ANSWER FOR SAMPLE TEST 2

1. descriptive statistic
2. dependent variable
3. measurement scale
4. sample
5. sampling error
6. interval scale
7. ratio
8. inferential statistic
9. variable
10. normal distribution

CONTENTS OF CHAPTER 3

Listed are contents of chapter 3 as AP Dr Teoh Sian Hoon mentioned in her lecture :

1. INTRODUCTION - restate reseacrh problem or research objective
2. SAMPLE - description of the population and process utilized in selecting sample
3. PROCEDURES - developing an instrument/conducting data collection/ time taken to complete
4. DATA ANALYSIS - mention how to analyse/ method to analyse

happy writing everyone ;)

HOW TO GET GOOD MARKS FOR PROPOSAL?

 As mentioned by AP Dr Teoh Sian Hoon during her lecture on 30th September 2010. She will evaluate based on:

1. Contents -  Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3

2. Must consistent

3. Use technical language

Extra marks will be given if the proposal contains theoretical framework and research framework.

Happy writing ;)

ANNOUNCEMENT 6

Test 2 will be held on Thursday, 7th October 2010

Sample Test 1
 
Question 1

• Instrumentation involves not only the selection or design of the instruments but also the procedures and conditions under which the instruments will be administered.
• Research instruments serve as measurement tools. Decisions about research measures are made by the researcher and are based on the research question and the design of the study.

State four examples of research instruments.
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2)
3)
4)

Question Two
A researcher wishes to test the hypothesis that inquiry teaching in history classes results in higher-level thinking than does the lecture method. Discuss the method of obtaining the information.

Question Three
How a researcher ensures that the instrument is logically valid (validity)?

Question Four
What is descriptive statistics?

Question Five
What is inferential statistics?


Sample Test 2

1. _________________________– A group of methods and techniques which summarises or describes a set of data, without making any inferences or generalization. It employs the usage of tables, graphs, charts and numerical measures to summarize the data.
2. _________________________– The outcome variable of research. It is observed for effects due to the influence of another factor, the independent variable(s).
3. _________________________ – The scale representing a hierarchy of precision on which a certain type of variable might be assessed.
4. _________________________ – A representative portion of a population.
5. _________________________ – The magnitude of the difference between the characteristics of the sample and the characteristics of the population from which it was selected.
6. _________________________ – A scale where the distance between two values has the same meaning as any adjacent two values. This scale has an arbitrary zero point.
7. _________________________ – This scale has an absolute zero point (i.e. there is a complete absence of the property which the scale is measuring).
8. _________________________ – A group of methods and techniques that uses statistical tests and other measures to make inferences or generalization about a population from the information collected through sampling.
9. _________________________ – It is a characteristic or property of a person, an object or a situation, which comprises a set of different values or categories.
10. _________________________ - Many of the characteristic in natural data such as human’s height and weight, or characteristics in other living things, business and industry production, etc, have this interesting distribution.

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Literature Review 3

I'm back.......... Still in RAYA mood but it better to start my articles reading before a ton of assignments fall into me *wink wink* ;)
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Article Reading 2

Still cannot finish reading even 1 article. I'm too busy with raya preparation,hopefully I can continue reading it tonight ;)
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HOW TO WRITE CHAPTER 1, 2 AND 3?

The links below will give you a brief idea in understanding chapter 1, 2 and 3.

RESEARCH PROPOSAL 1

RESEARCH PROPOSAL 2

RESEARCH PROPOSAL 3

Happy writing ;)