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Michaela Gläser-Zikuda1, Chengming Zhang1, Florian Hofmann1
1Institute for Educational Science, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
This study explores mixed methods research for analyzing pre-service teachers
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Teacher Education Research
- Mixed Methods Research
Background:
- Reflective writing is crucial for pre-service teacher professional development.
- Existing research on reflective writing in teacher education employs various methodologies.
- A need exists for robust analytical frameworks to evaluate reflective writing quality.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present theoretical frameworks for analyzing reflective writing.
- To review methodological approaches in reflective writing research.
- To illustrate a concurrent mixed method approach combining qualitative content and linguistic analyses.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative content analysis of 198 pre-service teacher reflective writings.
- Computational linguistic analysis of affective and cognitive terminology.
- Concurrent mixed method design integrating both approaches.
Main Results:
- Reflective writings were predominantly descriptive and at a low level of reflection.
- Significant differences in affective and cognitive terminology use across reflection levels.
- Higher frequency of affective/cognitive terms correlated with deeper reflection.
Conclusions:
- Mixed methods research offers valuable insights into reflective writing quality.
- Computational linguistics can objectively measure reflection depth.
- Further advancement of mixed methods is recommended for teacher education research.
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