My Research Design

This is my problem statement:

I have chosen to evaluate the Presidential Physical Fitness Exam and the Fitness Gram with fourth grade students to determine method of evaluation is best for the modern student.

My research questions are:

1) How much does parental help with after school exercise affect the results to each exam?
2) Do high scores on one exam mean high scores on the other exam?
3) Which exam lends more assistance to the non-athlete student?
4) How much does the technology assist the students? If the technology is taken away with the students score the same?
5) Does student results being inputted by them on computer drive them to perform better in-class and exercise more out of class?
6) Does the Fitnessgram's computer aspect help students to have a higher sense of responsibility of their fitness level?

My type of research:

The quantitative aspect of my research will be comparative. Since, the two active parts of my research are the Presidential Fitness Exam and the Fitnessgram I will be assessing the differences between the two groups. The second part of my research will be quasi-experimental. Quasi-experimental fits my research since I am determining cause and effect when looking at these two fitness tests. Also my subjects will already be in their assigned classes, that is a variable that I can not change.

My General Problem Statement

This class is about the educational research process. The first activity is to develop a problem statement. The problem statement must include a topic that I am interested in study that has a technology component.

I have chosen to evaluate the Presidential Physical Fitness Exam and the Fitness Gram with fourth grade students to determine method of evaluation is best for the modern student.

Who: Fourth Graders

What: Presidential Physical Fitness Exam versus Fitness Gram

Why: To determine which method of evaluation is best for the modern student.