PULSE: A Framework for Protocol Based Utility to Log Student Engagement

Abstract

Educational researchers use observations to collect information about classroom activities as they occur. Currently the most prevalent methods of logging classroom observations are pen-and-paper or video recording. The former is inefficient, especially in large classes while the latter requires expensive infrastructure. In this paper we propose the design framework for the development of a software application for protocol-based multi-observer data logging and analysis called PULSE. Following design-based research we developed the four aspects of this framework. They were iteratively improved over the research cycles based on the feedback of the previous cycles. In this work-in progress paper, we present an ongoing design prototype of the application.