SPSS Statistical Analysis: Testing Directed Reading Activities

Utilizing the database below, develop a researchable set of hypotheses related to the database. Clearly define quantitatively analyzable hypotheses, analyze your data with SPSS, and write up the results in a full quantitative report format.

• Introduce the research problem or problems - State your research questions and hypotheses within this section
• Explain the details of the variables you have selected to examine.
• Indicate the statistical tests you used to make your inferences about your hypotheses. Data Normality test must be conducted as well as other tests that you feel can apply for this problem. Regarding the normality testes, I would prefer to run Kolmogorov-Smirnova and Shapiro-Wilk tests as well as histogram chart.
• Results - Include key graphs from your SPSS output. Follow APA format when citing statistical results and presenting figures or tables.
• Discussion and Conclusion
• SPSS output
• Screen shots how you did the tests
• The data set in spss

An educator conducted an experiment to test whether new directed reading activities in the classroom will help elementary school pupils improve some aspects of their reading ability. She arranged for a third grade class of 21 students to follow these activities for an 8-week period. A control classroom of 23 third graders followed the same curriculum without the activities. At the end of the 8 weeks, all students took a Degree of Reading Power (DRP) test, which measures the aspects of reading ability that the treatment is designed to improve.

Description: Results of an experiment to test whether directed reading activities in the classroom help elementary school students improve aspects of their reading ability. A treatment class of 21 third-grade students participated in these activities for eight weeks, and a control class of 23 third-graders followed the same curriculum without the activities. After the eight-week period, students in both classes took a Degree of Reading Power (DRP) test which measures the aspects of reading ability that the treatment is designed to improve.

Number of cases: 44
Variable Names:
1. Treatment: Whether student participated in activities (treated) or not (control)
2. Response: Score on Degree of Reading Power test

The Data:
Treatment Response
Treated 24
Treated 43
Treated 58
Treated 71
Treated 43
Treated 49
Treated 61
Treated 44
Treated 67
Treated 49
Treated 53
Treated 56
Treated 59
Treated 52
Treated 62
Treated 54
Treated 57
Treated 33
Treated 46
Treated 43
Treated 57
Control 42
Control 43
Control 55
Control 26
Control 62
Control 37
Control 33
Control 41
Control 19
Control 54
Control 20
Control 85
Control 46
Control 10
Control 17
Control 60
Control 53
Control 42
Control 37
Control 42
Control 55
Control 28
Control 48