Most teaching research ends up with a pile of student comments and no clear way through. Code them here — a label, a definition, an example quote — group the codes into themes, and get a codebook plus a methods paragraph ready for the write-up.
1 Familiarise2 Generate codes3 Search for themes4 Review5 Define & name6 Write up
Code
Theme it belongs to
Definition / example quote
Codes are what you see; themes are what they mean. A good theme is a pattern with a point — not just a topic bucket. Aim for codes grounded in real quotes, then ask of each cluster: "what's the story here?" This follows Braun & Clarke's reflexive six phases; the rigour is in the doing, not the tool.
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