Week 8 BRC - Final week

This class has taught me many things about research.  One of the most important things it has taught me is that I do not need to be intimidated by research.  When you look at research, piece by piece, for what it is, you CAN make sense of it.  The biggest change that has happened for me that I was not expecting was my attitude towards conducting research myself.  At the beginning of this class I really wanted nothing to do with research. I really was not at all looking forward to this class either.  But what I have discovered is that the data that is provided by research is so powerful and valuable and I really may want to be more involved in research in the EC field in the future.  I actually wish I could conduct my research simulation because I really want to know the results.

As I was putting my research simulation together, I realized how much attention to detail is needed in order to carry out a study that is valid for the field of early childhood or for any field.  It is amazing how many variables are present in every study that researchers need to pay attention to.  The biggest challenge for me during this course was having a lot of new terminology that I was not familiar with to learn and use.  The way I dealt with that was, I took the terms one at a time (just like research, piece by piece) and kept investigating each concept until they made sense.  Piece by piece, for what they are.

It is hard to believe it has already been eight weeks!  I hope the people who read this post will have a great week off!  Thank you for your encouraging words and support and good luck in your future classes!