(April 4, 2013) ACTION RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO: Big Business Incorporated ASU Students Corporate Headquarters Unknown,

, Arizona Attention: Dr. Jane Legacy SUBMITTED BY: Sarah Murray Brinli Kee Tori Duplisse Students Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton Teacher's College Tempe, AZ 8528 Telephone (408) 999-9999 INTRODUCTION: In response to your request for an Action Research into the home computer usage of students at Big Business Incorporated (Texting and Driving) submits this report for your review. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the home computer usage of members of the Big Business Incorporated Community. Our team of researchers (Texting and Driving) investigated (EDT321 Classmates) to assess their views of work-at-home computer based assignments being integrated as part of the general business practice throughout the company. SAMPLE: (16) (EDT321 Classmates) were surveyed. PROCEDURE: The research team decided to use surveys in order to conduct this Action Research. We distributed surveys at (Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College) in order to obtain as much information as possible. (No permission forms were submitted). STUDY RESULTS: Our Research Team (Texting and Driving) discovered the following results. Demographic Information Response Rate (16 out of 20)

n Age

Mean

Median

Mode

Range

16

19.3125

19

19,20

18-21

Table 1: Demographic Information Participants (16) Age: (18-21, 19.3125, 19/20, 19) These results can be displayed in Table 1. Gender: (12 Female; 4 Male) Academic Disciplines: (Currently enrolled in the EDT321 class.) Race/Ethnicity: (.063% Asain, 75% White/Caucasion, .063% Lantino/a, .063% Pacific, .063% American)

Experience(AGE) Total Participants 18 years 19 years 20 years 21 years 4 5 5 2

Table 2: Participant Experience

[CREATE AND INSERT FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL PARTICIPANTS- FIGURE 1] Experience: (Age) These results can be seen in Table 2 and Figure 1. Survey Responses Question 1: What is your gender? 12 Female, 4 Male Question 2: What is your age? 4 18yrs-old, 5 19yrs-old, 5 20yrs-old, 2 21yrs-old Question 3: What is your Race/Ethnicity? 1 Asian, 12 White/Caucasion, 1 Latino/a, 1 American, 1 Pacific Question 4: What state are you originally from? 9 Arizona, 2 California, 1 Ohio, 1 Illinois, 1 Maryland, 1 Florida, 1 Texas Question 5: Do you have a cell phone? 16 answered Yes. Question 6: Do you have a car or a license?

4 No, 12 Yes

Question 7: Have you ever sent a text while driving? 16 answered Yes. Question 8: How often do you text and drive? 6 Often, 8 Sometimes, 1 Never, 1 Very Question 9: Have you ever talked on the phone and drove? 16 answered Yes. Question 10: How often do you talk on the phone and drive? 11 Often, 4 Sometimes, 1 Rarely Question 11: True or false Approximately 77% of young adults feel safe texting and driving? 14 True, 2 False Question 12: Select all the following if true: 15% of teens have seen their parents text and drive. (TRUE) 11 50% of teens have seen their parents talk and drive. (FALSE) 14 Answered incorrectly. 27% of adults have sent/received a text while driving. (TRUE) 12 11% of kids ages 12-17 have been in a car while the driver was texting. (FALSE) -11 Answered inocorrectly.

CONCLUSIONS: After reviewing the data from the survey and the review of literature, my team concludes that people are completely capable of doing the right thing, even though they wont. The results of the survey show that people are aware, but hesitant to change. RECOMMENDATION: After reviewing the data, Our Team Recommends: 1) To alter business practices in order to integrate more telecommuter work assignments We do not want people to go without being informed of the risk texting while driving brings. (Signatures) Enclosures: 1) Measuring instruments to be used (Survey)