I am currently trying out the Google Table feature of the Google Doc Suite. My Action Research Project currently has 16 participants and I have found some interesting trends. Keep in mind, my project was voluntary and after school twice a week.
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| GRADE LEVEL |
With these two tables, it show I have a pretty equal mix of Middle School Students. Personally, I expected it to be slanted to the older students.
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| GENDER |
I also asked a few questions on the application about current technology use at home. I just wanted to get a feel for their skills.
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| COMPUTER ACCESS AT HOME |
50% have personal cell phones
75% have video games
25% have a laptop
68.6% have a MP3 Player/iPod
I did have some issues with my data, for example, I asked what they use the computers for at school.
Obviously, my input needs some refinement.
I think you can see why it's so important to ask for demographic data such as gender, age, grade levels, culture, and the like. Otherwise, one will not have any categorical variables to aggregate data results.
ReplyDeleteHi Mr. D:
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see how this tool works. During my Winter Break, I will play around with this tool. Thanks for sharing this info with me.
-j-