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Task 6A: Planning informal trials.


After reading reader 6 I started to think about different research inquiry tools and figure what will work best for my inquiry and be the most appropriate. I was thinking on the lines of...
  1. Interviews/questionnaires
  2. Observation
  3. Focus Groups
  4. Analising Literature
I plan on using my SIG group as a informal pilot trial for a group interview. I will then collect the data into categories of the pros and cons. I will have the consider ethical considerations with my participants and that they know why and what they taking part in. Also that their personal information will be kept confidential. Another expect I will have to consider is peoples opinions might be swayed more by the more outspoken confident individuals of the group. I will also try and ask neutral questions, to avoid affecting the answers with bias questions.

Another tool I would find interesting to pilot trial is an observation of a class. Although there will be  more ethical considerations to think about here. As I will have to have parent permission by a consent form explaining why I am observing the class and why? and what the data will be used for. It will also be interesting to ask the students a few question about their dance classes and classes at school.

From these trials I hope to find what works best for me, what to avoid and how I will analyse and collect my data together.

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