Paola is interested in what young children pay attention to when they play online games. She uses an eyegaze measure that gives her the location and duration of what the children look at while playing, over time. She conducts interviews with children that seem to display specific patterns of behavior based upon the eyegaze data. Paola's strategy can best be described as an) ______________ approach to mixed methods design.
A) interpretation
B) exploratory
C) explanatory
D) triangulation

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Paola is using the eyegaze measure as a quantitative tool to collect data on what young children are paying attention to during online games, which is an explanatory approach. She is then conducting interviews to gain a deeper understanding and interpretation of the patterns of behavior displayed by the children, which is a qualitative approach. The combined use of both approaches is what makes this a mixed methods design.

Paola Is Interested in What Young Children Pay Attention to When