When observing an average first grade classroom many people tend to notice right away who can't behave themselves and who can. While many children stay focused on completing their school work the extremely active children have a hard time sitting in their seat. With the observations of the following two researchers they came up with some possible theories on why these wild children are unable to sit still in their seat.
Dr. Madsen, the first researcher, decided to ask the parents of the first grade students to keep a diary of their food intake for a week. The same children were then observed in their classrooms and documented on their activity levels. Dr. Madison found a statistically significant correlation of .6 between sugar intake and …show more content…
Johnson, the second researcher, approached the question differently. She gathered all of the first grade students from all of the schools and brought them to her laboratory. She randomly assigned the first grade students into two separate groups. One group had a non-sugary snack and the other was given a sugary snack. Dr. Johnson then did as Dr. Madison and tracked their activity levels. Dr. Johnson did not find any significant difference in the activity levels between the two groups. One of the advantages about this experiment was the amount of students that they incorporated into their studies. Dr. Johnson also did a good job of grabbing a random pool of first graders. She did not use a single classroom who teaches a specific way but she used a whole school district. Some of the disadvantages about this experiment are the lack of procedures. This experiment could have been more detailed if they would have added a few more factors that pertained more to the individual people. Dr. Johnson could have had testing at the beginning of the experiment to see where all of the students were before they continued any further. If they would have tested the students before continuing they could have noticed how much of an effect sugar really does have on the first grader's
Dr. Madsen, the first researcher, decided to ask the parents of the first grade students to keep a diary of their food intake for a week. The same children were then observed in their classrooms and documented on their activity levels. Dr. Madison found a statistically significant correlation of .6 between sugar intake and …show more content…
Johnson, the second researcher, approached the question differently. She gathered all of the first grade students from all of the schools and brought them to her laboratory. She randomly assigned the first grade students into two separate groups. One group had a non-sugary snack and the other was given a sugary snack. Dr. Johnson then did as Dr. Madison and tracked their activity levels. Dr. Johnson did not find any significant difference in the activity levels between the two groups. One of the advantages about this experiment was the amount of students that they incorporated into their studies. Dr. Johnson also did a good job of grabbing a random pool of first graders. She did not use a single classroom who teaches a specific way but she used a whole school district. Some of the disadvantages about this experiment are the lack of procedures. This experiment could have been more detailed if they would have added a few more factors that pertained more to the individual people. Dr. Johnson could have had testing at the beginning of the experiment to see where all of the students were before they continued any further. If they would have tested the students before continuing they could have noticed how much of an effect sugar really does have on the first grader's