Paola is interested in what young children pay attention to when they play online games. She uses an eye gaze 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 eye gaze data. Paola's strategy can best be described as a(n) ______________ approach to mixed methods design.
A) experimental design
B) exploratory sequential
C) explanatory sequential
D) convergent parallel

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Paola is using a two-phase design, in which she first collects quantitative data (eye gaze measures) and then qualitative data (interviews) to explain and elaborate upon the initial findings. This is the hallmark of an explanatory sequential approach to mixed methods design.

Paola Is Interested in What Young Children Pay Attention to When