eJournal Entry 11

The Experience

The past 1.5 weeks have been fruitful and I am making a lot of progress with my research. In my last entry, I referenced being done with the draft of my research instruments. While I was confident with my output, I was humbled after submitting it to my external adviser for review (See Attachment 3.3). My research instruments consist of three (3) parts, essentially having two types, a survey and interviews.

My external adviser provided significant comments on how I frame my questions, the organization of my sections, and how my participants might receive my questions. In developing my research, I learned that the process of its development is different yet similar to instructional design. What's common between them is how you need to consider your audience. Ethics is important as well; as the implementor, you need to make sure not to have loaded questions or force participants to answer things they're not comfortable answering.

Research instrument development is one of the tedious parts of research, especially now with the controlled environment I have. In good grace, I have completed all my research instruments (See Attachment E.2).

To improve my research instruments, I have scouted participants for a pilot testing that I will conduct (See Attachment F.1). In total, I found 7 UPOU undergraduate students, coming from BES and BAMS. Surveys aren't quick to answer so in my scouting process, I included an honoraria of PhP50.00 compensation for those who will make time to answer it.

This week, I am to launch my pilot test and continue sourcing for possible participants in my survey and interview (students and BES faculty). I also aim to finalize my research proposal for submission.

Looking Forward

The valuable feedback I received on my research instruments reinforces the importance of expert review in the research process. Moving forward, I plan to apply this lesson by seeking input earlier in future development phases, perhaps creating smaller feedback loops rather than waiting for complete drafts.