Photo-elicitation & photovoiceThis works particularly well at helping children to take control and direct the focus of attention. Their photos generate real insight into the things that matter. Boys and girls seem to enjoy using cameras, taking the photos and talking about why they have taken them.
A poster about photo elicitation can be found here. |
Drawing, collage & art workDrawing and art work often appeals to younger children and can be used to trigger conversations as well as the images being data in their own right. Pens, pencils, felt tip pens and paper are relatively cheap to use and familiar to most children. Painting can get messy but it's fun. Collage is brilliant particularly in group work where the children build a more 3 dimensional, textual image.
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Diaries, stories & scrapbooksDiaries, stories and scrapbooks can be linked together or used as individual approaches to data collection. Story-based research gives children the opportunity to frame their experiences and ideas in a way that is familiar to them. Diaries and scrapbooks, especially those that give children the opportunity to use stickers, include drawings and write about their feelings are great. E-diaries are also a good.
A poster about stories can be found here. |