The research   posed in "Engineering Education in the Science Classroom: A Case Study of One Teacher's Disparate Approach with Ability-Tracked Classrooms" were "how did the teacher modify the curriculum for her upper and lower-level science classes?", "How did the teacher's instructional practices differ between the upper and lower-level classes?", "What were the leaning outcomes in the two classes?", and "What inferences can be drawn about the relationship between learning outcomes and teaching strategies?"

The data collected in the paper was classroom observations and video transcripts. Also formal pre and post experiment interviews were conducted with random students in the study. Homework assignments, pre and posttest scores, and test grades were all use for evidence in the study. The observations are qualitative data and the grades are quantitative data.

Observations helped answer the their research question by providing another source of data to explain the grades collected. By observing the researchers were able to differentiate between the teachers learning style and see a first hand view of how the students reacted to the engineering lessons. My research question is what are  African American student's attitudes toward STEM and how does it affect their success. I have already made observations that could help answer my research before i implement a study on the students.