1) The document describes a survey given to the author's cohort at Western Oregon University to understand the relationship between personal technology use and appreciation of technology use in sports. 2) The survey was distributed electronically to 6 cohort members and included questions about technology use, views on technology in education/sports, and personal experiences with feedback technology during athletic activities. 3) The results showed no clear pattern between personal technology use and views on its use in sports, likely due to the small sample size and some unclear questions. The author concludes there is no established correlation within this cohort.

1. Week 3 – Task 2
A. Boytz
ED 633
Problem Statement:
The use of technology is constantly expanding and increasing in the world. As an ex-athlete, and
current collegiate coach, the correlation between personal technology use and the appreciation
of technology use in sports, has peaked my interest. I will survey those who are in my cohort.
The survey is designed to understand the motivational factors between personal use of
technology and the correlation of interest when technology is used for sports/activities.
Implementation:
 The study will include the 6 other members of my cohort, whom all have interests
beyond the traditional classroom
 The survey will be conducted electronically through a third party – Survey Monkey
 Each member has been emailed a link to the survey
Survey Questions:
1. What is your current age?
a. 18-22
b. 23-25
c. 26-30
d. Over 30
2. How often do you feel technology is implemented in your daily life? (ie. Cell phone, GPS,
computer, smart tv, etc.)
a. Less than 2 hours
b. 2-4 hours
c. 4-6 hours
d. More than 6 hours
3. Your answer above is a reflection of
a. 100% Personal Use
b. 25% Personal Use and 75% Professional Use
c. 50% Personal Use and 50% Professional Use
d. 75% Personal Use and 25% Professional use
e. 100% Professional Use
4. Did you grow up with technology in your home?
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Neither Agree nor Disagree
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree

2. 5. How important is the sue of technology in aiding education (in this case sport training)?
a. Very useful
b. Somewhat useful
c. Not so useful
6. When watching sports on television, how much interest do you show in the technology
used?
a. A lot
b. A moderate amount
c. A little
d. None at all
7. With your personal experience, how valuable is feedback during athletic activity? (ie.
Your apple watch during a workout, a heart monitor while running, a fitbit updating you
on step count, etc.)
a. Very valuable
b. Somewhat valuable
c. Not so valuable
d. N/A
8. Feedback / Comments
Results:
The study participants ranged in age from 23 to over 30, with only 20% (1/5) of the participants
falling in the 26-30 age bracket. All of the participants implement technology in their daily life at
least 4 hours per day, with a majority (60%) surveying they spend more than 6 hours a day
using technology. 60% of participants said that of the hours spent using technology, it is evenly
divided 50/50 between personal use and professional use. The remaining 40% of participants
felt as though they spent 75% of their time toward professional use and only 25% for personal
use. These questions gave me a general understanding and background of the participants
being surveyed. The next questions were designed to generate statistics to see how the
participant’s personal use coordinates to their appreciation of technology use in sports. A
majority of the contributors surveyed they grew up with technology in their home (60%). A
majority (60%) surveyed that technology is “somewhat useful” in education (specially
coaching), while the remaining 40% surveyed it was “very useful.” Of that 40% (2/5
participants) who strongly agreed, 1 participant surveyed that in their personal experience,
technology feedback is “not so valuable” during athletic activity. The remaining participant who
also surveyed question 5 as “very useful” answered question 7 with very valuable. Because this
was such a small sample, there was limited participants who had met all variables. The study
reveled that there was no clear and relevant pattern to why participants surveyed with the
answers they did.
Limitations:
 Small sample size
 Some questions may be unclear
o Example: what does “technology” define as – participants may have different
definitions

3. Conclusion:
Based on the results of my study, it is concluded that my cohort at Western Oregon University
has no established correlation between their personal use of technology and their appreciation
of the use of technology in sports. I conclude that the age of the participant had no effect on
the latter questions of the survey, this question was more for my general knowledge and to get
an idea of who the participant was. In the future, I would clarify the terms I use (such as
technology) and choose different verbiage for answers, which could result in clearer answers.