Learning practical

Question 1

What type of study was the learning practical?

Answer 1

Observational study

Question 2

What was the aim of the learning practical?

Answer 2

Do gender differences during study periods affect productivity?

Question 3

How were the participants sampled? And how many were there?

Answer 3

• Opportunity sampling
• 21 ps (14M + 7F)

Question 4

How were ethcial issues overcome in the learning practical?

Answer 4

Consent: Ignored as we used covert observations
Confidentiality: We didn’t collect any personal info

Question 5

What were the results of the learning practical?

Answer 5

Male students: 5 studied, 9 didn’t study
Female students: 4 studied, 3 didn’t study
Chi-sqaured: Calculated value 0.88, Critical value 2.71
Results are not significant

Question 6

How was the qualitative data analysed in the learning practical?

Answer 6

Thermatic analysis
Organised data into groups
- Chatting, typing on laptop
With this raw data we formed clusters:
- Playing on phone, Socialising, revising

Question 7

What are the strengths of the learning practical?

Answer 7

• Reliable - covert observation - reduce demand characteristics - students unaware
• Ecologically valid - natural setting - school - reduce demand characteristics

Question 8

What are the weaknesses of the learning practical?

Answer 8

• Lacks generalisability - All students from LSS - share some similarites
• Subjective - The results are observation - own interpretation - may missinterpretted - Decrease validity

Question 9

What could be improved for the learning practical?