Chapter 1. Participant profiling
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Bogusława Whyatt
Abstract
This chapter presents and explains core aspects related to participant selection and description in translation and interpreting research. It illustrates the importance of relevant and detailed participant profiling for research validity, transparency and replication purposes, and suggests best practices for doing so. It also considers various methods and tools of CTIS and neighboring disciplines for information collection of participant cognitive abilities, linguistic and metalinguistic knowledge. Examples are provided of how participant characteristics can also be used as research variables in exploratory or experimental studies. Ethical issues underlying participant recruitment, data collection and testing procedures are also discussed, and solutions compliant with ethical research standards are proposed. Limitations of the development and implementation of participant profile tools are addressed, as well as ways to overcome them.
Abstract
This chapter presents and explains core aspects related to participant selection and description in translation and interpreting research. It illustrates the importance of relevant and detailed participant profiling for research validity, transparency and replication purposes, and suggests best practices for doing so. It also considers various methods and tools of CTIS and neighboring disciplines for information collection of participant cognitive abilities, linguistic and metalinguistic knowledge. Examples are provided of how participant characteristics can also be used as research variables in exploratory or experimental studies. Ethical issues underlying participant recruitment, data collection and testing procedures are also discussed, and solutions compliant with ethical research standards are proposed. Limitations of the development and implementation of participant profile tools are addressed, as well as ways to overcome them.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acronyms vii
- List of contributors xiii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Participant profiling 21
- Chapter 2. Designing studies with naturalistic tasks 49
- Chapter 3. Surveys and interviews 69
- Chapter 4. Cued retrospection 92
- Chapter 5. Observations and diaries 108
- Chapter 6. Screen recording 133
- Chapter 7. Keylogging 157
- Chapter 8. Speech recording 183
- Chapter 9. Screen eyetracking 213
- Chapter 10. Dynamic eyetracking 235
- Chapter 11. Psychophysiological methods 256
- Chapter 12. Electroencephalography 279
- Chapter 13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 304
- Chapter 14. Reaction time 324
- Index 347
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acronyms vii
- List of contributors xiii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Participant profiling 21
- Chapter 2. Designing studies with naturalistic tasks 49
- Chapter 3. Surveys and interviews 69
- Chapter 4. Cued retrospection 92
- Chapter 5. Observations and diaries 108
- Chapter 6. Screen recording 133
- Chapter 7. Keylogging 157
- Chapter 8. Speech recording 183
- Chapter 9. Screen eyetracking 213
- Chapter 10. Dynamic eyetracking 235
- Chapter 11. Psychophysiological methods 256
- Chapter 12. Electroencephalography 279
- Chapter 13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 304
- Chapter 14. Reaction time 324
- Index 347
