1. Will group collaboration in a 4 th grade classroom help improve students understanding in Social Studies content? By: Shiuli Arshad Dr. Sharon O’Conner Petruso CBSE 7202T

2. Research Design: Pre-Experimental Design One single Group: One designated treatment group (X) There are no control group Participants are not randomly selected. Students are selected from a 4 th grade class. One Group Pretest-Posttest Design Single group is pretested (O), exposed to a treatment (X) and post-tested (O). Symbolic Design: OXO Participants will consist of 15 students for this research Research will be conducted for 6 weeks

3. Stu de nts X Pre Y Pos t 1 455% 2 274% 3 360% 4 177% 5 430% 6 456% 7 265% 8 370% 9 350% 10 277% 11 360% 12 255% 13 480% 14 178% 15 340% Rxy= -0.5 This is a weak negative correlation of -0.5. It shows that students view of social Studies did not effect their pre test scores. The bar graph also shows that many students believed that social studies is no important and that did reflected on their pre test scores which many scored low on. The pre survey mean is 2.7 and the pre test score mean is 62%. The percentage of both the pre survey and pre test is 0.62%. Pre Survey Mean= 2.7 Pre test score Mean=62% Percentage = 0.62%

4. Stu de nts Pre test Pos t tes t 1 34 2 23 3 34 4 22 5 23 6 12 7 43 8 23 9 24 10 33 11 11 12 32 13 43 14 33 15 23 Pre survey Mean=2.46 Post survey Mean= 2.86 Rxy= 0.4 There is a positive correlation of 0.4 which is a weak relationship between the students pre survey question in liking Social Studies and their post survey question of doing well in Social Studies. The bar graph shows both the pre and post survey results of students. Many students believed they do well in social studies before the intervention. After the intervention their post survey results showed a higher percentage of students like Social Studies. The pre survey mean shows 2.46 and post survey shows 2.86. The total percentage of the both is 0.86%.