Mood: a-ok
Now Playing: Can’t Think Straight – Gilbert O’Sullivan
Topic: Data Analysis
Well these are little juttings I made whilst doing some things – so what to make sure I keep them in consideration:
(i) I have to look up some plausible reasons for using a 5 point Likert scale versus a 7 point scale like Albritton et [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘MSc’
June 30, 2006
Some things to consider when analysing and writing up
March 15, 2006
Got my masters certificate
Mood: spacey
Now Playing: Some Bhangra sounding song
Topic: Certificates
So, yesterday got my masters certificate in the mail here in the OU … was expecting it sort of since Gill said she got hers on Monday … it was nice to get it .. didn’t really get a particular feeling on seeing it … thought I would [...]
March 15, 2006
Got accepted for the ICTM conference
Mood: lazy
Now Playing: Bholi Si Surat (Dil to Pagal Hai)
Topic: Seminars
So, on Friday afternoon the ICTM panel finally wrote me back and said that my abstract has been accepted and that I could present. Good! So, discussed it with Doug and John at our last meeting on Monday and they’ve both agreed to my going, [...]
December 15, 2005
Passed U800
Mood: bright
Now Playing: Rainbow Rider (Tanya Tucker)
Topic: Thesis writing
Not sure where this topic fits in … but hey, just got results for my dissertation got 82 … passed with merit … so that completes my masters!!! I hence automatically upgrade to Ph.D (never mind that we’ve been doing Ph.D work since October) – but now [...]
June 23, 2005
More on the methodology
Mood: chillin’
Now Playing: Some indian song – that I know – but can’t remember the name
Topic: Methodology
Well, continuing from yesterday as to my methodology. Well, my sample was aiming to be indicative rather than representative as the distribution of LP lecturers in Britain (or elsewhere is not known) – or there disciplines. 100 [...]
June 21, 2005
Meeting with John about data analysis
Mood: a-ok
Now Playing: Surfin’ USA (The Beach Boys)
Topic: Data Analysis
So, had my meeting with John this afternoon and James came along to the meeting as well. Well, I discussed with John my idea of converting the disciplines into soft and hard, pure and applied, life and non-life. He indicated that they were doing something similar [...]
June 20, 2005
Not sure about my data analysis!
Mood: quizzical
Now Playing: Time Marches on (Tracey Lawrence)
Topic: Data Analysis
I’m looking at my analysis of my data for my LP section. So, what I did, I got Biglan (1973) paper (both of them) and decided to categorized my disciplines according to his methodology that is into hard vs soft; pure vs applied; and life systems [...]
June 13, 2005
Data analysis
Mood: a-ok
Now Playing: I like the way (Tommy James and the Shondells)
Topic: Data Analysis
Well, the data analysis is a bit tricky! I have a fair idea how I’ll do the approaches to inventory and the ASI.
Well first up, I’m going to get overall scores for lecturers on the beliefs and intentions scales, and check to [...]
June 13, 2005
U800 proposal finished!
Mood: a-ok
Now Playing: I’ll remember (Madonna)
Topic: Thesis writing
Well … the proposal was written and submitted on Friday – so, that was a relief. Chapter 3 wasn’t written so well because I guess I didn’t outline it as well as Chapter 1-2 (not that they were great but better than Chapter 3).
Never mind – should get [...]
June 10, 2005
U800 proposal continues!
Mood: rushed
Now Playing: Woman (Maroon 5)
Topic: Thesis writing
Alright unto ATI in different disciplines. By the way was hit with a bombshell yesterday – found out I didn’t send out the ATI after all – what I sent out was the Teaching Orientation Questionnaire developed by Kember and Gow (1994) and remodified by Norton et al [...]
