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Hulya: why go all the way around Hell's Barn to get what was in the chicken coop in the back yard? I am a doctoral student in the Educational Theory & Practice Department @ SUNYAlbany working on a dissertation that investigates the use of social-constructivist evaluation frameworks in on-line asynchronous classrooms. In our department, we utilize two *qualifying milestones*: (a) inquiry exam - where the prospective candidates need to critique each article in a given issue of AERA's journal (using both qual & quant research frameworks), and (b) a portfolio interactively developed w/a committee of three that indicates your abilities to work in whichever framework (qual/quant) chosen utilizing sample artifacts of your own research that demonstrates the use of tools, methods, methodologies, and that justify the choice of framework, as well--all united by an overarching narrative that seeks to make sense out of the work in the light of on-going research interests and scholarly skill sets to vitalize them.. The (a) part used to be a complete item analysis and overall quantitative critique of a sample test result for 100 learners, but was revised to the current model due to the fact it was exclusively quantitative. The portfolio (b) part was added as a qualitative moment in the candidacy when the (a) part was the only (quant) qualifying exam we had. We have BOTH parts as our qualifying examination schedule, I suppose, because of tradition and its strangle hold on reason and as a sop to the more quantitative profs who feel a need to *test* understandings of quantitative frameworks (fair enough!). BUT, to *test* the understanding of qualitative frameworks of research seems to me akin to finding the square peg that will fit snugly into the round hole--an incongruous errand at best. No? ;-} rap. Hulya Oztel wrote: > Hello all, > > I am currently working on a project designed to develop a diagnostic test of > the qualitative research skills of our doctoral candidates. > > We intend to test both generic qualitative research skills and computer > assisted qualitative data analysis competencies. > > Is anyone aware of similar projects taking place elsewhere? Are there > sources you know that may be helpful? > > All tips welcome! Thanks, > > Hulya Oztel > De Montfort University > Leicester, UK. -- "Dein Wachstum sei feste und lache vor Lust! Deines Herzens Trefflichkeit Hat dir selbst das Feld bereit', Auf dem du bluehen musst." JS Bach: Bauern Kantata Richard A. Parkany: SUNY@Albany Prometheus Educational Services http://www.borg.com/~rparkany/ Upper Hudson & Mohawk Valleys; New York State, USA