stumblings and pauses make a difference, then you want to include
them. If such detail is beside the point, you can leave it out.
(And there are varying levels of detail inbetween - do you code the
lengths of the pauses, for example?) What you do depends in part on
the audience - it it's a research paper, you should err on the side
of providing the detail, so readers/reviewers can judge for
themselves. If it's more of an expository paper, then some of the
detail may get in the way. (You can always say you have a more
detailed transcript for those who are interested in it.)
Cheers,
Alan Schoenfeld
At 1:25 PM -0500 12/21/02, Margaret Morrow wrote:
Hi All -
I have a question about appropriate style when reporting interview data in a
paper. My take on it is that by recording student hesitations, misspeaks etc,
I am presenting the evidence and allowing the reader to decide whether the
evidence supports my interpretation. On the other hand a reviewer's
comment on
a paper I am working on suggests that including all of this makes it difficult
to read, and I do take that point. What is appropriate style in presenting
interview data? I'd appreciate advice and comments on this!
Margaret Morrow
Mathematics Department,
Plattsburgh State University of New York.
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