Phase 2, Part 3

To collect the most accurate data, we will create a survey of five simple questions. We will make several copies of the survey and ask people to fill out the survey in each of our classes, at lunch, and in homeroom so we get a wide range of different types of students. We will use trust to believe that we are getting an honest response from our classmates. We will use the data collected to our advantage since we are gathering information on how most students learn the best. Once we have collected the data, we will record answers based on each question and break them up to find the most common answers. The collected data will help us create our learning strategy by helping us decide what specific learning strategies to use and which ones we should not use based on students common answers.

When we present this data in December, we will have bar charts to show which strategies are used most by students at Wilson High School and correlation studies among hours studies per night and grades. The information will be easy to understand when we categorize and break down the information from each survey. I believe our data will be helpful and useful to us as well as others.

Our tool for collecting data was most definitely useful and somewhat accurate in collecting the information because it helped us determine what most successful students do in order to study and receive good grades. We also determine what learning strategy helps students learn the material the most. This survey gave us a basis and will help us start building our learning strategy. To supplement our data we could have used a random sample and also collected more responses from all ages. We could also have reached out to students beyond Wilson in case the different schools condition students to learn in a certain way.

This data can apply to the real world since it asks what strategy helps students learn better. This can transfer to college and eventually to the work force when one has to be trained for a job. One must learn and remember information for a career, not just memorize and forget the information later. The data could be useful to teachers and coaches. Coaches who want their players to remember specific plays could benefit from useful learning strategies. We will share our data with or teachers and coaches in hopes that the information will be considered and used. Then hopefully through these strategies, students will become more successful in class and life.