QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

MARKING SCHEME FOR ASSIGNMENT 1 (50%)

MAY 2015
DIMENSI
ON

UNSATISFACTORY
1

POOR EFFORT
2

SATISFACTORY
3

GOOD
4

EXCELLENT
5

Intervie
wing
and
transcrib
ing skills

- Weak or no
description of
interview
procedures
- Transcripts do not
demonstrate
appropriate
interviewing or
transcribing skills.
- The transcripts
are not submitted.

- Weak description
of interview
procedures
- Interview is not
always related to
the research
objective.
- Poor ability to use
appropriate openended questions or
probing questions.
- Transcripts do not
always show
interjections,
pauses and turntaking.
- It is unclear if only
one interviewer/ee
is present in an
interview.

- Basic description
of interview
procedures
- Interview is
related to the
research objective.
- Basic ability to
use appropriate
open-ended
questions, but
could have probed
more to glean
pertinent
information.
- Transcripts
generally show
interjections,
pauses and turntaking.
- Only one
interviewer/ee is
present in an
interview.

- Good description
of interview
procedures
- Interview is
generally focussed,
with discussion
related to the
research objective.
- Interviewer uses
appropriate openended questions,
probing where
necessary.
- Transcripts
indicate
interjections,
pauses and turntaking.
- Only one
interviewer/ee is
present in an
interview.

- Documents/ audio
visual materials are
presented but not
used to draw
connections
between themes/
categories/ data

Documents/ audio
visual materials
presented:
- show a basic
connection to
factors influencing
technology

Documents/ audio
visual materials
presented:
- show a basic
connection to
factors influencing
technology

Documents/ audio
visual materials
presented:
- are somewhat
related to factors
influencing
technology

- Excellent
description of
interview
procedures
- Interview is
clearly focussed,
with discussion
directly related to
the research
objective.
- Excellent
interview with
appropriate openended and probing
questions.
- Interviews are
well transcribed
with interjections,
pauses and turntaking clearly
indicated.
- Only one
interviewer/ee is
present in an
interview.
Documents/ audio
visual materials
presented:
- are related to
factors influencing
technology
integration into

Ability to
source
and
utilise
relevant
documen
ts/ audio

WEIG
HT &

MAR
KS

3
(15%
)

3
(15%
)

DIMENSI
ON

UNSATISFACTORY
1

POOR EFFORT
2

SATISFACTORY
3

visual
material
s

and ideas found in

documents.
- Documents/ audio
visual materials are
not related to
factors influencing
technology
integration into
classroom
instruction.
- Documents/ audio
visual materials are
not presented.

integration into
classroom
instruction.
- are not always
related to main
themes in data
- do not always
support outcomes
of the interviews
- are not effectively
used to draw
connections
between themes/
categories/ data
and ideas found in
documents.

Ability to
identify
emergin
g
themes
and code
data

Poor or no
identification of
themes and
inability to code
data.

Identification of
themes and coding
of data are weak.
Able to search
through the data
for minimal
regularities and
patterns. Words
and phrases used
for coding do not
represent the
patterns
established.

integration into
classroom
instruction.
- are broadly
related to main
themes in data
- somewhat
support outcomes
of the interviews
- are used to draw
connections
between themes/
categories/ data
and ideas found in
documents, though
not always
effectively.
Identification of
themes and coding
of data are basic.
Able to search
through the data
for a limited
number of
regularities and
patterns. Words
and phrases used
for coding do not
accurately
represent the
patterns
established.

GOOD
4
integration into
classroom
instruction.
- are generally
related to main
themes in data
- somewhat
support outcomes
of the interviews
- are used to draw
connections
between themes/
categories/ data
and ideas found in
documents/ audio
visual materials.

classroom
instruction.
- are related to
main themes in
data
- support outcomes
of the interviews
- are used
effectively to draw
connections
between themes/
categories/ data
and ideas found in
documents/ audio
visual materials.

Identification of
themes and coding
of data are good.
Able to search
through the data
for quite a number
of regularities and
patterns. Words
and phrases used
for coding quite
accurately
represent the
patterns
established.

Identification of
themes and coding
of data are
excellent. Able to
search through the
data for all or most
of the regularities
and patterns.
Words and phrases
used for coding
very accurately
represent the
patterns
established.

Note: Plagiarised or copied assignment papers are to be given a zero (0) mark.

EXCELLENT
5

WEIG
HT &

MAR
KS

4
(20%
)