Method for my Experiment

The method for my experiment:

Aim: To see if coloured text is easier to remember than black text.

Hypothesis: Coloured text is easier to remember than black text.

Independent variable: the ability of the person to remember the text
Dependent variable: the colour of the text

Materials:
- 30 human subjects
- 30 sheets of paper with 26 words in colour
- 30 sheets of paper with 26 black words
- 30 pens/pencils

Method:
1) Select 52 words to be used in experiment- 26 long words, 26 short words.
2) Print 26 words in black text, with alternating short and long words.
3) Print 26 words in coloured text, also with alternating short and long words.
4) Assemble subjects in a quiet room.
5) Give page with black text to subjects.
6) Allow 5 minutes for subjects to read text.
7)Take sheet of paper away from subjects.
8) Make subjects wait for five minutes.
8) Give subjects a sheet of blank paper and a pencil.
9) Allow subjects to write words they can remember.
10) Wait 10 minutes for subjects to write.
11) Collect sheet of paper from subjects.
12) Repeat experiment with coloured text.