Research question Finding
Definition of constructs Data Analysis
Observation Blueprint Coding
Classroom Observation Relationship Among the
Constructs Data Interpretation 1
Data categorization Playing Game Observation
In-Depth Interview
Data Interpretation 2 Interview Blueprint
Figure 3.1 Research Procedure
3.6 Data Analysis and Representation
In analyzing the data, hermeneutic circle is used. The hermeneutic circle and dialogue of question and answer are two key strategies drawn from the
hermeneutic literature that were incorporated in this research. The hermeneutic circle is a metaphor for understanding and interpretation, which is viewed as a
movement between parts data and whole evolving understanding of the phenomenon, each giving meaning to the other such that understanding is
circular and iterative. Therefore, the questions that emerge from studying the phenomenon are open; the answer is then to be found in the text. In this context,
the text is a creation from data collected from participants. Understanding
emerges in the process of dialogue between the researcher and the text of the research. The act of interpretation itself represents a gradual convergence of
insight on the part of the researcher and the text Ajjawi and Higgs, 2007:622.
Figure 3.2 Bontekoe’s basic form of the hermeneutic circle as cited in Ajjawi and Higgs, 2007:623
Huberman Miles 1994 say that data analysis is not off-the-shelf, but rather custom-built, revised, and ‘choreographed’ as cited in Creswell, 2007. The
process of data collection, data analysis, and report writing are not distinct in the process. They are interrelated and often go on simultaneously in a research
project. In order to present the result of analysis, Creswell’s theory on Data Analysis Spiral 2007:156 in which there were four steps to conduct was
implemented. The first step was data managing. I created and organized files for data. The process was through looking over interviews, field notes, and learners’
notebook. Transforming raw data to organized narrative data was through reading
and memoing, the second step of Creswell’s data analysis theory. In this step, I had to look at the data and then make margin notes. After that I converted them
