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Ect 505: Research Methods And Satistics Question Paper

Ect 505: Research Methods And Satistics

Course:Alternative Dispute Resolution

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2011

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer
Question ONE and any other TWO Questions.*

Q1) a) i) What
is a research instrument? (2 marks)
ii) State three types of
research instruments. (2 marks)
iii) State one advantage of
each instrument. (2 marks)
b) Survey and case studies
research are commonly used in educational research.
Comment on the two approaches of research under the
following headings:
i) the type of research to which each is
appropriate (4 marks)
ii) research design (4 marks)

iii)appropriate instruments (4 marks)

c) For the following list of
test scores 28, 58, 36, 45, 40, 27, 52, 25 i) Find the Mean and
SD (4 marks)
ii) Add 6 to each score and recalculate Mean
and SD (2 marks)
iii) Multiply each by 2 and calculate the
Mean and SD (2 marks)
d) In what situation would you use the
following statistical approaches in data analysis in education
research?
i) Chi-Square (2 marks)
ii) t-test ( 2 marks)

Q2) a) What is
the significance of research in Education? (2 marks)
b)
Discuss SIX characteristics of social research. (18 marks)
Q3)
a) Discuss how ICT has aided research in Education. (8
marks)
b) You have just administered 400 questionnaires to
students as part of your M.Ed. research. Outline the procedure
you would follow in order to use SPSS software in you data
analysis. (12 marks)
Q4) A researcher was interested in
studying the performance of teacher trainee students in a
Diploma Teachers Training College. Her results were as shown
in the table below: *Performance* *Excellent* *Good Average*
*Total* Above average 80 120 10 210 Average 80 70 70 220
Poor 30 50 120 200 Total 190 240 200 630 Use Chi-Square test
to test if the two attributes are independent at plan level of
0.05. (20 marks)
Q5) You notice that achievement in KCSE in
your subject has been very poor over the last five years in the
district where you are teaching. You have decided to carry out
a research to investigate the factors that contribute to this
poor achievement.
a) State the title of your study (4 marks) b)
Outline the study design for your study (8 marks)
c) Discuss
the instruments you would use and how you would validate
them. (8 marks)

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