Activity 1: The Quiz

Preparatory work (before class)

Ask students to go through Layer 1 of a method-specific digital learning object. 

Set up an online quiz with 6-8 questions using an interactive tool such as Kahoot, Mentimeter, Socrative, etc. 

Student answers will serve as a launching pad for the in-class discussion. 

Quiz contents: 

• Create 2-3 multiple-choice questions on key terms and tools of analysis for the method in question. 

• Create 2 open-ended questions asking students to read a short data snippet (e.g. an advertisement, a news title, a social media post, etc.) and explain which tool of analysis they would use and why. 

• Optional: consider including 2-3 true/ false statements about the basic tools of the method of analysis. 

During class (50 min)

10 min - Introduce the quiz and its purpose.

• Explicitly link to learning objectives 1 and 2 above. 

• Give students time to answer the questions. 

25-30 min - Discussion of student answers. 

• To facilitate knowledge acquisition (learning objective 1), point out misunderstandings and gaps in knowledge in relation to the tools and vocabulary of the method. 

• To enhance justification of method choice (learning objective 2), engage with the student-provided explanations for the choice of method that you find most persuasive and explain what makes them convincing. 

• Optionally: bring with you a few examples of research questions suitable for the method in question, and ask students to further formulate a justification for why the method would work best. 

5 min - Writing flow exercise. 

• To debrief, ask students to write down the main lessons of this class activity for 1-2 minutes. 

• Ask 2-3 students to share.