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Qualitative Methods Used in the Assessment of Engineering Education
Author(s) -
LEYDENS JON A.,
MOSKAL BARBARA M.,
PAVELICH MICHAEL J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2004.tb00789.x
Subject(s) - qualitative research , trustworthiness , qualitative property , qualitative analysis , engineering education , data collection , engineering ethics , multimethodology , computer science , management science , mathematics education , engineering , sociology , engineering management , psychology , social science , computer security , machine learning
This article clarifies key concepts that undergird qualitative research, which is being used increasingly as engineering educators improve classrooms, programs, and institutions. The paper compares quantitative and qualitative research, describes some qualitative data collection strategies used in engineering education, addresses methods for establishing trustworthiness, and discusses strategies for analyzing qualitative data. Also included are illustrative examples of recent engineering education research that features qualitative data analysis and mixed‐method (quantitative and qualitative) approaches.