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.
Ghayna-
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one who felt that this was going to be challenging and overwhelming! I was very nervous about this course and like you, feel a little more comfortable in the process after completing the simulation. I also loved reading your discussion board posts and hope to see you in the next course :)
Hi Ghayna,
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see that you felt this course was rewarding. When I first started this course, I thought I knew a lot about research. Now, I realized what I know can be put in a thimble. I was so happy to learn all of the things you mentioned and more. I can now feel comfortable about choosing topics, finding the proper way to answer the questions and how to interview children and adults without showing any bias in the report.
Joyce Galloway
Hi Ghayna,
ReplyDeleteI do had trouble narrowing down a topic. Really how to phrase my research question. I am thankful for this course and the confidence it has given me in regards to conducting research. However I do feel that I still have a long ways to go.
Thanks Ghayna for your input through out the weeks. It's been a pleasure to have you as a classmate/colleague. I do wish you the very best:)
Sherry