Pilot Testing as a Strategy to Develop Interview and Questionnaire Skills for Scholar Practitioners
This essay presents the reflections of four Education Doctorate (EdD) students on the pilot testing strategies used during an online research methods course. Rigorous questionnaire and interview development skills are challenging to acquire. Pilot testing is an under-researched stage of instrument d...
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| description | This essay presents the reflections of four Education Doctorate (EdD) students on the pilot testing strategies used during an online research methods course. Rigorous questionnaire and interview development skills are challenging to acquire. Pilot testing is an under-researched stage of instrument design, yet it is crucial to ensure validity and reliability, reduce bias, and psychologically prepare researchers for data collection. A structured, multi-step pilot testing process led to the collective development of stronger scholar-practitioner identities, the use of innovative synchronous/asynchronous methods during COVID-19 and increased academic rigor. These reflections demonstrate how several types of pilot testing can support the development of rigorous data collection instruments and prepare post-graduate students for the psychological and technical challenges they may encounter in future research.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d71f3a5eb0e486aaf699443198848462023-09-05T15:30:14ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghImpacting Education2472-58892023-09-018410.5195/ie.2023.333Pilot Testing as a Strategy to Develop Interview and Questionnaire Skills for Scholar PractitionersRuth Tate0Fatima Beauregard1Cristina Peter2Laura Marotta3University of TorontoUniversity of TorontoUniversity of TorontoUniversity of TorontoThis essay presents the reflections of four Education Doctorate (EdD) students on the pilot testing strategies used during an online research methods course. Rigorous questionnaire and interview development skills are challenging to acquire. Pilot testing is an under-researched stage of instrument design, yet it is crucial to ensure validity and reliability, reduce bias, and psychologically prepare researchers for data collection. A structured, multi-step pilot testing process led to the collective development of stronger scholar-practitioner identities, the use of innovative synchronous/asynchronous methods during COVID-19 and increased academic rigor. These reflections demonstrate how several types of pilot testing can support the development of rigorous data collection instruments and prepare post-graduate students for the psychological and technical challenges they may encounter in future research. https://impactinged.pitt.edu/ojs/ImpactingEd/article/view/333research methodspilot testingcritical self-reflectionsEducation Doctoratecourse designlearning during COVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Ruth Tate Fatima Beauregard Cristina Peter Laura Marotta Pilot Testing as a Strategy to Develop Interview and Questionnaire Skills for Scholar Practitioners Impacting Education research methods pilot testing critical self-reflections Education Doctorate course design learning during COVID-19 |
| title | Pilot Testing as a Strategy to Develop Interview and Questionnaire Skills for Scholar Practitioners |
| title_full | Pilot Testing as a Strategy to Develop Interview and Questionnaire Skills for Scholar Practitioners |
| title_fullStr | Pilot Testing as a Strategy to Develop Interview and Questionnaire Skills for Scholar Practitioners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pilot Testing as a Strategy to Develop Interview and Questionnaire Skills for Scholar Practitioners |
| title_short | Pilot Testing as a Strategy to Develop Interview and Questionnaire Skills for Scholar Practitioners |
| title_sort | pilot testing as a strategy to develop interview and questionnaire skills for scholar practitioners |
| topic | research methods pilot testing critical self-reflections Education Doctorate course design learning during COVID-19 |
| url | https://impactinged.pitt.edu/ojs/ImpactingEd/article/view/333 |
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