University Data Analysis Reflection Report: Experience and Action Plan

This report presents a reflection on a data analysis experience, structured around Gibbs' reflective cycle. The report details the student's experience with data analysis, including both positive aspects and challenges faced, particularly the difficulties encountered when analyzing a large dataset. The student shares their feelings during the process, highlighting a mix of apprehension and caution. An evaluation of the student's skills reveals strengths in statistical and numerical abilities, but also identifies weaknesses in analytical skills. The report further analyzes the entire data analysis process, emphasizing the crucial role of data analysis in research. The conclusion summarizes the learning outcomes, the importance of data analysis and skills requiring improvement. Finally, an action plan is proposed, focusing on attending training sessions and seeking mentorship to enhance analytical skills. The report concludes with a list of references.

REFLECTION

Table of Contents
REFLECTION ON DATA ANALYSIS.........................................................................................3
Experience...................................................................................................................................3
Feeling.........................................................................................................................................3
Evaluation....................................................................................................................................3
Analysis.......................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................4
Action Plan..................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

REFLECTION ON DATA ANALYSIS
Reflection is one of the major aspect that would lead to make an explanation of ideas and
feeling with the help of words. Gibbs reflective cycle is one of the major model that would lead
to make an assistance towards the reflection (Adeani, Febriani and et.al., 2020).
Experience
This step is related with the aspect of sharing an experience (Yaacob and Asraf, 2021).
While making an analysis of the data my experience was good but at the same time I had face
certain difficulties in terms of making an analysis of the high proportion of data. the data analysis
also enables me to understand the importance of it in the research that how it leads to assist the
research in terms of making an achievement of its objective.
Feeling
While performing data analysis my feeling was a mixture of fear and cautiousness that how I
will make an analysis of the data that is available in such high form. At that time, I feel that how
I would make an analysis of such large proportion of data.
Evaluation
This step is related with evaluation of the facts (Tanaka, Okamoto and et.al., 2018). This
process is followed with the aspect of making an evaluation under which I make my self-
evaluation that whether I succeed or not. Here I also make an analysis of my skill that shows that
in which of the skills I’m weak and strong. During this evaluation I understood that have strong
statistical and numeracy skill but at the same time I have certain weakness in analytical skill that
would lead to act as a barrier in my data analysis. Here as per my evaluation I realised that I have
strong communication and presentation skill that would lead to make my expression of the result
and outcome of the data in the presentable and informative manner.
Analysis
Here analysis of the entire process is performed (Cui, Wise and et.al., 2019). This step is
being followed with the aspect of analysis under which I make the analysis of the entire process
that I have used with the data analysis. This step enables me to make an analysis that whether I
have performed well or not. Through this step I had understand that without the aspect of data
analysis the meaning and concept of research will be of no worth.

Conclusion
Data analysis has directly helped me in learning ways in which data analysis within a
research is done. I have also learnt that there are many different kinds of data analysis carried out
within an research and each of them require different skills such as numerical skills, statical
skills etc. These skills can be used in future for conducing data analysis within a research project
as per the need and requirement of the paper. But from this data analysis I have learnt that there
are certain skills that are still required to be improved by me. One of the main skill which is
required to be improved by me is analytical skills.
Action Plan
In order to being improvement within my analytical skills I will focus upon attending
training sessions on data analysis skill development where various activities will be conducted
that will directly help me in bringing improvement within my analytical skills. I will further
focus upon asking for guidance from my mentors so that they can guide me for bringing
improvement within my analytical skills. This way I can further bring improvement within my
data analysis skills and qualities.

REFERENCES
Books and journals
Adeani, I.S., Febriani, R.B. and Syafryadin, S., 2020. USING GIBBS’REFLECTIVE CYCLE IN
MAKING REFLECTIONS OF LITERARY ANALYSIS. Indonesian EFL
Journal.6(2).pp.139-148.
Cui, Y., Wise, A.F. and Allen, K.L., 2019. Developing reflection analytics for health professions
education: A multi-dimensional framework to align critical concepts with data features.
Computers in Human Behavior.100.pp.305-324.
Tanaka, M., Okamoto, R. and Koide, K., 2018. Relationship between Reflective Practice Skills
and Volume of Writing in a Reflective Journal. Health.10(3).pp.283-288.
Yaacob, A. and Asraf, M., 2021. Empowering Learners' Reflective Thinking through
Collaborative Reflective Learning. International Journal of Instruction.14(1).pp.709-
726.
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