Share Paper: Data Collection and Coding in Complex Systems: Using Classic Methods in Novel Digital Learning Environments
Abstract: Constructs of interest within the cognitive realm are largely composed of processes that are not directly observable. Due to this, inferences about the use or nonuse of a particular cognitive process is based on what people do - their behaviors (Chung & Kerr, 2012). However, a specific behavioral act can be a manifestation of numerous underlying processes. This complex system, composed of a collection of interacting components that interfere, cooperate, or collaborate to give rise to complex behavior (Mitchell, 2009; Strogatz, 1994), poses the following challenge: know what to look for, why to look for it and how to make ...