English Language A-Level
Independent data collection
What Independent data collection means in English Language A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Independent data collection
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Students gather their own spoken, written or multimodal material as the basis of their study, rather than being given a ready-made data set.
Topics that use Independent data collection
- Language investigation (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Research design and feasibility
- Student-selected analytical approach
- Teacher consultation and supervision
- Mixed text types
- Multimodal data
- Spoken data
- Written data
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