For my new course, Education 6653, we are instructed to create a problem statement that we would be able to research within our specialization. Since I have always been interested in how the use of technology impacts literacy, I decided to formulate my problem statement around these areas.
Problem Statement:
I have chosen to evaluate the impact of online collaboration with students from Denver, Colorado on my eighth grade students' literacy scores.
Who: my 8th grade students
What: who collaborate online with 8th graders in Denver, Colorado
Why: have higher literacy scores
I plan to evaluate my students based using two different assessments. First, I will administer a pre test to test their literacy before the online collaboration project. Then, during the project, I will give students a weekly literacy assessment. Finally, when the project is completed, I will give students a post assessment to chart their growth over the course of the project. These scores will be measured against a control group of students who collaborated with other students from the same class period. I am hoping to collect data that will prove that online collaboration not only motivates students to complete assignments, it also increases literacy as a result.
I welcome feedback regarding this study. Do you think this problem statement is too broad? Do you have suggestions on alternate methods of assessment? Please feel free to comment on any other areas as you see fit!
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It seems as though you have a very good problem statement to me. You are measuring 8th grade students to look for an increase in literacy scores by implementing an online collaboration exercise or project. If you have been doing it another way, then you have a base line or control model, once you apply this method, you should have the results to compare to your baseline. I am wondering if there is any other research (this has been a generic question for everyone I have commented to)on your problem? If there is research out there already, you have more data to compare or digest. Overall I would say you have a good working problem statement, but I am far from an expert!
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