This course has provided me with
valuable information about conducting research.
I have learned a lot about choosing a topic, stating a research question
and a hypothesis, and choosing between a qualitative and a quantitative research.
I
have always wanted to conduct a research and this course taught me the steps to
take in order to carry it out successfully.
I always thought that doing research would be overwhelming and very
challenging; however, the research simulation showed me that with the right
knowledge and tools I would be able to conduct a successful and informative
research.
This course has also helped me design a
research by selecting methods, participants, data validity, and ethics.
One
of the challenges I encountered was narrowing my research topic. I think that a professional research needs to
have a specific research question. I
tried to choose a specific research topic and question in order to be able to
conduct a detailed study and obtain related data. This would help me provide the best
results.
This
course has helped me realize that an early childhood professional has the
responsibility to conduct research in order to allow the field to keep growing.
Each early childhood professional has
different perceptions of children development; therefore each childhood
professional can contribute to the field in a different way. This will allow professionals to learn from
each other in order to benefit the children; which is the ultimate goal of all
early childhood professionals.
