Points of View and Ally for Learning Assessment with Qualitative Data in JSiSE

Abstract

This paper provides readers with some suggestions on how to understand learning assessment using qualitative data, and sides with researchers who use/want to/are wondering whether to use qualitative data. In addition, the paper aims to put modes of learning assessment using qualitative data in JSiSE on the agenda for discussion. As an assertion of the paper, we hold up the research-question-first that designs research from the research-question. Moreover, we try to make a JSiSE hypothesis-deduction model and to summarize several requirements for research and paper in empirical and interpretive researches. In order to resolve conflicts between mode of thought based on each research, we argue about that (i) researchers and readers/reviewers need to be aware of their own paradigms and that (ii) it is necessary that some comments based on logico-scientific mode are translated into one based on narrative mode.