Does+summarizing+and+taking+notes+help+people+do+better+on+a+test?-+Tim,+Kyle,+Rashmi,+Michael

Our Question: Does summarizing and taking notes help people do better on test?

Independent Variable:
 * One group just reads, while the other group summarizes

Dependent Variable:
 * The quiz scores

Controlled Variables:
 * Same reading
 * Same quiz
 * Number of questions on quiz
 * Age level of students

Hypothesis: We thought that the group that summarized and took notes would comprehend the selection better and get a higher number of questions correct than the people that just read the selection because the strategies force the people to understand and remember what they're reading.

Plan:
 * 1) We had two test subjects consisting of one boy and one girl.
 * 2) One person summarized and took notes on a selected portion of __Crispin: The Cross of Lead,__ while the other one just read the section.
 * 3) Each person had to take a 5 question quiz over the reading.
 * 4) We analyzed our results.
 * 5) Then we found out that we needed to start over because our quiz was too easy and we needed more participants.
 * 6) We made a new test, followed the same guidelines, but just selected more people.
 * 7) Again we analyzed our results, that led us to our conclusion!

Observations, Data Tables, Graphs:
 * Summarizing group quiz scores: -1, -1, -0
 * Group that just read: -2, -2, -0
 * Our graph is shown above

Conclusion:
 * We reached the conclusion that when using the strategies of summarizing and taking notes, it is proven that the majority of people will better comprehend a selection when quizzed over it.

Inferences about Conclusions:
 * Based on the data we collected, our group infers that if people summarize and take notes when reading, they will get higher scores on quizzes compared people who only read a selection, without using any reading strategies.

Recommendations:
 * We recommend, in order to obtain a high score on a quiz and be able to comprehend a reading, use the strategies of taking notes and summarizing.