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Hi! I plan to start "That's a Pretty Tough Baby! A Study of Gender Stereotypes in Children", from the Science Buddies website, and am currently trying to find another question for my test subjects to help analyze my data. I plan to survey the whole of grades 3-6 at one of my local elementary schools, and plan to use gender and age to analyze and evaluate my data. I am looking for a third factor in my conclusion. I have considered using race, average test grades, and using multiple pictures, perhaps with obvious gender differences, but I'm not sure if any of them will work out. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Appropriate Questions for Survey to Use to Conclude Data
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Re: Appropriate Questions for Survey to Use to Conclude Data
Hi Evandell,
That sounds like an exciting science project you've got there. I think asking them about their races would be a great idea! Maybe the idea that woman and men are viewed differently in different cultures will affect your results. Race seems to be much more relevant to what your testing than the average test scores of your subjects. I also think that giving them pictures of people with obvious gender differences is unnecessary because I can't think of any new information that would bring to your experiment. However, you may have good reason for wanting to consider average test scores which is why I would like to know why you chose specifically those other two for potential questions. Also, instead of asking your subjects their "race", maybe try asking them their "ethnicity" or where their parents are from. I know it may sound silly and nitpicky but I know a few people who have unintentionally offended their subjects by asking them about their "race" when doing social science experiments, so I would suggest using a different word to be safe. I'm curious about how your results will turn out. It would be awesome if you could post them here once your done! Thank you and good luck! If you have any more questions, science buddies would be happy to help!
That sounds like an exciting science project you've got there. I think asking them about their races would be a great idea! Maybe the idea that woman and men are viewed differently in different cultures will affect your results. Race seems to be much more relevant to what your testing than the average test scores of your subjects. I also think that giving them pictures of people with obvious gender differences is unnecessary because I can't think of any new information that would bring to your experiment. However, you may have good reason for wanting to consider average test scores which is why I would like to know why you chose specifically those other two for potential questions. Also, instead of asking your subjects their "race", maybe try asking them their "ethnicity" or where their parents are from. I know it may sound silly and nitpicky but I know a few people who have unintentionally offended their subjects by asking them about their "race" when doing social science experiments, so I would suggest using a different word to be safe. I'm curious about how your results will turn out. It would be awesome if you could post them here once your done! Thank you and good luck! If you have any more questions, science buddies would be happy to help!