Barnstars - coding schema
| Author | David W. McDonald |
|---|---|
| Research questions | |
| Method | Qualitative codin |
| Theoretical background | The codebook contains three groups of codes: (1) the scope
of the barnstar, such as whether it points to a specific edit or comments on general contributions to Wikipedia, (2) the genre of the barnstar, such as whether it is antagonistic, and (3) the work that the barnstar acknowledges. |
| Process of creation | codebook by open coding a random sample of 200 barnstars.
We then applied the codebook to a second random sample of 200 barnstars. Through our attempt to systematically code the second barnstar sample, we iteratively refined our codes and agreed upon their application to the barnstars. |
| Dimensionalization and coding cycles | We used this codebook to iteratively code a random sample of 2400 barnstars. The barnstars were divided randomly into six bins. Two of the authors independently coded each bin. One coder reviewed the codes and noted discrepencies. Discrepencies were iterated upon until there was consensus. After coding was completed, we performed extensive consistency checking of commonly correlated codes.
A barnstar often suggests multiple legitimate codings, either because a particular phrasing calls out multiple dimensions or because the barnstar contains multiple independent statements. We therefore chose to apply multiple codes for every code group instead of force-fitting a dominant code. For example, the following barnstar provides evidence of a prior encounter and serves as a peace offering (genre), while acknowledging general administratative actions, committment to the project, and conflict mediation (work) |
| Date | 2008 |
| Research area | Information Science |
| Inter-coder-reliability | 85% |
| Keywords | Wikipedia, CSCW |
| Visualizations | |
| Software | NVivo |
| Coding schema | Datei:Codes.xml |
| Project data | Datei:Codes.xml |
| Research data | Barnstars - research data |
| Publication | Articulations of WikiWork, Finding Patterns in Behavioral Observations by Automatically Labeling Forms of Wikiwork in Barnstars |
| Study | Barnstar Study |
