Prior To Experimentation

Initial Research Team Report Document

Problem Statement and Research Question
Develop a formal problem statement and research question (see discussion).

Team Biographies
For each of your research team's members, develop a biography that outlines why that person is part of the team, the special qualities that the person brings to the team, and some of the specific responsibilities that the person will take on as part of the team.

Initial Research Team Report

Submitted by

Mark, Morgan, and Linda

Problem Statement

Adolescents often spend a good bit of time listening to music. Many of them listen to music while they study, and many people question if this is helping them learn or if it is just distracting. In the end, the problem is whether people should or can listen to music while learning.

Research Question

How does listening to music effect a persons ability to learn?

Team Biographies and Responsibilities

Our research team members, Mark, Morgan, and Linda have a unique set of abilities and qualities that they will bring to this project. As a professional researcher, Mark brings several years of planning and implementing research projects and experiments. Morgan has worked on several research projects and understands the difficulties of developing a precise methodology, and Linda brings an understanding of statistical analysis to the team.

Mark will be responsible for overseeing the project and managing all aspects of the project.

Morgan will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the experiment.

Linda will be responsible for overseeing the gathering and analysis of the data.