Abstract
About using qualitative, as opposed to quantitative, course evaluations in language courses.
The administration of student questionnaires and the implementation of feedback from such questionnaires have been shown to improve teacher efficacy (Boice, 2000). The acquisition of feedback from students via quantitative questionnaires is common practice in many countries, but empirical studies on evaluations are insubstantial and alternatives are inadequately researched (Hiratsuka, 2018). In an effort to address this gap this paper describes the use of an innovative tool for gathering feedback termed a ‘narrative frame’ (Barkuizen & Wette, 2008) was implemented by the researchers. This paper describes narrative frames and presents findings concerning the feedback. The study concludes that narrative frames are an effective method of eliciting feedback from English language students in a writing course, and furthermore, that narrative analysis complements thematic analysis as an analytical method in this type of qualitative study.
The administration of student questionnaires and the implementation of feedback from such questionnaires have been shown to improve teacher efficacy (Boice, 2000). The acquisition of feedback from students via quantitative questionnaires is common practice in many countries, but empirical studies on evaluations are insubstantial and alternatives are inadequately researched (Hiratsuka, 2018). In an effort to address this gap this paper describes the use of an innovative tool for gathering feedback termed a ‘narrative frame’ (Barkuizen & Wette, 2008) was implemented by the researchers. This paper describes narrative frames and presents findings concerning the feedback. The study concludes that narrative frames are an effective method of eliciting feedback from English language students in a writing course, and furthermore, that narrative analysis complements thematic analysis as an analytical method in this type of qualitative study.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | JAAL in JACET Proceedings |
| Subtitle of host publication | volume 2 |
| Place of Publication | Japan |
| Publisher | Japan Association of College English Teachers |
| Pages | 38-45 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | JAAL in JACET Conference (2nd : 2019) - Takachiho University, Tokyo, Japan Duration: 30 Nov 2019 → 30 Nov 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | JAAL in JACET Proceedings |
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| Publisher | Japan Association of College English Teachers |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2434-8821 |
Conference
| Conference | JAAL in JACET Conference (2nd : 2019) |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Tokyo |
| Period | 30/11/19 → 30/11/19 |
Keywords
- course evaluation
- qualitative
- narrative frame
- TESOL
- qualitative research
- data collection