Strengths

Varied responses

more depth

can be immersive

Weaknesses

Time/organisation

hard to code

false memories

More individual responses in varied forms allow people to relay individual experiences to understand each perspective on childhood

Immersive observation is a qualitative research technique where educational practitioners gain a comprehensive understanding of their students' experiences. The observer can become an active participant, usually in support of the natural flow of the classroom.

Key Points of Immersive Observations

• Active Participation

• Contextual Understanding

• Long-Term Engagement

• Building Relationships

• Holistic Perspective

Interactions with Play.

How children define themselves and others.

Collect data by observing and listening.

Health, diet, physical activity.

Negotiation between impairments/disabilities and personal abilities

Meanwhile, unstructured interviews are more open and often times more casual, without rearranged questions like in structured interviews.

• Increased engagement - Learners are the heart of the activity

• Facilitates active learning

• Builds problem solving skills - Encourages individual thinking, children think in their own way

• Improved memory retention - Multisensory learning actives multiple parts of the brain's memory ability to retain information, enhances recall.

Negatives:

• Varied Perceptions - Each perspective will vary and may be perceived differently.

• Enabling focus/preventing distractions - Observation in the moment might cause children to question the practitioner, losing focus in activity.

Focus groups can be used to get feedback before, during, or after your product is developed (formative or summative evaluations).

Use focus groups when:

● you want to get a breadth of understanding of the thoughts and experiences of users

● you have open-ended questions about your product