Research Questions

My problem statement is:

I want to learn whether or not K-5 students who are given technology based language arts interventions have a higher level of academic success than those students who receive traditional language arts interventions without the use of technology.Who: Kindergarten through Fifth Grade StudentsWhat: technology based language arts interventionsWhy: to discover whether technology based language arts interventions are more effective than traditional language arts interventions.

Some questions that I have in regards to my research topic are:
-How will I measure the academic success of both groups of students?
-What measure will I use to compare my data?
-Are there traditional language arts interventions that have been used that are more effective than technology based language arts interventions?
- How frequent and for how long are both groups of students receiving intervention time?
-Who is conducting the research and how large are the groups of students?
-Are both groups equally English speaking or English language learners?


My research problem will yield quantitative questions because I am dealing with the aspect of measuring academic success. As I have quickly learned in education, things are always changing and effective strategies, theories, and methods of how to teach best are constantly evolving. I am open to the idea that I may not necessarily come to a concrete conclusion as I explore the literature out there and the data in regards to technology based language arts intervention programs. I do however have a specific intervention program that I will be researching (Earobics) so I hope to conclude whether or not this particular intervention program is more beneficial than traditional intervention programs.