Prompt:For this Application, resubmit the problem statement you created last week, and describe the specific research question(s) based on this problem. Based on your colleagues' feedback, indicate the methodology you would use to research your question(s).

Revised Problem Statement: I plan to determine the impact of read aloud programs between on-level fifth grade students who are independently exposed to computer-based read aloud programs and students who read aloud independently in order to reach a higher reading level/ benchmark.

(This PS now also describes the type of students(on-level) and what type of learning(independent) will take place.)

Specific Method: Quantitative Approach based on the fact that my research is controlled and highly based on numbers/scores. More specifically, I am going to construct a quasi-experimental design because my research is based on a controlled "cause and effect" (McMillan & Schumacher)  groups. At first I was going to experiment with a true-experimental design but after receiving feed back from the cohort, I realized how it will be more beneficial to study controlled groups to figure out what works best for a certain reading group and then in the future I can test another type of readers.

Research Questions:

Are average readers building fluency with the use of technology read aloud programs?

Are average readers decreasing in fluency because of the lack of traditional read aloud?

Are average readers engaged in read aloud with the use of read aloud programs or traditional?

Veronica