Adapting the Q Sort Methodology for Instructional Purposes

• In Event: 72.050 - Poster Session 17
  In Poster Session: 72.050-4 - Instructional Technology SIG Poster Session 1

Abstract

The Q methodology provides a quantitative means of examining subjectivity through the use of an activity called a Q sort in which participants must sort a list of given items within a predetermined sorting form. Although the Q Methodology has a long history as a research tool, its use as an instructional tool has not been extensively explored due largely perhaps to the fact that it is difficult to prepare a Q sort in its traditional, paper-based form. To meet this challenge, a digital prototype of a Q sort tool was built. The purpose of this design-based research is to iteratively study and revise the prototype and an instructional strategy designed based on the affordances of the prototype.

Author

• Lloyd P. Rieber, University of Georgia