Reflection
As for this project, this is one of a few chance for me to work with actual and alive animals. The first thing that I have learned is the responsibility is the best quality of the successor. It is true that every work and projects require a lot of responsibility to complete them in time. However, this project taught me to take have moral and take care of alive organisms which have feeling. Therefore, I felt like I grow up to be a better person. Nevertheless, there still be some points that I considered it as the successful and failure results.
For the experiment specifically, it is difficult and enjoyable at the same time. At the start, we had nothing or any knowledge about hamsters or the learning process of other animals. However, we managed to study and do some research to learn and handle it. Hamsters are very small organisms so we thought it would be easy task to feed them. However, it still be a challenge for us because hamsters can easily be scared and stressed out. Nevertheless, we had to be very careful with them. Next, at the stage of planning, we have to pay attention to our plan. For the hardest part, it was project proposal that very concern me. My duty in this part was writing methodology so i need to research the theory which we need to use which is counter conditioning and desensitization. After that, I need to find a way to relax and accumulate the hamsters. Also, I need to design a learning process which would relate to counter conditioning and desensitization. For counter conditioning, we use food as a reward for the hamster and to teach them that if they follow our order or even play with us. Moreover, we tried to play or form relationship with them every day using the theory of desensitization by holding them daily. After we finish constructing the maze, we have to teach them with to follow the food and remember the the way. Our hypothesis state that female hamsters would have faster learning process. After the hard- working experiment, we finally found that the result followed our hypothesis.Female showed the faster learning ability by taking less time and less miss directions.
Moving on to the successful progress, as I once said that I gain and have more responsibility, I also learn about moral and skill for life in this world. For example, I have learn that sometimes force is not the absolute or the behavior people should do. Sometimes can describe or solve the problem within the minute. My hamsters were scared by human. Therefore, I use the carefulness to sit down near the hamsters’ cage to form the relationship. Although I need to use hamsters for my experiment, I won’t force them to do it because they might get stress out and ruin the experiment. Therefore, I need to compromise with them and observe their behavior carefully. Moreover, for this project, I could say that this chance provide a lot of experience and opportunity to do work with other people. We need to cooperate very well to finish our jobs. Sometimes, it was very hard to communicate or cooperate. However, we finally manage it properly.
For the mistake I have learned, it was sad sometimes that I have a problem that would be needed to explain. I have learn that people should not underestimate their work. Sometimes, my duty seem to be very simple. However, it still need the attention from all member in this group. I have a really hard time to write the methodology of my proposal. I didn’t include the important information to this part which make my teacher didn’t approve it. Consequently, I had to spend a lot of time to fix and tried to find out how to write the method more effective and reliable. But the most disappointing thing is the maze I had design. It appeared to be very difficult to solve and find the way out so before we can begin our experiment, we need to re-design and re-construct it to be more fit to the ability of hamsters. Furthermore, the experiment sometimes didn't work we have planned. The hardest part is trying to understand hamster about how they feel or what they want. Therefore, we hve to observe it daily because we didn't have enough time to waste.
If I have another chance to do this kind of work again, I will improve the skill of time management. For this time, I can’t manage it properly. The experiment was very rush. I have only one week to complete every trial for my experiment. Moreover, I would suggest to learn more about dealing with small animals because they are easily stressed out. Finally, I would learn about the effective way to work with other person and be more careful when I do the experiment.
For the experiment specifically, it is difficult and enjoyable at the same time. At the start, we had nothing or any knowledge about hamsters or the learning process of other animals. However, we managed to study and do some research to learn and handle it. Hamsters are very small organisms so we thought it would be easy task to feed them. However, it still be a challenge for us because hamsters can easily be scared and stressed out. Nevertheless, we had to be very careful with them. Next, at the stage of planning, we have to pay attention to our plan. For the hardest part, it was project proposal that very concern me. My duty in this part was writing methodology so i need to research the theory which we need to use which is counter conditioning and desensitization. After that, I need to find a way to relax and accumulate the hamsters. Also, I need to design a learning process which would relate to counter conditioning and desensitization. For counter conditioning, we use food as a reward for the hamster and to teach them that if they follow our order or even play with us. Moreover, we tried to play or form relationship with them every day using the theory of desensitization by holding them daily. After we finish constructing the maze, we have to teach them with to follow the food and remember the the way. Our hypothesis state that female hamsters would have faster learning process. After the hard- working experiment, we finally found that the result followed our hypothesis.Female showed the faster learning ability by taking less time and less miss directions.
Moving on to the successful progress, as I once said that I gain and have more responsibility, I also learn about moral and skill for life in this world. For example, I have learn that sometimes force is not the absolute or the behavior people should do. Sometimes can describe or solve the problem within the minute. My hamsters were scared by human. Therefore, I use the carefulness to sit down near the hamsters’ cage to form the relationship. Although I need to use hamsters for my experiment, I won’t force them to do it because they might get stress out and ruin the experiment. Therefore, I need to compromise with them and observe their behavior carefully. Moreover, for this project, I could say that this chance provide a lot of experience and opportunity to do work with other people. We need to cooperate very well to finish our jobs. Sometimes, it was very hard to communicate or cooperate. However, we finally manage it properly.
For the mistake I have learned, it was sad sometimes that I have a problem that would be needed to explain. I have learn that people should not underestimate their work. Sometimes, my duty seem to be very simple. However, it still need the attention from all member in this group. I have a really hard time to write the methodology of my proposal. I didn’t include the important information to this part which make my teacher didn’t approve it. Consequently, I had to spend a lot of time to fix and tried to find out how to write the method more effective and reliable. But the most disappointing thing is the maze I had design. It appeared to be very difficult to solve and find the way out so before we can begin our experiment, we need to re-design and re-construct it to be more fit to the ability of hamsters. Furthermore, the experiment sometimes didn't work we have planned. The hardest part is trying to understand hamster about how they feel or what they want. Therefore, we hve to observe it daily because we didn't have enough time to waste.
If I have another chance to do this kind of work again, I will improve the skill of time management. For this time, I can’t manage it properly. The experiment was very rush. I have only one week to complete every trial for my experiment. Moreover, I would suggest to learn more about dealing with small animals because they are easily stressed out. Finally, I would learn about the effective way to work with other person and be more careful when I do the experiment.
ESLOs
This project taught to have more responsibility and merciful to other animals. It is true that these hamsters were variables for the experiment. However, they have feeling and be alive like us. Therefore, instead of treating it as a tool, we chose to take care of them as one of members in our family. This act taught and make us grow some moral in our heart which will us become a good citizen in this world. Moreover, I learn to properly work with other animal and people which benefit me in the future. People or animals cannot absolutely live by their own. Therefore, people need to learn how to cooperate with the others.