Conducting Video Research in the Learning Sciences: Guidance on Selection, Analysis, Technology, and Ethics

• Published in: The Journal of the learning sciences Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 3 - 53
• Main Authors: Derry, Sharon J., Pea, Roy D., Barron, Brigid, Engle, Randi A., Erickson, Frederick, Goldman, Ricki, Hall, Rogers, Koschmann, Timothy, Lemke, Jay L., Sherin, Miriam Gamoran, Sherin, Bruce L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis Group 01-01-2010; Routledge; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Cognitive Structures; Data Collection; Educational Environment; Educational Research; Ethics; Guidelines; Institutional review boards; Learning; Metadata; Narratives; Observational research; Peas; Research ethics; Research methodology; Research Problems; Research tools; Science; Selection; Technology Uses in Education; Video data; Video Technology
• ISSN: 1050-8406; 1532-7809
• DOI: 10.1080/10508400903452884

Focusing on expanding technical capabilities and new collaborative possibilities, we address 4 challenges for scientists who collect and use video records to conduct research in and on complex learning environments: (a) Selection: How can researchers be systematic in deciding which elements of a complex environment or extensive video corpus to select for study? (b) Analysis: What analytical frameworks and practices are appropriate for given research problems? (c) Technology: What technologies are available and what new tools must be developed to support collecting, archiving, analyzing, reporting, and collaboratively sharing video? and (d) Ethics: How can research protocols encourage broad video sharing and reuse while adequately protecting the rights of research participants who are recorded?