2.4.1 Description of the Quantitative Method
The collected data in our study are used in order to generate
numerical data. The teachers' and learners' answers are transformed into
percentages through using the rule of three which is applied as follows:
?? = Zx100
y
The symbol X is the calculated percentage, Z is the total
number of the sample under investigation , and Y is the value of the category
of similar answers.
2.4.2 The Qualitative content analysis
In order to analyze the open-ended questions of the
questionnaires and the interview, Qualitative Content Analysis has been used as
a method of interpretation and description of the qualitative data. This method
has been defined by Heish and Shannon (2005) as «a research method for
subjective interpretation of the content of the text data through systematic
classification process of coding and identifying themes or
patterns»(P.2)
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