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Chapter 18
Jill Vincent
University of Melbourne, Australia
Kaye Stacey
University of Melbourne, Australia
Using Multimedia Stimulus
Materials in an Electronic
Interview to Gain In-Depth
Responses from Professionals:
A Case Study
ABSTRACT
In this chapter the authors describe a case study of an electronic interview with accompanying multime-
dia stimulus resources that was used to obtain in-depth data from a specifc group of professionals. Set
in the context of mathematics education, the case study sought data related to the interviewees’ beliefs,
professional decision-making, refective observations, and evaluations of quality mathematics teaching.
The experiences in the case study led the researchers to believe that an electronic interview with rich
electronic stimulus material has great potential for other researchers. The quality of responses as af-
fected by potential threats such as the efect of physical separation, time lapse, and response distortion
including from social desirability, and participation in various aspects of the interview process are briefy
reported. The main emphasis, however, is on the construction of the multimedia resources themselves and
how they have contributed to building a shared language with participants to discuss subtle constructs.
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3918-8.ch018