Overall, this was a very informative and valuable module which will be a solid foundation for our research project in Year 2. Having the proposal submitted is a great relief and the break for the Summer will be a great way of recharging the batteries and perhaps reflecting on what lies ahead. However, sometimes intentions Read More …
The following is a reflection on Week 7 of the Educational Research Design module using Gibbs Reflective Cycle. Description Today was an informative session hearing from past students on their journey through their research in Year 1 and Year 2. Frances Boylan also discussed the different ethical issues that need to be taken into consideration. Here Read More …
The following is a reflection on Week 6 of the Educational Research Design module using Gibbs Reflective Cycle. Description Today’s class focused on qualitative methods where research is about depth rather than breadth. It is associated with text whereas quantitative is more associated with numbers. We discussed the validity, reliability and sampling in qualitative research. Triangulation Read More …
The following is a reflection on Week 5 of the Educational Research Design module using Gibbs Reflective Cycle. Description Today we discussed quantitative methods which focuses on variables that can be measured. It is numerical, countable data which can be nominal (no numerical valuable but countable e.g. gender), ordinal (ranking order not equal/numerical differences e.g. tall, Read More …
The following is a reflection on Week 4 of the Educational Research Design module using Gibbs Reflective Cycle. Today’s class was a good review of theoretical perspectives, looking at what they are and why we use them. We reviewed ontology and epistemology and looked at case study and action research methodologies. Ontology refers to the study Read More …
Week 2 I’ve combined Week 2 and 3 as I was unable to make lectures on Week 2. However, the focus for Week 2 was on the Research Question and library searches. Over the past week I have been reflecting on my choice topic whilst reverting too and fro with my ideas. After class on Read More …
The following is a reflection on Week 1 of the Educational Research Design module using Gibbs Reflective Cycle. Description Today was our first day on Research Educational Methods and even though I was familiar with some of the terminology there were definitely some new elements e.g. Creswell’s Four Worldviews. Furthermore, my brief encounter with research stems Read More …