Oh boy! Research Competency? How will I ever pass this class? I am terrible at understanding research and writing research papers! These were just a few of the frightening thoughts that passed through my mind as I started this class. For some reason, the word research brings up only negative and scary thoughts and immediately puts me in the mode of fear of failure.
With said fears being faced, I am trying to be more positive and open-minded and embrace this class. The first assignments, while not painless, have been less painful than I expected. I understand that in order to become a more reliable early childhood professional, I must learn to understand and appreciate research that is relevant to our field.
The most exciting thing that I have learned so far is that I don't HAVE to understand everything that is written in a research article!!! I wish someone had told me this years ago. Learning what things are important to understand in research has made me less apprehensive about reading articles. I have also learned what some of the terms used for research mean and this is helping me to feel a little more knowledgeable and we all know that knowledge is power!
I am looking forward to working with all of my colleagues and I can't wait to learn from your experiences and share my experiences as well. Good luck to you all!
Monette
Hi Monette,
ReplyDeleteThe feeling is mutual. I too thought this would be a difficult course, especially a word like 'research' can make the course seem like an uphill task. After reading and understanding the course resources, it doesn't seem that daunting.
I wish you all the success in this course.
Cheers!
Sonali
Hello Monette,
ReplyDeleteGlad we are in the same group again! I have many of the same fears. As a matter of fact, at first I thought this was a statistics class! I appreciate how you are trying to think positive about research because I believe that makes a huge difference. I remember my biology teacher, Dr. Hanoseck, saying "fear and growth can't flourish in the same petri dish". I agree with you that realizing we don't have to understand every word and statistic of articles was a relief. I look forward to learning more with my fellow students during the rest of the class. Thanks again for a great read, Tammy
Hey Monette,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100% on your fears about conducting research. I also had a sense of panic. But I am going to put my best foot forward and learn all that I can. I hope that I may be of some help to you as well. I enjoyed reading your post. :)
Tabitha
Hi Monette,
ReplyDeleteI too was very relieved by not having to understand everything that we read in those journals and other documents pertaining to research. I think just learning that was worth my weight in gold!! I'm really excited about taking research to another level.
Thanks!
Berdetta