RESEARCH+PROJECT+ONE

=Announcement: Quiz on Chapter 5 for both classes. Tuesday, March 10th for Block F. Wednesday, March 11th for Block B. Hope you people have been doing your reading...= = = =__Survey/Interview Research Method__= =What is supposed to happen here is...= you design your own hypothesis. The topic should concern itself with what is happening in KIS. Typically students will select an issue having to do with student performance, family influence, use of computers in class, the list is endless. The only limitation is your sense of wonder and the limitation you place on your imagination.

Think about the issues impacting students. Brain storm. Really. Generate as many ideas as you can think of, then narrow them down to what is manageable, important, and interesting. By now most of you should be here. Generate a hypothesis. This statement should be something that you seek to prove by the evidence you gather via using survey questions and/or interviews. Create a list of questions. These should primarily be closed ended, i.e. multiple choice, or least to most type responses. Run these by a classmate for feed back. They should not be leading questions. (See p. 133 "Loading the Dice" for an explanation as to why bias should be avoided). Maximum number of questions should be ten. Any more than that and you are seeking too broad an amount of information, so perhaps your hypothesis is too broad. //Keep in mind that this is a mini-research issue, so keep is simple. That is what KIS stands for anyway: Keep It Simple.// Have the list of questions typed neatly and set without any names on it. You should put your student identification number on the paper for referencing as there is going to be a lot of surveys going around the school on **Friday, March 13**. Collect your completed surveys from whatever classes or groups completed them. Try to have at least 20-30 completed. If your question is very specific to, say sports, you had best at least deliver the survey to individuals for which your survey pertains. Careful, to respect their right to anonymity. If you want to do this again in the future, and still have people's cooperation. Organize your data into a grid/chart system for easy interpretation. Be sure to find the "average" (See p. 130 of the text for an explanation of the three kinds of averages). Have listed an average for each one of those for your presentation. That is, the mean, the median, and the mode. The mode may occur in a deceptive manner so be careful. Prepare your evidence, findings, etc for presentation. Be able to open with a reason why your research is important, or at least of value. Presentation day. This takes place the two classes of the week before we take Spring Break (March 16-20). Be sure you are able to at least show the following: That's it. Good luck, and do a good job as this will shape a considerable portion of your quarter grade. Rubric (will be posted here)
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 * Your hypothesis.
 * Why it is important.
 * Method of gathering information, including number of respondents and a list of the questions asked.
 * Chart showing the responses.
 * What the conclusion is from the results found in your research.