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Title:
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EVALUATING THE AMOUNT OF AUDIO RECORDERS NEEDED IN AN M-TEL STUDY |
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Author(s):
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Fredrik Rutz, Johan Eliasson, Robert Ramberg, Jalal Nouri |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-45-8 |
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Editors:
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Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2011 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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M-TEL, Mobile Learning, TEL, HCI, Data collection, Method. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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127 |
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Last Page:
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135 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Data collection in M-TEL (Mobile Technology Enhanced Learning) studies is associated with great challenges, as both the learners and data collectors are mobile. One context for M-TEL is outside the controlled environment of the classroom, meaning disturbing sound and noise from the environment, which forces us to re-evaluate how we collect data. The aim of this study was to evaluate how many recording devices are needed when collecting data for a subsequent qualitative analysis of an M-TEL study, in our case through interaction and conversation analysis. We have analysed how much of one learners speech was recorded by a recording device attached to that learner, and compared this with how much that learners speech was recorded by her peer learners recording devices, as well as by a close-up video camera. This article presents a quantitative analysis of the material from different points of view; consecutive in time, the proximity of the learners, activity of the learners, a union between dictaphones, and a union between video and a dictaphone. Our conclusion is that in a group of a number of learners, it is necessary to let every learner carry a recording device to sufficiently record their speech for later qualitative analysis. A close-up video camera helps in connecting the speech to the activity performed. |
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