Clare Sanders

Clare Sanders, Lisa Tran, Michael Escobar, Marquise Williams, and Alexis Cruez

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 In the end, we found that more upperclassmen attend sporting events than lower classmen. However, given our miniscule data, we can’t make a fair generalization regarding the attendance levels of different classes. #COMference297 (13/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 Our group researched if more upperclassmen or lower class men attended more sporting events at ISU. #COMference297 (1/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 We took appropriate ethical considerations and kept confidentiality. We used public pictures in archives, asked for consent to record in interviews, and did not force or offer rewards for completion of surveys. All info was gathered in an ethical manner. #COMference297 (12/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 Limitations we had in our experiment were limited survey responses by underclassmen. The limited survey responses made data and conclusions skewed. #COMference297 (11/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 We chose our research topic because we wanted to find more about social life and school pride across varying grade levels at Illinois State University. Within our group, we had all gone to at least one Illinois State sporting event. #COMference297 (10/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 In our thematic analysis we found 5 themes that were prevalent in our archival data. These themes included people celebrating, pictures of/with Reggie, group photos, tailgating, player photos, and an “other” category just in case. #COMference297 (9/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 Based on our archival data, we found seven categories for our codebook. Those codes were school spirit, socialization, specific player, entertainment, faculty oriented, family oriented, and team oriented. School spirit was the most commonly seen (n=46, 46%). #COMference297 (8/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 We coded each social media post based on themes we noticed that related to our research question. We placed them under a category we determined that best represented the post. As a group, we did 100 posts. #COMference297 (7/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 For our archival research, we used Instagram and used hashtags like hancock stadium, isu athletics, isu football, etc. to find our data. #COMference297 (6/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 For our interviews we each interviewed two people. They were all face to face interviews. We asked questions related to sporting events at isu like “what sporting events have you attended? Who do you attend games with?” #COMference297 (5/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 We asked participants about their attendance at ISU sporting events. Based on our raw data, 83.7% of participants have been to an ISU sporting event. 66.6% of underclassmen have attended a sporting event, and 85.7% of upperclassmen have attended a game. #COMference297 (4/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 Our group performed a survey through releasing a GoogleForm. In our survey, we collected data regarding the grade level of our participants to determine if they are upper or lower classmen. We found that 79.6% of our 49 participants were seniors. #COMference297 (3/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@COMMethods297 To collect our data, we used surveys and interviews. Our questions helped us better understand the dynamic of the sporting events at ISU. #COMference297 (2/13)

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@297Kjm what did you expect to see as your strongest codes vs. what was real?

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@fivescom297 @COMMethods297 What kind of events did they post?

[Clare Sanders @CLAMMChopp]

@fab5research true, probably because of shared interests and forced "together time"