THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ DESIGN TALKS

Abstract

Thematic analysis is a popular six-phased approach to analysing qualitative data; however, very few studies adopting this approach have explicitly demonstrated step-by-step and explained the whole data analysis process so that it could be replicated, especially by first-time researchers. The purpose of this paper is to offer a detailed description of how thematic analysis approach was adopted to analyse pre-service teachers’ design talks while designing their technology-enhanced lessons. At the same time, trustworthiness criteria were interwoven throughout the procedures to maintain the validity of the findings. Also, intercoder reliability checks were conducted twice to guarantee the reliability and objectivity of the findings. The detailed procedures provided in this paper have added to the existing knowledge of qualitative data analysis.