Grounded
Coding
Affinity Diagram
Paper Setup
100

True or False? Grounded theory is an inductive research method.

True

100

True or False? Coding is only related to paraphrasing the Original / Initial Content.

False

100

True or False? An Affinity Diagram is a tool that gathers large amounts of language data and organizes it into groups based on themes.

True

100

Who was the paper studying?

International Students

200

What are the advantages and limitations of grounded theory

Advantages:
Systematic, evidence‑backed, encourages early analysis and iterations

Disadvantages:
Time‑consuming, Complex, and Hard for novices

200

What is Emergent Coding?

The Qualitative analysis conducted without any theory or model

200

What does PARS stand for?

Personal, Accessible, Responsive, St rategic

200

How many initial research questions were they focusing on

2

300

What is the main difference between experimental research and grounded research?

Proving theory vs establishing new theory

300

What type of coding is guided?

Priori Coding

300

Name any modern-day tool that you can use to make an affinity diagram?

Miro, Figma, lucidChart etc.

300

What was the phase called where they used Affinity Diagrams?

Collaborate Member Checking and Grouping Ideas

400

What are the stages of grounded theory? (Name 2)

Open coding, Development of concepts, grouping concepts into categories, formation of a theory

400

What are the key items/statements to look for while coding (Name 2)

Objectives, Actions, Outcomes, Consequences, Causes, Context, Strategies.

400

What are the limitations of the Affinity diagram

Desirability bias and Groupthink

400

/  What were the 3 priorities found in this study

Zoom Recommendations, Instructor Qualities, and Pedagogical Strategies.

500

Who proposed the Grounded Theory? 

Glaser and Strauss

500

Name any of the commonly used text analysis software. 


SAS, GATE, Carrot2

500

What are the steps of creating an Affinity Diagram

1. Generate Ideas

2. Display ideas

3. Sort ideas into groups

4. Create header cards (themes)

5. draw finished diagram

500

What does CIOLE stand for

Culturally Inclusive Online Learner Experience