February 17, 2010
This research project has involved the use of different data collection instruments such as an initial and a final survey, some researcher's logs, a recorded interview and some written products done by students that are called artifacts.
The initial survey
This instrument was applied to know students' motivation towards the English learning and their relationship with some instructional technology.It enabled me to have a general characterization of the participants.
See http://www.encuestafacil.com/RespWeb/Qn.aspx?EID=662546
The final survey
This instrument provided specific data about the particular process of the deaf participants and the effect of using some EFL Internet resources on the design and development of an English course for them. It was also applied to know the students' opinion about the blended methodology used during the course.
See http://www.encuestafacil.com/RespWeb/Qn.aspx?EID=662553
Sagor ( 2000 p.104) considers surveys popular instruments because they are efficient and versatile, useful for gathering data about different fields.
The researcher's logs.
These short paragraphs including my personal perspective of the learning process of my deaf students, they were useful to get some insights about the classroom interaction and the students' reactions during the face-to-face sessions.
The artifacts
The simple sentences or short paragraphs written by students during the process were useful to determine to what extent the deaf students writting skills have changed after the pedagogical intervention.
The video-recorded Interview
While doing the interview's transcript, I noticed the advantage of getting visual and verbal responses by means of a video-recorded interview. I could identify some aspects relevant for participants, their perceptions and their believes about the English course.
Reference
Sagor, R. ( 2000 p. 104) How to conduct Collaborative Action Research. Alexandria. VA, U.S.
