Title
Interview approaches to researching embodiment
Abstract
The methods of data collection that we choose determine the kinds of data that we have access to, and thus shape analyses. In the context of novel interfaces where different modes, available through the environment and context, mediate the interaction, understanding methodological approaches is critical. This paper examines alternative methods of data collection for exploring student's embodied interaction with novel technology in a learning context. Specifically it analyses non-facilitated interaction in a tangible learning environment, in conjunction with three different post activity interview approaches: semi-structured interviews; semi-structured interview with video prompted recall; and interviews using the technology itself. Findings suggest that the different interview approaches change the nature of information elicited, and that non-facilitated interaction offers clearer insight into interpretation, both in terms of the meaning that emerges through, and is, therefore, embodied in the interaction, and in terms of representation, directly informing design.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1145/2470654.2481402
CHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
data collection,novel technology,different post activity interview,tangible learning environment,semi-structured interview,non-facilitated interaction,alternative method,novel interface,different mode,different interview approach,research methods
Data collection,Multimodality,Computer science,Embodied cognition,Human–computer interaction,Learning environment,Recall
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.37
5
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sara Price1443.33
Carey Jewitt2446.44