Analysis Questions


Questions from MacNaughton & Williams (2008)
  • ·      Whose ideas and actions have we documented?
  • ·      Whose ideas and actions are missing from our documentations?
  • ·      What is similar and what is different in what we learn from different learners?
  • ·      What are the differences in how we each see what is significant?
  • ·      What of significance to me is not captured in what has been documented?
  • ·      What learning seems worth exploring further?
  • ·      What actions do we want to take as a result of this review and reflection? 

Additional Questions
  • ·      In what ways does your portfolio articulate/ show HOW you ARRIVED AT ANSWERS?

  • ·      Describe your group’s decision making process. How did your group collaborate in collecting this particular set of artifacts? Who spoke up, who made suggestions, who listened, who supported suggestions, etc.? How do the artifacts reflect this decision making process?

  • ·      How do the artifacts TELL or SHOW you what the members of groups have learned?
  • ·      What kinds of learning/ thinking are NOT told by your portfolio? What could be included that would allow you to see, more clearly, what learning occurred?
  • ·      What do the artifacts on your portfolio tell you about what the members of your group “KNOW” or DON’T “KNOW” about the various theories presented in class? (Please draw from your reading responses.)
  • ·      What quotes (or paraphrased ideas) can you take from the readings to demonstrate a CORRELATION between the material that you have read and the interpretations that are presented on the portfolio? (Please draw from your reading responses.)
  • ·      What BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCES did you bring to interpreting the content of your portfolio?
  • ·      How does reviewing your work help to SOLIDIFY OR CHANGE your thinking?
  • ·      What would you do differently next time to make this experience more MEANINGFUL to you and to your classmates?
  • ·      What will you do differently to ADDRESS THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES of your documentation? What kinds of things will you include in the future?
  • ·      What did you DISCOVER ABOUT YOUR TEAMMATES because of their contributions? (What are your strengths?)
  • ·      Why did your group decide to use a particular type (or types) of media over others to collect artifacts? Did it work out as you anticipated? Why or why not?


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