Monday, November 26, 2007

reflection/ random thought

So Leo, I just read one of your posts again where you commented on how we have to be constantly evaluating our research questions and data, and how we must be reformulating more questions and directions for research by fitting in our new material with all the rest with connections. (At least it was something like that.) And I guess I wanted to say that I guess I know what you are talking about now (since my research hasn't been exactly linear, and I am constantly redefining my research and direction), because until recently I thought that was crazy talk. I guess I'm learning something.

even more

I just realized that I haven't formally changed my topic. I've been researching children with hearing disorders and their educational development though I have not officially changed my topic. I started to write a new prospectus with "How do hearing disorders affect a child’s educational development?" as my main question and as my pulling questions "How can children learn the best without hearing?" and "How do children learn how to speak and listen?" which aren't really changed. I don't think we really need to write another prospectus, but I find it helps me focus my research and give me more thought and reflection on the process of data analysis and retrieval that I'm going through.
I'm also completing some more annotated bibliographies in order assist my researching thought process.

Sunday, November 25, 2007

more research

So I am researching even more. I have become quick adept at the whole subject search on the UNC site.
The problem I'm having right now is that some of my information in contradictory. One study states that there are major differences in language acquisition and the others don't claim these differences are significant. I am inclined to believe in the majority of these studies, but I'm not sure how to explain the one.
I would also like to comment once again on how strange I think it is that having a hearing disorder doesn't really horribly affect one's learning ability and educational goals. Human adaptability is amazing.