PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2017
San Diego, California
SCNI: A robust technique to investigate small-group learning at college
Page: 570
The Stimulated Construction of Narratives about Interactions (SCNI) technique for data collection, introduced in this paper, enables robust investigations of small-group learning at college. The SCNI technique consists of promptly soliciting participants’ perspectives on their recent joint activity using video records thereof. Thus the SCNI technique creates a space to network the narrative discourses that shape how participants understand their world, and the pragmatic forces that shape participants’ interactions in a practice. Data reported in this paper are collected from a number theory class comprised of ethnically diverse students. In this paper, I will report three cases to illustrate the advantages of SCNI data over data collected by video records and unmediated interviews in elucidating, nuancing, and expounding what matters for group work. Through these cases, I will use three different analyses appropriate for SCNI data. Limitations and recommendations for efficient conduct of SCNI are discussed as well.