Case Study Basics
A case study focuses on this many cases?
One (or a small number)
Name one advantage of conducting a case study?
Rich detail / real-life understanding / flexible
Name one way researchers collect data in a case study?
Interviews / observations / documents / surveys
This type of case study focuses on something unique?
Intrinsic
Instead of testing scores, case studies ask about this?
How students learn / experiences
Case studies are used to understand things in this type of setting?
Real-life / natural setting
Case studies can sometimes collect too much this.
Data
Using multiple sources of data is called this?
Triangulation
This type of case study is used to understand a bigger issue through one case?
Instrumental
Give one example of what a researcher might study in a school case study?
A case study tries to understand this question: “What is happening here and ___?”
Why
One challenge of case studies is that they take a lot of this.
Time
Case studies often use this type of data (qualitative or quantitative)?
Both / mixed
This type of case study looks at multiple cases?
Collective
Case studies are especially useful in this type of subject?
Education / complex real-life situations
Case studies focus more on depth or breadth?
Depth
Case studies are difficult to do this with other studies.
Replicate
Case studies help answer “how” and this type of question.
Why
Studying several classrooms at once would be this type of case study?
Collective
In a case study, the researcher is like a detective and this....?
Researcher / observer
Name one field where case studies are commonly used?
education / social sciences / health
Why can case studies be challenging to manage?
They produce large amounts of detailed data
Why do researchers use multiple data sources in case studies?
To get a fuller and more accurate understanding
What type of case study would you use if you wanted to learn about a rare or special situation?
Intrinsic
Why is a case study useful for teachers in real classrooms?
Because classrooms are complex and need deep understanding of real situations