The students' projects were also evaluated for thoroughness.
Triangulation is the process of comparing the data obtained from two or more contrasting methods.
The student profiles consisted of answers to the guiding questions from the first questionnaire, positive as well as negative attributes concerning attitude from the field notes, a critique of each students' science fair project from the field notes, anecdotes from the interviews and predominating themes from the students' journals. Questionnaires Two questionnaires were given to the students while in class. The first consisted of unstructured questions and was conducted in the publishing phase of the project. Once the students learned the software and were working on their own, the first questionnaire was administered. The data from each questionnaire were compiled and included in the student profiles.