- As with Data Point A, I analysed the data using a combination of thematic textual and autoethnographic analysis. This led to new themes emerging, for example, ‘Emotions’, but also several themes that were the same.
- I made a table so that I could compare the two sets of data to see more clearly how student perspectives on research had changed or not. While sample sizes of students were relatively similar, in order to compare the data more precisely, I converted it to percentages.
- I highlighted themes where the difference between Point A and B was greater than 2.9%.
- I then made a graph so that I could compare all the data more visually (this was easier for me to analyse).
- Finally, I then made a series of smaller graphs to look more closely at the themes where there had been the biggest changes.
- You can find my comparative analysis in the pdf below: