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cher Strategies to Motivate Gifted Students: A Multiple Case Study on Teacher Behavior
Quantitative Mixing Interpre-
Data collection quantitative tations based
(in-class observation*) on quantitative
Analysis of data results and qualitative
complemented
Results with qualitative results
Qualitative results
Data collection
(video registration
and video stimulated
recall interview*)
Analysis of data
Figure 1 Visual Diagram of the Study (* data collection in-class observation followed by
recall interview within 1 day)
gifted students in their lessons in relation to students’ basic psycholog-
ical needs?
2. How do teachers describe their decision making in relation to moti-
vating teaching strategies (structure, autonomy support, and involve-
ment) and gifted students’ motivation for learning at school?
3. To what extent do the results of the in-class teacher observations con-
firm the results of the video-stimulated recall interviews regarding
teachers’ decision making?
Method
For this study we used a triangulation mixed methods design to assess the
teacher’s behaviour in classes with gifted students (see Figure 1). The trian-
gulation design is a one-phase design in which quantitative and qualita-
tive methods are implemented during the same timeframe and with equal
weight (Creswell, 2013). By combining both quantitative and qualitative re-
search on the same topic, this form of research represents an opportunity to
better understand a research problem than either research approach alone
(Creswell & Plano Clark, 2007).
In this study we collected quantitative data by using an in-class teacher
observation, and qualitative data by means of a video stimulated recall inter-
view with the teacher of the lesson observed. Since the object of the study
was to capture teachers’ motivating teaching strategies consistent with the
SDT framework, a multiple-case study seemed appropriate. A multiple-case
study (Baxter & Jack, 2008) is an excellent way to explore or describe a specific
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Quantitative Mixing Interpre-
Data collection quantitative tations based
(in-class observation*) on quantitative
Analysis of data results and qualitative
complemented
Results with qualitative results
Qualitative results
Data collection
(video registration
and video stimulated
recall interview*)
Analysis of data
Figure 1 Visual Diagram of the Study (* data collection in-class observation followed by
recall interview within 1 day)
gifted students in their lessons in relation to students’ basic psycholog-
ical needs?
2. How do teachers describe their decision making in relation to moti-
vating teaching strategies (structure, autonomy support, and involve-
ment) and gifted students’ motivation for learning at school?
3. To what extent do the results of the in-class teacher observations con-
firm the results of the video-stimulated recall interviews regarding
teachers’ decision making?
Method
For this study we used a triangulation mixed methods design to assess the
teacher’s behaviour in classes with gifted students (see Figure 1). The trian-
gulation design is a one-phase design in which quantitative and qualita-
tive methods are implemented during the same timeframe and with equal
weight (Creswell, 2013). By combining both quantitative and qualitative re-
search on the same topic, this form of research represents an opportunity to
better understand a research problem than either research approach alone
(Creswell & Plano Clark, 2007).
In this study we collected quantitative data by using an in-class teacher
observation, and qualitative data by means of a video stimulated recall inter-
view with the teacher of the lesson observed. Since the object of the study
was to capture teachers’ motivating teaching strategies consistent with the
SDT framework, a multiple-case study seemed appropriate. A multiple-case
study (Baxter & Jack, 2008) is an excellent way to explore or describe a specific
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