The proposed research study seeks to accomplish two important research objectives or purposes. The first objective or purpose of the study is to determine the trend in the cases of obesity among school-going children aged between 6 years and 12 years. To achieve this objective, the study will focus on collecting quantitative data on the number of cases of obesity among the students in the given age bracket. It will be done by a sampling of several institutions in the United States and attempting to scientifically identify the number of obesity cases among the school-going children in the mentioned latent class (Ogden et al., 2014). The trend will inform the need and the urgency of developing intervention programs for the reduction of obesity in the mentioned latent class.
The second one will be about obesity prevalence varied by gender, race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, mixed race, and other), household composition (2-parent biological or step families, single-mother, and other), metropolitan/non-metropolitan residence, primary language spoken at home (English or any other language), household or parental education, household poverty status measured as a ratio of family income to poverty threshold, social capital, perceived neighborhood safety, the amount of television viewing, recreational computer use, physical activity, and sports participation among children aged 6 to 12 years in the United States.
I’m thinking of using The National Survey of Children’s Health to calculate adjusted obesity prevalence varied by gender, race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, mixed race, and other), household composition (2-parent biological or step families, single-mother, and other), metropolitan/non-metropolitan residence, primary language spoken at home (English or any other language), household or parental education, household poverty status measured as a ratio of family income to poverty threshold, social capital, perceived neighborhood safety, the amount of television viewing, recreational computer use, physical activity, and sports participation among children aged 6 to 12 years in the United States.
Chapter One Rubric: Introduction and Identification of Problem and Purpose
Length – Approximately 8 – 10 pages
Chapter One: Research Problem Rubric
Excellent (10-9 points):
Excellent to superior work in all areas as indicated in the instructors’ written expectations; exemplary performance, participation, creativity and writing; fully addresses the criterion; excellent grasp of facts, analysis and application; consistently clear statements and explanations Good: (8 points): Good to fair work in most aspects; minor deficiency in relation to instructors’ written expectations regarding content, writing style or procedures; adequate grasp of facts, analysis, and practical application; clear statements and explanations are limited, but above average quality Average: (7 points): Passing work, but in serious need of improvement in many areas, especially in regard to form and content; minimal grasp of facts, analysis and application; very few clear statements or explanations Below Average (less than 7 points): confusing, lacks explanation or completion; little conforming to instructors’ written expectations regarding content, writing style or procedures; overall, below professional quality standards; not quality work
Criteria Points Comments
1. A title page with a descriptive title for your research
2. Introduction to Chapter
3. Background of Problem
4. Statement of the Problem
5. Statement of the Purpose
6. Discussion of the Significance of Problem
7. Clarity of writing and writing technique: Writing is crisp, clear, and succinct. The writer incorporates the active voice when appropriate. The use of pronouns, modifiers, parallel construction, and non-sexist language are appropriate.
8. Quality of sources throughout the paper: use of peer-reviewed, scholarly sources to build the research argument. No more than 1 reference cited may come from the Internet (e.g., .gov, .com, .edu, etc., websites).
9. Each section of the paper included writing consistent with the APA manual and writing/usage guide (found on the textbook website).
10. Total number of pages (8-10) You will receive -5 points if less or more than 2-3 pages
TOTAL POINTS /100 Final comments
Chapter one should include the following components: (Note – You have already done the preliminary work for this chapter with your first assignment. In this chapter you will be expanding and detailing each area such as background of problem, purpose etc.)