Well, we are now at the point in the program of the last couple of weeks of classes. Projects due Monday, Final presentations, and then FINALS. Last week we presented our Capstone project and I had my parents, my wife's parents, and her grandmother show up for moral support. I feel like everyone presented well and it is a huge payoff from the time and work we have put in over the past year. Capstone is a great learning experience.
Our Capstone was adapting the KELS (Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills) for use in the island nation of St. Lucia (in the Caribbean). Last years research group started the project by seeing what areas of the KELS needed to be modified to be used in St. Lucia, this year we followed through based on Zimnavoda's and Geisinger's research articles for adapting assessments (especially the KELS) for use in other cultures. We took the previous research for modifications, made the modifications, had a focus group to make sure that the modifications were culturally appropriate and then we ran a pilot study to see if the modifications were appropriate. We got our data collection completed during spring break, so we were ahead of the game in many aspects (which has helped with our semester's work). Anyways, it is good to have one less thing on the plate.
Lastly, Happy Thanksgiving. With all the stress of school and life- there are many things to be thankful for- no matter how bad or good our situation. Health, family, a warm meal, roof over our head, the opportunity to live in America. I hope everyone has a good thanksgiving. Thanks for reading.
OTS thoughts: Survival :)
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