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ASSIGNMENT 2 – PG8024
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TITLE:Establishing an evaluation system of innovative aesthetic education model for the

integration of vocational education and media art education in the information age.”

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PG8024 Advanced Qualitative Research Method

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 Contents

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Interview Questions ........................................................................................................................................................3
Structured Questions ......................................................................................................................................................3
Semi structured .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
If yes. How has it improved ............................................................................................................................................4
Open-ended questions ................................................................................................................................................... 4
Transcript of interview ................................................................................................................................................... 4
1st Interviewee ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
structured ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
2nd Interviewee ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
3rd Interviewee ................................................................................................................................................................6
structured ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Analysis of Data ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Finding, Discussion and Conclusion ............................................................................................................................ 13
Findings .........................................................................................................................................................................13
Discussion ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................................... 14
References .................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Introduction
The central aim of this analysis is to carry out a data collection as well as a data analysis which is
thematic in nature. From the data collected and analyzed, this analysis will present a detailed
report which illustrates the process of conducting the data collection and analysis, the findings
made from the analyzed data by utilizing the collected data. In this respect the data that this
report will collect and the questions that will be utilized to collect the needed data will be
oriented around the research title “Establishing an evaluation system of innovative aesthetic
education model for the integration of vocational education and media art education in the
information age.” This report will present interview questions, transcript of the interviews, the
analysis of data, the findings, discussion as well as conclusions made from the interview.

Interview Questions
Structured Questions
1. Do you find integration of aesthetics into curriculum to be?
Excellent [ ]
Good [ ]
Fair [ ]
Average [ ]
Poor [ ]
2. Most students appreciate the role of aesthetics in their learning programs
Strongly Agree [ ]
Agree [ ]
Partially agree [ ]
Disagree [ ]
Strongly disagree [ ]

Semi structured
3. Do you appreciate the integration of aesthetics in your learning curriculum?
If yes. What is the feeling like?

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 If no. how would you prefer your curriculum be like
4. Do you see aesthetics to be adding any value in your learning?
If yes. What are some of the values does aesthetics have?
If no. how does aesthetics negatively impact your learning?
5. Would you consider the quality of your learning to have improved since the integration of
aesthetics in the curriculum?
If yes. How has it improved
If no. what are some of the shortfalls that aesthetics has had in your learning

Open-ended questions
6. Does integration of arts in the academic curriculum has any impact on students’ ability to
learn and integrate the contents of learning they are being taught?
7. In your opinion what role does aesthetics play in helping students have a better
understanding of the curriculum they are being taught at school?
8. Does integration of aesthetics in curriculum has any contribution to the positive
interaction between the students and their learning environment?
9. Does incorporation of aesthetics in the curriculum work to promote students` ability to
perform in their studies and understanding of their environment?
10. Does integration of aesthetics in the learning process of students have any role in
influencing their approach to learning as well as appreciation of the learning process?

Transcript of interview

1st Interviewee
structured

1. Good
2. Strongly Agree

Semi-structured

3. Yes. The feeling is that of adventure and an opening to greater discoveries in learning
4. Yes. Aesthetics enhances cognitive ability to learn, it also improves the instructiveness in
learning

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 5. Yes. It has improved by capacity to explore new ideas as well as the nature of it being
engaging

Open ended

6. Integration of aesthetics impact student’s ability to learn and integrate the contents of
learning they are being taught by making them have ability to understand, relate as well
as connect the contents they are learning to real life encounters
7. My opinion on the role that aesthetics plays in helping students have a better
understanding of the curriculum they are being taught at school is that, it increases the
capacity of the students to have a better and improved cognitive abilities which enables
them to understand the contents they are being taught.
8. The integration of aesthetics in curriculum definitely has contribution to the positive
interaction between the students and their learning environment. That is because, it
transforms the environment to be conducive for learning hence making the learning
environment encourage discovery and exposure to learning capabilities.
9. The incorporation of aesthetics in the curriculum work to promote students` ability to
perform in their studies and understanding of their environment. That is by giving the
students room to have the right motivation towards learning as well as to increase their
curiosity on seeking knowledge and information.
10. The integration of aesthetics in the learning process of students does have role in
influencing their approach to learning as well as appreciation of the learning process.
That is because, it encourages the students to be cognitively alert and adopt learning
approaches that have gainful outcomes on their learning.

2nd Interviewee
Structured

1. Good
2. Partially agree

Semi-structured

3. No. The feeling does not guarantee adventure and offers less opening to greater
discoveries in learning

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 4. Yes. Aesthetics enhances cognitive ability to learn, it also improves the instructiveness in
learning
5. No. It has not improved by capacity to explore new ideas as well as the nature of it being
less engaging

Open ended

6. Integration of aesthetics does not impact students’ ability to learn and integrate the
contents of learning they are being taught by limiting their ability to understand, relate as
well as connect the contents they are learning to real life encounters
7. My opinion on the role that aesthetics plays in helping students have a better
understanding of the curriculum they are being taught at school is that, it lowers the
capacity of the students to have a better and improved cognitive abilities which disables
them to understand the contents they are being taught.
8. The integration of aesthetics in curriculum definitely has not contribution to the positive
interaction between the students and their learning environment. That is because, it has
not transformed the environment to be conducive for learning hence making the learning
environment discouraging discovery and less exposure to learning capabilities.
9. The incorporation of aesthetics in the curriculum work to inhibit students` ability to
perform in their studies and understanding of their environment. That is by preventing the
students to have room to have the right motivation towards learning as well as to
reducing their curiosity on seeking knowledge and information.
10. The integration of aesthetics in the learning process of students does not have role in
influencing their approach to learning as well as appreciation of the learning process.
That is because, it discourages the students to be cognitively alert and adopt learning
approaches that have gainful outcomes on their learning.

3rd Interviewee
structured

1. Good
2. Strongly Agree

Semi-structured

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 3. Yes. The feeling is that of adventure and an opening to greater discoveries in learning
4. Yes. Aesthetics enhances cognitive ability to learn, it also improves the instructiveness in
learning
5. Yes. It has improved by capacity to explore new ideas as well as the nature of it being
engaging

Open ended

6. Integration of aesthetics impact students’ ability to learn and integrate the contents of
learning they are being taught by making them have ability to understand, relate as well
as connect the contents they are learning to real life encounters
7. My opinion on the role that aesthetics plays in helping students have a better
understanding of the curriculum they are being taught at school is that, it increases the
capacity of the students to have a better and improved cognitive abilities which enables
them to understand the contents they are being taught.
8. The integration of aesthetics in curriculum definitely has contribution to the positive
interaction between the students and their learning environment. That is because, it
transforms the environment to be conducive for learning hence making the learning
environment encourage discovery and exposure to learning capabilities.
9. The incorporation of aesthetics in the curriculum work to promote students` ability to
perform in their studies and understanding of their environment. That is by giving the
students room to have the right motivation towards learning as well as to increase their
curiosity on seeking knowledge and information.
10. The integration of aesthetics in the learning process of students does have role in
influencing their approach to learning as well as appreciation of the learning process.
That is because, it encourages the students to be cognitively alert and adopt learning
approaches that have gainful outcomes on their learning.

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 Analysis of Data
initial codes

Quotation Initial code Conceptual Code Thematic Analysis

 Integration of aesthetics  Learning  Integration  Improvement
impact students’ ability and
to learn and integrate the integrating
contents of learning they the contents
are being taught by of learning
making them have they are
ability to understand, being taught
relate as well as connect
the contents they are
learning to real life  Improving
encounters  Increases the  Improvement
 My opinion on the role capacity of
that aesthetics plays in the students
helping students have a to have a
better understanding of better and
the curriculum they are improved
being taught at school is cognitive
that, it increases the abilities
capacity of the students
to have a better and
improved cognitive
abilities which enables  Transforming
them to understand the  Transforms  Improvement
contents they are being the
taught. environment
 The integration of to be
aesthetics in curriculum conducive

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 definitely has for learning
contribution to the
positive interaction  Motivation
between the students
and their learning  Improvement
environment. That is
because, it transforms  Giving the
the environment to be students
conducive for learning room to
hence making the have the
learning environment right
encourage discovery and motivation
exposure to learning towards
capabilities. learning
 The incorporation of  Improvement
aesthetics in the
curriculum work to  Adoption
promote students` ability
to perform in their  Encourages
studies and the students
understanding of their to be
environment. That is by cognitively
giving the students room alert and
to have the right adopt  Perceptiveness
motivation towards learning  Improvement
learning as well as to approaches
increase their curiosity
on seeking knowledge
and information.
 The integration of  Differences  Interest  Improvement
aesthetics in the learning in

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 process of students does perceptivene
have role in influencing ss between
their approach to the genders
learning as well as  Concept of
appreciation of the individual
learning process. That is interest
because, it encourages would also
the students to be determine
cognitively alert and the aesthetic  Attention  Improvement
adopt learning awareness
approaches that have
gainful outcomes on
their learning.
 Gender have significant  Direct the
impact on the aesthetic learners to
awareness of students have critical
when it is integrated into attention on
their learning the
curriculum. That is aesthetics  Understanding  Improvement
because of differences in and the role
perceptiveness between that they
the genders. However, have in their
the concept of individual learning
interest would also
determine the aesthetic  Improved
awareness that the understandin
individual students have g of that
irrespective of their students
gender. have in their
 The impact interest in learning.
arts have on students` Hence its

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 aesthetic awareness incorporatio
when aesthetics is made n in
part of their learning is curriculum
that it tends to direct the  Learning  Improvement
learners to have critical
attention on the
aesthetics and the role  Enhance
that they have in their students`
learning. cognitive
 My perspective on abilities
research analysis when it is  Learning  Improvement
focused on aesthetics incorporated
and its incorporation in in the
the curriculum and how learning
it impacts students` curriculum
ability to learn, is that
the research helps in  Ensure that
improved understanding there is
of that students have in developed
their learning. Hence its connection
incorporation in between the
curriculum is beneficial learning
to students` learning contents and
process hence improving the
the students’ ability to aesthetics
learn.
 Aesthetics does work to
enhance students`
cognitive abilities when
it is incorporated in the
learning curriculum.

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 The incorporation of
aesthetics in the learning
curriculum changes the
approaches adopted to
teach students in the
learning institutions.
That is because it seeks
to ensure that there is
developed connection
between the learning
contents and the
aesthetics.

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Finding, Discussion and Conclusion
Findings
This analysis established that majority of the respondents finds integration of aesthetics in
curriculum to be good. Majority of the respondents however strongly agree that they appreciate
the relevance of aesthetics in their learning. Majority have also agreed that they have always
supported the integration of aesthetics in their learning. Majority also strongly agree that they
never had any problems with the incorporation of aesthetics in their study curriculum. In the
same way a larger proportion of the students also strongly agree that they always looking
forward to their classes which have incorporated aesthetics in the curriculum. In the same way,
majority of the respondents accept that they appreciate the integration of aesthetics in your
learning curriculum. Reason being that it offers feeling is that of adventure and an opening to
greater discoveries in learning. Majority of those interviewed also accept that they see aesthetics
to be adding any value in your learning. The reason is because aesthetics enhances cognitive
ability to learn, it also improves the instructiveness in learning. On the same note, a huge
proportion of the respondents accept that they would consider the quality of your learning to
have improved since the integration of aesthetics in the curriculum. They would encourage
integration of aesthetics in the curriculum of other course that do not have aesthetics integrated
into them. As well as aesthetics help in your ability to understand the content of the curriculum
you are being taught.

Discussion
In this respect, it is worth noting that the relevance of aesthetics is founded on the importance
that it has on learning (Sweller 2019). That is justified by the fact that aesthetics impact students’
ability to learn and integrate the contents of learning they are being taught by making them have
ability to understand, relate as well as connect the contents they are learning to real life
encounters (Towers & Towers 2018). In the same way it is important in helping students have a
better understanding of the curriculum they are being taught at school is that, it increases the
capacity of the students to have a better and improved cognitive abilities which enables them to
understand the contents they are being taught (Park 2019). Apart from that the integration of
aesthetics in curriculum definitely has contribution to the positive interaction between the
students and their learning environment (Howard & Gutworth 2020). That is because, it

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transforms the environment to be conducive for learning hence making the learning environment
encourage discovery and exposure to learning capabilities (Gupta 2019). It is worth noting that,
incorporation of aesthetics in the curriculum work to promote students` ability to perform in their
studies and understanding of their environment (Gauthier 2019). That is by giving the students
room to have the right motivation towards learning as well as to increase their curiosity on
seeking knowledge and information. Hence integration of aesthetics in the learning process of
students does have role in influencing their approach to learning as well as appreciation of the
learning process (Tarigan, Buwono & Redjeki 2019). That is because, it encourages the students
to be cognitively alert and adopt learning approaches that have gainful outcomes on their
learning

Conclusion
While the perspective on the role that aesthetics play in enhancing student curriculum is diverse
and characterized with supporting and opposing opinions. It is worth appreciating that those who
perceived aesthetics to have immense role in the learning outcomes of students are significantly
many (Gauthier 2020). This is supported by findings made in this analysis after an investigation
into the subject. As a result of this, it has to be appreciated that the importance of aesthetics in
the learning process of students cannot be ignored and its relevance cannot be downplayed (Del
Gobbo 2020).

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