My Data
My Data
McKay, T. H., George, M., Harms, E., & Leoni, C. (Under review). Developing a local medical academic word list (and was it worth it?). TESOL Quarterly.
Almost all data for this study can be found at the following Mendeley Data page: McKay, T., George, M., Harms, E., & Leoni, C. (2022). Local (Medical) Academic Word List, Mendeley Data, V21, https://doi.org/jjt6
Note: The only data we can't make available are our subcorpora. However, please reach out if you want to replicate this work, and maybe we can share our subcorpora if you agree to sign an NDA or no-share agreement of some kind (not sure what that would look like but open to chatting). The subcorpora contain identifying information and a bunch of copyrighted files (e.g., faculties' copyrighted lecture slides).
OVERVIEW
I am very pleased to welcome you to my data page! Here you will find links to all the forms, instruments, and data sets I use and create during the course of my research. If you use any of the forms or data in your own endeavors, please cite the relevant study. Also, I am well versed in oversights and missteps; if you notice anything particularly glaring in any of what follows, I would greatly appreciate an email letting me know!
STUDIES
McKay, T. H., Teimouri, Y., Sağdıç, A., Reagan, D., & Salen, B. (In progress). Even more on the validity and reliability of C-test scores: A comprehensive meta-analysis of C-test studies.
Short screen-capture video that provides and overview of the study, using a snazzy graphic
>> Eligibility Screening Stage <<
"Retrieval Tracking" spreadsheet
Study retrieval tracking spreadsheet (originally exported from FileMaker, but my FileMaker Pro trial expired)
Short screen-capture video (.flv format or .mp4 format) explaining the "Retrieval Tracking" spreadsheet above
"Studies Retrieved" spreadsheet
Spreadsheet that documents studies retrieved from each of the major search channels
Short screen-capture video (.flv format or .mp4 format) explaining the "Studies Retrieved" spreadsheet above
Other
List of academic journals searched
Additional info about search channels
>> Preliminary Screening Stage <<
Screenshot of FileMaker Pro app used by coders to screen initial pool of studies from "Eligibility Screening Stage"
Round 1 _ Before discussing disagreements
Round 2 _ After discussing disagreements
Other
Study inclusion/exclusion breakdown by coder(s) and screening criteria
>> Main Study Coding <<
Main Coding _ Dissertation inter-coder reliability
Main Coding _ Dissertation descriptives
>> Meta-analysis <<
Meta-analysis _ Full correction
Meta-analysis _ C-test correction
R Markdown _ Analysis (.pdf)
Raw data _ Analysis _ De-identified raw with test-total var (.xlsx and .csv)
Analysis _ CMA file for analysis
Set of screenshots for each tab of FileMaker app used for main study coding (creates a hierarchical spreadsheet)
Notes from coder meeting on 10/30/2018
Raw, uncleaned data from all coders
Cleaned data from just TM (me)
List of studies included after main-study coding, coded by just first coder (me)
Bryfonski, L., & McKay, T. H. (2018). TBLT implementation and evaluation: A meta-analysis. Language Teaching Research.
Complete coding scheme and raw data for meta-analysis (flaws and all)
>> Notes <<
The spreadsheet (above) of raw data contains all our work from the start of this project until its finish. There are draft sheets and more finalized sheets. We haven't touched this spreadsheet since we completed a draft of our manuscript. Data from several sheets were copy-pasted into Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software for further analysis. Do email us if you have questions!
McKay, T. H. (In submission). Tasks for the transition: A (transparent) needs analysis to determine Bangladeshi high school students' English needs at university. Crossings.
>> Phase 1 <<
Teacher interview guide
Student questionnaire
Teacher interview protocol
R syntax for graphics/plots
Excel spreadsheet of raw student questionnaire data (use with R syntax)
>> Phase 2 <<
Teacher interview guide
Student focus-group guide
Full list of situations and tasks
NVivo node summary report
NVivo source summary report
>> Phase 3 <<
Survey questionnaire
R syntax for graphics/plots
Excel spreadsheet of raw student questionnaire data (use with R syntax)
>> Extras! <<
Rasch-Andrich RSM control file for media items
Grouped RSM control file for situation + tasks
>> Notes <<
I wish I had a bit more time to pilot the survey questionnaire in Phase 3. I was in Bangladesh for two months during summer 2016. Two things called for quick piloting of the questionnaire. First, the Ramadan holiday fell right in the middle of my two-month research period, making it difficult to schedule and carry out interviews and focus groups with students and teachers at the various public and private universities. Second, phase one took much longer than expected. University bureaucracy at times meant weeks between scheduling a meeting with a department chair to request permission to carry out research and actually conducting the research!
McKay, T. H., & Abedin, N. (2018). Developing a C-test for Bangla. In J. M. Norris (Ed.), Developing C-tests for estimating proficiency in foreign language research. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Peter Lang.
Cleaned Excel spreadsheet of C-test scores
Control file for 10-text PCM (removed texts, persons, and responses indicated in file)
ICCs for final 5 texts
Control file for self-assessment (SA) ratings, excluding 'overall' ratings
Video showing how to replicate scatterplot
McKay, T. H., & Son, Y. A. (2017). Analyzing C-test data in Winsteps: A practical how-to guide.
Excel spreadsheet example with C-test scores