Adaptive Research: Transforming In Person Data Collection Into A Virtual Experience

Claire Kubicek Author

03/31/2021 Added

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Walk though of changing an in person research project to virtual data collection during COVID-19

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[00:00:00.330]Hello, my name is Claire Kubicek. I will be going over adaptive research,
[00:00:04.380]transforming in-person data collection into a virtual experience just over a
[00:00:08.850]year ago.
[00:00:09.480]The learning lab for intellectual and developmental disabilities was preparing
[00:00:13.440]to start a research project,
[00:00:15.030]reading and writing profiles of students with intellectual and developmental
[00:00:18.390]disabilities,
[00:00:19.650]with aims to build detailed literacy profiles of strengths and weaknesses in
[00:00:23.700]reading and writing abilities and students with intellectual and developmental
[00:00:26.970]disabilities in document relationships between literacy sub skills and the
[00:00:31.440]moderating impact of cognitive abilities,
[00:00:34.740]intellectual and developmental disabilities can impact an individual's
[00:00:39.180]intellectual functioning,
[00:00:40.350]which is more commonly known as intelligence as well as their adaptive behavior,
[00:00:45.000]which has to do with conceptual social and practical skills.
[00:00:49.020]Intellectual and developmental disorders are typically diagnosed
[00:00:53.760]before the age of 22.
[00:00:56.100]The original plan was to collect the data with our participants in person,
[00:01:00.090]but when the COVID-19 pandemic began, that plan was put on hold.
[00:01:04.110]We then worked to restructure how we could collect our data.
[00:01:08.070]Throughout the past year,
[00:01:09.090]we have found alternative ways to proceed with this study. Moving forward,
[00:01:13.410]the data will be collected virtually through a program called Q global via zoom
[00:01:17.340]video conferencing.
[00:01:19.440]The study will consist of 50 participants within the Nebraska,
[00:01:23.070]Iowa and Kansas school systems who are between the ages of 13 and 21 years old
[00:01:29.400]and have been diagnosed with IDD or having score lower than 75 on the leiter
[00:01:33.810]three.
[00:01:34.860]It just required that participants primarily speak English and communicate
[00:01:38.370]orally.
[00:01:39.900]The participants originally would have completed an array of standardized tasks
[00:01:44.460]involving reading, writing and cognition.
[00:01:47.280]The assessment process would be carried out within the participant schools in a
[00:01:51.420]different quiet setting that they are comfortable in or on the UNL campus.
[00:01:56.070]In total, the assessments would have taken about two hours to complete.
[00:02:00.360]The original assessments were set to include subtests of the Woodcock reading
[00:02:04.500]mastery test,
[00:02:05.820]that Peabody picture vocabulary test the test of written language,
[00:02:11.130]the Wechsler individual achievement test and the leiter international
[00:02:15.960]performance scale.
[00:02:18.270]We then had to revise our methods rather than meeting in person with our
[00:02:22.500]participants.
[00:02:23.700]We will now be using a program known as Q-Global through Pearson
[00:02:26.820]assessments.
[00:02:28.140]Q global will allow us to move forward and continue to make progress within the
[00:02:32.130]reading and writing profiles of students with intellectual and developmental
[00:02:35.790]disabilities project.
[00:02:37.560]The use of Q global meant having to revise the assessment battery as
[00:02:41.700]well. The assessments will still be majoring reading, writing, and cognition,
[00:02:47.310]but the revised assessment battery will include the Woodcock reading mastery
[00:02:51.090]test,
[00:02:52.260]that Peabody picture vocabulary test the Kaufman test of educational
[00:02:57.060]achievement and the Wechsler abbreviated scale of intelligence
[00:03:02.170]with the lighter three being a non-verbal IQ screener,
[00:03:05.230]it was crucial to find an alternative virtual cognition assessment.
[00:03:08.890]It would have been extremely challenging to administer nonverbal IQ screener via
[00:03:12.700]zoom.
[00:03:14.080]The Wasi two was able to provide the necessary substitutions in order to
[00:03:18.760]virtually collect our data. Looking at the figure,
[00:03:23.410]we can see the original assessment series and the revised assessment series.
[00:03:28.060]Our reading measures were able to remain the same,
[00:03:30.280]but the writing and cognitive measures needed to be adjusted when transitioning to
[00:03:34.120]virtual data collection,
[00:03:36.040]the original writing measures were substituted with the KTA because if we were to
[00:03:40.330]use the original measures,
[00:03:42.790]we would have had to mail the writing subtests to the participants and not been
[00:03:46.330]able to physically be with them as they completed the assessment that could
[00:03:50.260]potentially have led to invalid results,
[00:03:53.170]as well as confusion for the participants.
[00:03:56.020]The cognitive measure was switched due to the leiter three,
[00:03:59.260]being a non-verbal assessment,
[00:04:01.210]which had been very difficult would have been very difficult to administer via
[00:04:05.020]zoom.
[00:04:06.910]The population that our research lab is working with to conduct this project
[00:04:10.870]tends to have an increased risk for health-related matters.
[00:04:14.890]Another common possible factor necessary to consider is that the individuals
[00:04:19.090]with IDD,
[00:04:20.170]may be living at home with their parents who might be at an increased health risk
[00:04:23.620]due to their age in order to keep our participants, their families,
[00:04:27.940]and our staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, transitioning,
[00:04:31.810]transitioning to virtual data collection was the best option in regard to moving
[00:04:36.070]forward with this project while keeping everyone safe.
[00:04:40.480]Transitioning this project into virtual data collection began with an
[00:04:44.230]exploration to find a platform that met the project's needs.
[00:04:48.740]A couple of major needs included. Having the assessments available online,
[00:04:52.750]as well as being able to use zoom video conferencing,
[00:04:55.810]to administer the assessments.
[00:04:58.120]This process consisted of numerous phone calls and internet searches
[00:05:02.590]to find the best fit that this hunt for just the right testing system
[00:05:07.570]ended with the discovery of Q global, upon finding Q global.
[00:05:11.410]There was a lot of communication taking place between myself and our regions
[00:05:15.760]Pearson representative,
[00:05:16.930]to ensure that this platform aligned with the project requirements,
[00:05:21.220]you global is an online testing platform through Pearson assessments.
[00:05:25.120]With this testing system,
[00:05:26.200]we will virtually administer the revised assessment series to the participants
[00:05:30.130]just as we would have done through the original assessment series in person with
[00:05:34.870]the purchase of assessments an account has made to access the materials online
[00:05:39.520]during our data collection process,
[00:05:41.260]the individual administering the assessment will share their screen with the
[00:05:44.380]participant through zoom when necessary,
[00:05:46.480]the participant will use the annotation feature on zoom to communicate and
[00:05:50.350]ensure that the individual administering the assessment understands their
[00:05:54.310]response correctly.
[00:05:56.470]Then the assessment administrator reader will record the participants
[00:06:01.190]responses in the record form.
[00:06:02.750]Although doing virtual data collection may not have been how we plan to execute
[00:06:06.860]this project.
[00:06:07.910]Q global will allow us the opportunity to safely continue our data collection.
[00:06:12.770]Some limitations, moving this to a virtual data collection may include, um,
[00:06:17.630]more difficulty building trust and rapport with our participants,
[00:06:20.690]as well as causing some confusion for participants.
[00:06:22.970]Potentially some advantages though will be, um,
[00:06:27.410]allowing us to continue on with this project and keeping everyone safe while
[00:06:31.970]doing so thank you so much.

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