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Table 1
Demographic Profile for the Research Sample
Gender/Sex:
Female = 9
Male = 3
|
Courses Taught*:
Mathematics = 4
Language Arts = 4
Science = 2
Social Studies = 2
Unknown/Indeterminate = 2
|
Table 2
Score Frequencies by Rater
Score |
Frequency |
|
Rater One |
Rater Two |
0 |
10 |
16 |
1 |
13 |
15 |
2 |
15 |
17 |
3 |
25 |
14 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
Table 3
Percentages of Reflective Results
Rubric
Scores |
Frequency |
Percent of Reflective
Entries (n = 56) |
Percent of Total Entries
(n = 72) |
4 |
10 |
18% |
13.8% |
3 |
14 |
25% |
19.4% |
2 |
17 |
30% |
23.6% |
1 |
15 |
27% |
20.8% |
0 |
16 |
-- |
22.2% |
Note: Scores ranged from a low of 0, representing no reflection, to a high of 4 representing meta-reflection.
Table 4
Raw Scores and Descriptive Statistics by Blogger
Blogger |
Entry |
Score
(x/24) |
Blogger |
Entry |
Score
(x/24) |
Blogger |
Entry |
Score
(x/24) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
5 |
3 |
|
5 |
2 |
|
5 |
1 |
|
6 |
4 |
|
6 |
1 |
|
6 |
3 |
|
Score
Mean
SD
|
12
2
1.265 |
|
Score
Mean
SD |
10
1.66
1.17 |
|
Score
Mean
SD |
11
1.83
1.33 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
4 |
2 |
|
4 |
2 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
5 |
0 |
|
5 |
0 |
|
5 |
0 |
|
6 |
3 |
|
6 |
1 |
|
6 |
3 |
|
Score
Mean
SD
|
12
2
1.265 |
|
Score
Mean
SD |
7
1.16
1.17 |
|
Score
Mean
SD |
12
2
1.9 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
3 |
4 |
|
3 |
4 |
|
4 |
2 |
|
4 |
0 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
5 |
0 |
|
5 |
0 |
|
5 |
2 |
|
6 |
2 |
|
6 |
4 |
|
6 |
1 |
|
Score
Mean
SD
|
9
1.5
0.84 |
|
Score
Mean
SD |
11
1.83
2.04 |
|
Score
Mean
SD |
15
2.5
1.76 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
2 |
|
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
2 |
|
4 |
2 |
|
4 |
0 |
|
5 |
3 |
|
5 |
2 |
|
5 |
0 |
|
6 |
2 |
|
6 |
1 |
|
6 |
0 |
|
Score
Mean
SD
|
16
2.66
0.82 |
|
Score
Mean
SD |
14
2.33
1.033 |
|
Score
Mean
SD |
2
0.33
0.82 |
Group mean = 1.82, SD = 1.35
Note. Some members of the sample taught more than one subject.
