Frequencies of codes and sub-codes* among students' responses (N = 33) to “How did you interact with your undergraduate mentor during the STEM challenge?”
| Main codes | Definitions of emergent sub-codes | Codes and sub-coded utterances (N = 47) |
|---|---|---|
| Encouragement | 1 (2%) | |
| Affective relationship | 10 (21%) | |
| Cool | 3 (30%) | |
| Funny | 3 (30%) | |
| Friendly or kind | 3 (30%) | |
| Played games, told jokes | 1 (10%) | |
| Generally helpful/supportive | 13 (28%) | |
| Answering questions | 2 (15%) | |
| Helping with basic work related to the build | 4 (31%) | |
| Procuring supplies | 0 (0%) | |
| Non-specific in type of help or support | 7 (54%) | |
| 17 (36%) | ||
| Passive collaboration with mentor | Giving out ideas, hints, advice, suggestions, or telling students how to conduct the EDP | 15 (88%) |
| Providing help on demand (e.g. making measurements) | 0 (0%) | |
| Rendering assistance when requested (with supplies) | 0 (0%) | |
| Asking questions guiding the process (no direct involvement) | 2 (12%) | |
| Active collaboration with mentor | 6 (13%) | |
| Teaching (not telling) how to engage in the EDP | 0 (0%) | |
| Generating ideas and co-creation of understanding | 2 (33%) | |
| Working with supplies to build, prototype, or troubleshoot EDP | 2 (33%) | |
| Leveraging content specific questions to guide the process | 1 (17%) |
| Main codes | Definitions of emergent sub-codes | Codes and sub-coded utterances ( |
|---|---|---|
| Encouragement | ||
| Affective relationship | ||
| Cool | 3 (30%) | |
| Funny | 3 (30%) | |
| Friendly or kind | 3 (30%) | |
| Played games, told jokes | 1 (10%) | |
| Generally helpful/supportive | ||
| Answering questions | 2 (15%) | |
| Helping with basic work related to the build | 4 (31%) | |
| Procuring supplies | 0 (0%) | |
| Non-specific in type of help or support | 7 (54%) | |
| Passive collaboration with mentor | Giving out ideas, hints, advice, suggestions, or telling students how to conduct the EDP | 15 (88%) |
| Providing help on demand (e.g. making measurements) | 0 (0%) | |
| Rendering assistance when requested (with supplies) | 0 (0%) | |
| Asking questions guiding the process (no direct involvement) | 2 (12%) | |
| Active collaboration with mentor | ||
| Teaching (not telling) how to engage in the EDP | 0 (0%) | |
| Generating ideas and co-creation of understanding | 2 (33%) | |
| Working with supplies to build, prototype, or troubleshoot EDP | 2 (33%) | |
| Leveraging content specific questions to guide the process | 1 (17%) |
Note(s): At least 1 sub-code qualified a main code, there were no more than two sub-codes per main code.
*Sub-code percentages reflect the percent total of the code, not all main codes