Task 1: Create my tools. I created a teacher survey and a performance checklist. The survey took about two hours using Google Forms. The checklist was my own creation because I had to set it up a certain way that I could not manage using a table in Word (or Excel). The checklist took about three hours.
Task 2: Fix my intro and needs assessment plan. No more fixes!!! As I've stated in my previous entry, the introduction drives me nuts and I think as I progress through all the steps, I'm going to have to go back and change it again and again and again!
Task 3: Research. I think I spent six hours looking in vain for a previous study like mine. I now believe that it doesn't exist. There are several that were conducted with college students as the sample though. When the researchers are college professors, who else would be their sample? So I don't know what that means for me. How do I approach original research? Guess I'll find out...
Task 4: Article Critique. It took about 3 hours. The reason it took so long is that each time I read it, I got more confused about the intent of the authors. I had to walk away for a couple hours because I seem to think better. I actually recorded some memos when new thoughts occurred to me. I'm still a little confused. I'm worried that I wanted to find something wrong so badly that I was overly-critical. But I really don't think so. I still think I can cite the article though because it had some good points!
Daily Panic: I feel like I'm going to suddenly realize that I forgot to do something. I actually had a dream last night that I went on the portal and was able to access other people's article critiques. I opened Danyl's and she had created hers against a dynamic background. Hers was only one page but each sentence was so profound and succinct that I felt I could never compete with that! I need to build confidence in myself.
Reflections: Stress, uncertainty, satisfaction, my grad-school, stressed-out eye twitch is back.
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