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Hi guys!

1) I'm a Biology teacher at CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School (Sec).

2) I think that qualitative research is one that gathers data purely by interactions between the researcher and the participants, such as via interviews and focus group discussions.

3) I wish to learn about the different methodologies involved in quantitative research, the usefulness and the potential challenges.

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Hi all,

I am teaching A/E Math in Mayflower Secondary. Currently I am doing collaborative inquiry in school on the topic "Activity-based classroom". I hope to learn more about interpreting of data, especially on quantitative research. At the end of this course, I hope to learn more about how to report findings and drawing conclusions in research study.

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Hi guys,

1. I am the latecomer to the group due to the unfortunate spam.I teach in a primary school .Hehe

2. I know that qualitative research is exploratory in nature and aims to generate the understanding of a central phenomenon in education (e.g.). There are many kinds of mixed method under qualitative research.

3. I want to learn if i should use this method for my critical inquiry :)

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1. Sped educator from Pathlight School, teaching lower primary mathematics and life skills.
2. Qualitative research gathers qualitative data (e.g. interviews, focus groups) rather than quantitative data (numerical data).
3. How is qualitative research used to improve educational practices and how is it used with quantitative research?

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Hi all,

I am a JC teacher, teaching Economics and Project Work.

Research, in general, is an investigation (Creswell, 2013). Qualitative research is best suited to address a problem in which one does not know the variable and thus establishing the need to explore the problem through obtaining
a detailed understanding of The central phenomenon.

3. I would like to know how exactly coding is done, and be immersed in hands-on activities. Textbook only gives us the surface knowledge of what it is.

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Hi dear all
My name is Chunzhi.
I'm not a public educator. Last year l was graduated from London College of Music major in Music performance.
During the last semester, I've learnt research using Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches.
In MED872, I want to know how to use the Qualitative to do a "real research."

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1. A primary school teacher teaching lower primary English Language and Mathematics.
2. Qualitative research to me is about gathering information which cannot be obtained through quantitative methods and understanding the problem in a more in-depth manner.
3. I would like to know how I can use qualitative research to further improve on my current practices in school.

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1. A teacher from Nan Chiau Primary School, teaching Mathematics.

2. Qualitative research has a small sample size, and it relies more on the views (words/images) of participants than the statistical analysis of the data.

3. Have been involved in a number of quantitative research. Hope to find out more about qualitative research and how it can be applied to my work.

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1. I am a SPED educator from Pathlight School; teaching mainstream mathematics and life skills at the lower primary levels.
2. It is opposite of qualitative research; unfamiliar with qualitative research until I read on Creswell and readings required; still figuring out.
3. I would like to know when do we use qualitative research and how it is different from quantitative research.

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1. I am physics teacher in an International school.

2. Qualitative research is an exploratory research. Instead of dealing with numbers and data, the qualitative research is designed to reveal the behavior and the perceptions towards specific topics of certain target audience. As what Dr.Tan has told us, the qualitative research is something like a story telling.

3. I would like to know more about the qualitative research method and how does it help us to improve our teaching practices.

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1) I am a primary school teacher, teaching Math and Science.
2) Qualitative research does not deal with numbers as compared to quantitative research.
3) Unfamiliar with qualitative research, hope to learn more about it.

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1. I am from Bukit View Secondary School and I am teaching maths and chemistry.

2. I think qualitative research is a primary exploratory which is used to gain an understanding of underlying reasons and options. The data gathered is usually based on words from a small number of people.

3. You know what I wrote in Point 2 above is summarized (copied) from notes, which means I don't really know clearly what it means and how it works...... That is why I am here - to find out more about qualitative research.

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1. Secondary Math and Physics teacher from Boon Lay Secondary school.

2. I'm not too sure about the specifics of qualitative research. Perhaps, the qualitative approach to conduct a research is different compared to quantitative.

3. I would be keen to find out  how to conduct qualitative research and how useful it is in conducting in the secondary context.

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1. I am a secondary school mathematics teacher with the occasional opportunity to teach computer applications that involves simple coding.

2. Unlike quantitative research that include statistics and numerical data to explain hypothesis, qualitative research involves observable behaviour and responses to explain why people react in certain ways.

3. For someone who is rather grounded with numbers, I would like to know how a qualitative research can be done the circumstances that would call for it.

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Computer Science Teacher for grades 9-12 in GIIS, Queenstown. Interested in learning technology integration in education and to understand how it can be implemented to enhance learning.

Based on my learning from MED871, Qualitative research is more about exploring a central phenomenon. The number of participants need not be high(>=30) and in fact it could be a very specific problem involving just a single participant, e.g. study related to a special child

Recap and build on knowledge of Educational Research designs and strive to get a sound understanding of different qualitative designs and associated concepts.

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Hi all!

Am currently teaching at Pasir Ris Secondary School, Mathematics & Physics

While quantitative research provides a straight forward manner to which analysis of results are conducted, I believe qualitative allows for a more exploratory outlook, to perhaps provide a personal voice to the research.

I would like to explore using qualitative research in my CI if possible (: like many responses here, am inclined towards the quantitative approach

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1. I am currently teaching Upper Primary English and Mathematics.

2. Qualitative research is primarily exploratory and it is used to gain an understanding of underlying reasons and opinions. It gathers data based on words from a small number of people.

3. I would like to learn how to conduct qualitative research in a primary school setting.

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1. I am a teacher from SASS teaching mathematics with 7 years service.

2. Qualitative analysis is the exact opposite of quantitative analysis. It does not involve numbers unlike quantitative analysis. It  Involves words words and more words. But somehow I think I will prefer quantitative to qualitative analysis let hope this views will change

Learn to overcome the fail of words and fall in love with qual analysis ❤️️

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1. I am a teacher at Hong Kah Secondary School. I teach Mathematics for all levels and in the service for more than 5 years.
2. I am not a fan of qualitative research as it doesnt involve much numbers. I believe you need to polish your writing skills in order to do a qualitative research. I believe it is more on analysis using interviews on feedback from others instead of surveys and pre and post tests.
3. Learn how to do qualitative research and writing reports using these methods.

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Hello everyone,

I teach Primary School Upper/Lower Primary Mathematics and Science this year.

I think qualitative research entails exploring a research problem and to develop an  in-depth understanding of that problem. The  focus of data collection in this sort of research deals mainly on words/text from the participants rather than on numbers and figures. The manner in which the research is reported can be flexible enough to accommodate emerging structures as the research progresses. These will enable researchers to gain greater insights into some underlying reasons for the things that they observe during their qualitative research.

It would be interesting to find out more about the different features of the types of qualitative research that can be carried out at the Primary School level.

Thank you!

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Hello everyone,

1. I'm Dinesh and I am a teacher at Boon Lay Secondary School. I teach my students Chemistry and lower secondary science. I have been teaching for 8 years now.
2. I think qualitative analysis doesn't include any numbers. It is a story or an observation about one particular focal point and through the study, it can be generalised.
3. I would like to know more about how qualitative analysis is done and the methods used to analyse the data. I have been a quantitative person since undergrad studies and I have never had the opportunity to learn or understand how this approach was done. I believe that qualitative analysis is a more tedious work than quantitative analysis but this analysis can benefit the 'minority' in my school.

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Hi,

1. I teach Primary School Math & Science.
2. I think qualitative research focuses non-discrete, unstructured data from observations or interviews that could be used to lead to a point of conclusion.
3. I would like to find out more on what are the distinct features of qualitative research and when/how it should be used.

Thank you.

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Hi all,
I am from CHIJ OLGC. I teach Science and lower primary Maths.

I think qualitative research is an exploratory research which helps researchers to find out the underlying reasons or gain insights for specific observations.

I would like to find out more about qualitative research methods and conduct research in primary school setting.

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Hello everyone, you can call me Gen :
I teach Mathematics in a Secondary School.

To me, qualitative research is a matter of finding underlying reasons for observations that helps us to gain understanding of the subject area in a way that can improve our current practices.

I would like to find out more on the steps to conduct qualitative research, and how we generate new knowledge from these methods. I should think that reading about some interesting qualitative researches conduced in various fields will enhance my understanding as to how qualitative research is relevant to us (even without us realising it) and hopefully I will be able to apply what i've learn in this course and conduct it in my school.

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Hi all,

I am Thivyaa and I teach English Language and Mathematics in a primary school.

Unlike Quantitative research where the number of respondents need to be high, Qualitative research allows for in-depth analysis of responses from participants (gathered through surveys, interviews and recordings) and sample size can be as small as 1. As it is open-ended, it would take time to process the data to code them and analyse the patterns.

I would like to learn how to conduct qualitative research in school.

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Hi,
I teach lower Primary pupils English and Math.

I think that qualitative research provides an inner voice to the participants. It requires the researcher to work closely with the participants over a period of time.

I wish to learn some qualitative research methods to conduct researches in a local primary school setting.

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Hi Everyone!
I'm Kenneth from West Grove Primary, teaching Mathematics and Science at the Upper Primary.

I think I have done a very simple qualitative research for my project work, when we coded and transcribed our interviews with specialist and patients. This is definitely not an easy job and I feel I'm more for quantitative research than qualitative. However, I would excited to know more about qualitative research in this module.

I would want to know how we can make good use of qualitative research in a primary school for teaching and learning and when do we decide what to use: quantitative or qualitative? Is it really that simple - numerical data means quantitative?

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Hi All!
I'm from Media Design for Learning, Educational Technology Div, MOE.

Qualitarive Research-- gain deeper understanding of a phenomenon and giving voice to the silent ones.  It's like a puzzle to solve through exploration, coding and interpretation.

What is the difference between codes and themes besides themes being the big picture?  Also, interested in coding :)

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I am an educator with the Science Centre Singapore focusing on electronics, specifically Arduino,  scratch and Lego.

I understand that qualititative research requires very strong command of English to do justice to the emotions expressed by the participants.

I want to learn how to do a good purely qualitative research without mixing.

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1) I am a CL teacher teaching at Kranji Primary School.

2) I think qualitative research requires one to delve deeper into a problem and come up with a range of hypotheses to resolve a particular problem. The research language is more expressive than statistical.

3)
1. How to conduct an effective qualitative research in a primary school setting?
2. How to translate the qualitative research data into quantitative research?

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1. I am a primary school teacher, teaching English and Mathematics.

2. Qualitative research involves exploring a problem through obtaining detailed understanding of a central phenomenon.

3. To build on the little knowledge I have on educational research; learn how to conduct a proper educational research in the primary school context

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1. I am a Managerial Staff in NTU for Learning Design & Dev

I ran a business for 8 years in training & dev and had some success in developing approved programmes with Skills Future and providing work opportunities for SG & PRs in the Sports domain

2. It supplements and can be the "angel" hidden in the numbers that goes beyond quantitative  research findings, metaphorically speaking, it is meaning making.

3.   The prose and methods to guide my train of thought in  qualitative research as well as mix methods and the value of "human stories" in research

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(1) I'm teaching English and Mathematics in Teck Whye Primary School.

(2) Qualitative approach involves small sample size that guide and support construction of hypotheses. The research results are descriptive and does not rely much on numerical date.

(3) I wish to learn the process towards quantitative research so that it can aid me in my mixed method action research in school.

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(1) I teach Chemistry at River Valley High School

(2) Qualitative approach as interpretive. The type of data and the way data is analysed differs from quantitative approach.

(3) Build on 871 and understand the merits and limitations of quantitative and qualitative (and mixed methods) approaches.

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1) Senior Manager, International Business and Licensing

I am marketing a home-grown entrepreneurship programme (called Journey of Entrepreneurship) for kids aged 9 to 16 yrs old. Currently, the programme is available in Singapore, Egypt Jordan and Kuwait. In the overseas market, the programme is marketed as a franchise.

I am a part-time MEd (LST) student.

2) Qualitative Research is primarily an exploratory research. It is used to gain an understanding of underlying reasons, opinions, and motivations.

3) As a firm believer of life-long learning, I would like to learn as much as I can on Qualitative Research. I am considering doing a dissertation for this programme. As such, this 872 course would be useful.

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1) MOE Education Officer teaching Physics and a bit of Mathematics

2) Qualitative research involves investigation on reports, provision of feedback and a means to gain insight based on information provided without the need to rely on numerical data

3) I wish to learn more about research processes that are easily usable within the Singapore school system and Education system, and how we can determine the inpact of these studies in a clear and presentable manner. I also wish to delve deeper into technology related methods of research conduction and to be able to learn how to carry out such processes in an efficient manner.

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1) Education Officer in MOE School, specialising in Physical Education.

2) Qualitative Research requires  a more tedious investigative process involves interviews, coding and report writing.

3) I hope that through the theories that I have learned from the programme, I am able to speak more convincingly as a user and practitioner of educational technologies and to be able to pass on the knowledge to others, be it students in schools or members of the teaching fraternity as we drive toward the vision of being a Smart Nation.

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1) Hi! I'm a nurse educator working in a public hospital.
2) I understand that to have an in-depth information about my subjects, I have to use qualitative research method to collect the data.
3) I want to learn the types of design, collecting data methods, process, how to analyze and how to report those findings.

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1. I'm currently teaching Mathematics and English in a secondary school.
2. Qualitative research:
(i) Small sample
(ii) Survey, interview, questionnaire
(iii) Open questions
(iv) Enables identification of possible causes and effects, not just correlation
3. I want to learn how research impacts teaching

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Hi! I'm currently teaching Chinese Language in a Primary School. My interest is how to technology integration with pedagogy and content knowledge .
The data collected for Qualitative Research is not numbers, but usually different formats of texts, such as voice recording and interview transcripts.  These data provides insights to the problem and helps us to understand underlying reasons or opinions.
I would like to learn the different Qualitative Research designs, including steps to conduct them, data collection and analysis and etc.

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Hi there! I'm a STEM Educator from STEM Inc, Science Centre Singapore. I'm assigned to Greenview Secondary School to teach Alternative Energy. I mostly interact with Sec 1 and Sec 2 students.

Qualitative research is a long process and it's writing style is like telling a story to the audience. I can include my feelings, thoughts into the journal paper.

I would like to know the research process; how are the results being analysed, how did the researcher come up with a research topic etc.

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