Research Methods Reflective Report: Skills, Challenges & Growth

This report provides a reflective analysis of the author's experience undertaking a research project, focusing on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Utilizing Gibbs' reflective model, the report details the stages of the research process, from initial confusion and time management challenges to eventual confidence and skill development. The author reflects on their feelings, evaluates both positive and negative aspects of the experience, and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses. Key takeaways include improved reading, writing, research, and presentation skills, alongside the identification of areas for further development, such as communication and problem-solving abilities. The report concludes that research is a valuable process for data gathering and effective findings, highlighting the importance of learning various research strategies and models to improve creative and problem-solving skills. The author plans to engage in debates, presentations, and further research to enhance their communication, thinking, and decision-making skills. Desklib provides similar assignments and study tools.

Research methods
reflective report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
TASK...............................................................................................................................................3
Reflective model.....................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES:...............................................................................................................................7
Books and Journals.................................................................................................................7
Online.....................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The report aims to analyse the key work skills while conducting a research project. Research
refers to collect the information and new knowledge in order to prepare methodologies and
enhance own understanding (Eatough and Smith, 2021). Research involves synthesizing and
analysing the information already presented at many sources and use it in creative ways.
Reflective report is the one which helps in analysing personal strength, weakness, knowledge
and capabilities during conducting research. This report is going to use the Gibbs reflective
model to provide overall description about the feeling, thoughts and ideas while preparing a
research project.
MAIN BODY
TASK
Reflective model
This model is the most known and popular for giving reflection on own practice. It was first
developed by 1988 and gain much importance in the field of academic and professional
development. It will help in analysing what has happened and how it has gone. There are mainly
6 stages which are described below:
Description: This stages revels all the consequences and events occurred during own
experience. It provides outlines of all the stages and elements of the experiences to analyse the
whole situation in a proper manner. While working on the research project, I have first analyse
about the concept of research I was assigned with a task of completing a project on the impact of
Covid-19 pandemic. There is requirement of creating reach aims and objectives which create a
whole topic about the concept. I was in need to analyse about how to conduct research properly
to collect the relevant information and present it in my own words. Therefore, I first go through
with my notes and lectures to create aims and objective by working on both of its scope. At this
stage, I came to know about the whole research chapters which are important to produce the
project effectively (Reeves, 2020). I did not understand about the different tools and techniques
for achieving my research objectives and there was only limited time to meet with the deadlines
of the project. I have given much time to learn the research methods, techniques and approaches
to further carry out for my work. I was in quite busy situation to manage my daily routine from

attending university classes to manage my workplace. I was not getting enough time to work on
the research project due to which I started worried about it.
Feelings: at this stage, there is evaluation of the feeling came across in the mind while
indulging in an experience. It describes how a person felt and what was its outcome. For that
instance, while doling my research project, I got so much tensed as I was not preparing for it due
to irregularity in my studies and I was not able to manage my routine. This shows that, I was
feeling stressed and left out as I could not get support from my peers as it was an individual
assessment. So, I started giving time for developing my research skills through learning its
models and methods. Once I managed my routine and gave time to the research process, I started
feeling confident that I can do it (Leclerc and Drapeau, 2018). I started gaining interest in the
topic due to which I was interestingly put my efforts in learning good writing and analysing
skills by going through across many internet sources.
Evaluation: This stage showcases the evaluation of overall experiences in both positive and
negative manner. As I started giving time to learn research methods, approaches, concepts and
strategies, it becomes easy for me to go through with my project and fulfil aims and objectives. It
has evaluated that, I get to learn about many skills like reading, writing, analysing and
synthesizing information. Along with this, I fail to respond to effective communication skills. I
become good at writing by presenting my ideas and thoughts but I am not able to speak verbally
during the classroom session and presentations. I have also evaluated that, these skills are vital
for me to achieve my career goals. So, I was keen to gain deep understanding about research,
writing and time management skills.
Analysis: this stage reflects the overall analysis of the experiences which will showcase own
strength and weak areas. By working with the research work, I learned to respond to my thoughts
and creative ideas. I could showcase them in written ways and collect huge data from relevant
sources to make a meaningful conclusion. I think that, I lack in working on the research project
at initial time due to lack of confident and time management skills. Due to which, I was not able
to give time to learn and prepare projects effectively. I have given a lot of efforts to search from
articles, books, journals and literatures to gain information which has helped to write my own
content.
Conclusion: This stage shows that, I have gained much experience in reading, writing,
researching and presentations skills through my project. Through this, I have learned necessary

skills like written communication, time management, data presentation and analysing skills.
Apart from this, I need to learn problem solving skills, technical knowledge and verbal
communication to enhance the effectiveness of my ideas (Greenberger, 2020). By developing
these skills, it will be easy for me to concentrate on further research projects.
Action plan: By analysing and concluding all the experience, I have gone through with so
many practices which revealed that I need to work on my communication and problem solving
skills (Leering 2019). I will take part in debates and presentation to speak confidently and
fluently by continuous practicing. Also, I will engage in more of research work to improve my
thinking and decision making skills.

CONCLUSION
The report has concluded that, research is an important process to gather data, accumulate it
and present effective findings. This shows that, learning various strategies and models of
research is helpful to formulate projects, improve creative and problem solving abilities.

REFERENCES:
Books and Journals
Leering, M.M., 2019. Perils, pitfalls and possibilities: Introducing reflective practice effectively
in legal education. The Law Teacher, 53(4), pp.431-445.
Greenberger, S.W., 2020. Creating a guide for reflective practice: applying Dewey’s reflective
thinking to document faculty scholarly engagement. Reflective Practice, 21(4), pp.458-472.
Leclerc, J. and Drapeau, C.E., 2018. Response-art as reflective inquiry: Fostering awareness of
racism. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 60, pp.9-18.
Reeves, P.J., 2020. Reflective Practice and the Patient Voice. In Medical Imaging and
Radiotherapy Research: Skills and Strategies (pp. 71-80). Springer, Cham.
Eatough, V. and Smith, J.A., 2021. Making Interpretative Sense of Phenomenological Anger: A
Reflective Analysis Account Study of an1. Analysing Qualitative Data in Psychology,
p.380.