METHODOLOGY

Data Collection and Analysis Name Institution Course and Code Professor Date Data Collection and Analysis Data Collection Akecia Owens-Cunningham studied the perceptions of mathematics teachers in middle school pertaining to using differentiated instructional (DI) strategies in classrooms, the problems encountered, and how professional development (PD) sessions can be improved using DI (Owens-Cunningham, 2021). The researcher used a basic qualitative research method and collected data from the participants using face-to-face interviews via Zoom. She conducted eight semi-structured interviews comprising open-ended and guided questions (Merriam & Tisdell, 2016). The most significant thing that enabled Owens-Cunningham to gather relevant data is using semi-structured interviews, which is a method that enables the researcher to ask probing questions so that the individual can explore the existing problem. Each interview took around 45 to 60 minutes. Additionally, using an online video conferencing tool was vital in data collection s...