Table 1.
Independent review of free-list responses | Independent identification of categories across similar/synonymous responsesa | Coders collaborate to reach consensus on categories | Calculate saliency scores for each response categoryb |
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280 total free-list responses | 86 total response categories |
aFor responses that needed clarification or context, coders referred to the explanation of ranking step in the focus group transcripts, in which participating teachers explained their ranked responses aloud
bTables 2, 3 and 4 show response categories and respective saliency scores