Abstract—There are reticences to use methods of qualitative
research in the Information and Communications Technologies
(ICT) field, because the major part of results are evaluated and
validated by methods of quantitative research (i.e., variables and
numerical data). However, in some areas of ICT is necessary to
use some methods of qualitative research. One of these areas are
the Learning Sciences, specifically in the educational technology
area. To this area, one of the most important qualitative method
is the “design-based research”.