Sunday, July 12, 2009

Application 2, General Problem Statement

I plan to determine if technology use on third grade science students raises benchmark scores. I will also plan to record the monthly benchmark scores of the third graders to determine which type of instruction is more effective.

  • Who: Third grade students who are learning science.
  • What: Use of technology with science instruction vs. standard science instruction.
  • Why: Impact on achievement in Science.

All students in elementary school are required to learn science. However, students are not given the end of year state test until they are in grades third through fifth. It has been my observation that some third grade students are not prepared for the end of the year state test.

McMillan and Schumacher (2006), stated, "A research problem is significant when it aids in the development theory, knowledge, or practice". Benchmark testing has shown that their are students that are not understanding the information given to them in their lessons. I plan on developing lesson plans that give students the opportunity to use technology tools with the unit. When test results become available, I will compare the scores of students using the technology tools with those from another class using standard instructional methods. When the data is collected, I will share the results with the third grade teachers.

Reference

McMillan, J.H., & Schumacher, S. (2006). Research in Education: Evidence-Based Inquiry (Laureate custom edition). Boston: Pearson.

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  1. tlmcJuly 12, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    Hi Frank,

    Your problem statement is an interesting one. You have identified a problem that is of interest to you as Dr. Canipe suggested. (Laureate Education, Inc., 2008) Teaching the type of course you described is difficult. I know many 3rd grade teachers in our state and county would be interested in viewing your results.

    I believe your statement answers the who, what, and why questions as outlined in our course material. I do have a couple of questions for you. Do you give benchmarks each month, per quarter or per semester? Are you referring to the benchmark tests that our county requires our teachers to give? If it is the benchmarks that our county gives, I know your fellow teachers will be very interested in your results!

    Good job on the development of your problem statement.

    Terri

    Reference:

    Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2008). Program two. Purpose of Problem Statements [Motion picture]. Introduction to educational research. Baltimore: Author.

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