Progress Test, RM 302, 2019/2020

NAME: Sok Hok CLASS: M3.4 DATE: 04.08.2020

SECTION A: MATCHING

Match the following key terms with their correct examples, illustrations, or definitions.
Write A, B, C, etc in the answer boxes. (10 Points)

1. Ethics A. It is a list of the target population that you plan to draw a

sample from.
2. Sampling frame B. Examples of this term include gender, income, and type of
treatment.
3. Cluster sampling C. A kind of sampling method that is appropriate when the
target population is living in a very large area.
4. Validity D. This term refers to the topic that is derived from
qualitative data. Normally the researcher conducting a
qualitative study needs to do content analysis and create it.
5. Reliability E. This is an SPSS page that shows on your computer when
you open it.
6. Editing your data F. This term is used in SPSS, and it simply refers to variable.
7. Data editor G. When the data that you have collected directly address the
research questions, your findings are said to have this.
8. Variable H. This sampling method requires the researcher to have two
things: the lists of all participants and the table of random
numbers.
9. Theme I. It is concerned with the moral conducts on the part of all
stakeholders in a research project.
10. Likert scale J. It allows you to check incompleteness, errors, and/or
inconsistencies of your raw data before coding and data
entry.
11. Simple random
sampling
12. Name (SPSS)

Write your answers here.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
I A C G E J F B D H

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SECTION B: MULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEMS

Choose the best option for each of the items below. Write A, B, C, or D in the Answer
Boxes provided. (10 Points)

1. Negative items have to be ______.

A. Verified C. Reverse-coded
B. Discarded D. Taken into account

2. In SPSS, scale covers ______.

A. Nominal and ordinal C. Ordinal and ratio
B. Interval and ordinal D. Interval and ratio

3. When reporting quantitative data, researchers only report the ______.

A. Correct answers C. Results that support their hypotheses
B. Most important results D. Lowest means

4. A researcher sent a questionnaire to 200 respondents. She checked and found out that
120 of them had returned it. In mathematical term, 60% of them did complete in the
questionnaire. This is known as ______.
A. Response rate C. Success rate
B. Completion rate D. Questionnaire rate

5. How do researchers code qualitative data?

A. Using words C. Using dummy coding
B. Using numbers D. Using long phrases

6. “Content analysis” is a key concept of the ______.

A. Quantitative research C. Survey design
B. Qualitative research D. Experimental design

7. It is a bit tricky to pre-determine the sample size for a qualitative research. Kumar
suggests that the researchers stop collecting data when reaching ______.
A. High response rate point C. Data saturation point
B. Desired number of respondents D. Their research objectives

8. The reason why Excel software is to be used for data entry is to do with ______.
A. Time saving C. Convenience
B. Cost saving D. All of the above

9. “Thick descriptions” and “direct quotes” are necessary in ______.

A. Quantitative research C. Survey design
B. Qualitative research D. Experimental design

10. Which of the following are examples of the “polytomous” variable?

A. Religion and race* C. Income and age**
B. Gender and success in the exam* D. Test score and parental involvement***

* Religion and race have many options for respondents to select. Gender has two options
only, and success in the exam includes “pass” and “fail”.

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** Income requires the respondents to enter the actual income/amount per month. Similarly,
respondents need to enter their actual age.

*** Test score requires the respondents to enter the actual test score, and parental
involvement is measured by the number of attendance of parents in meetings with the
homeroom teacher.

Write your answers here.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
C A B A A B C D B A

SECTION C: CODE BOOK

Assign the correct codes to the items below. Just type the codes in front of each option in
this short Questionnaire. Note that for certain items, you need to explain briefly. (10
Points)

Example: Religion *1 Buddhism *2 Christianity *3 Islam *4 Others

1. Gender
* 0 Male
* 1 Female

2. If you do extensive reading, what do you read? (tick all that apply)
* 0 Newspapers/magazines
R 1 Books (all kinds, except novels)
R 1 Novels
* 0 Online articles
* 0 Movie/YouTube subtitles

3. What is your height in centimetre? ________ (write down)

4. Why do you choose to do BA in English at IFL? (Choose only one option)

* 1 Fame/branding of school
* 2 Family/friends recommend
* 3 Quality & discipline
* 4 Location
* 5 Reasonable tuition fee

5. In the last 24 hours, what are the activities that you have done? (tick all the apply)
R 1 Reading
* 0 Doing physical exercise
* 1 Watching TV/YouTube
R 1 Using social media (e.g., Facebook, etc…)
R 1 Doing school work
* 0 Doing household chore
R 1 Helping mom/dad (e.g., take mom to the market, etc…)

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SECTION D: QUANTITATIVE REPORT WRITING

Read/consult Appendix A carefully and write 150 words in order to report the results
based on the Appendix for your intended audience. Note that you are supposed to
report the most important results and to start your paragraph with the location of the
results.
WRITE YOUR REPORT HERE.
Q As table 4.1 illustrates the data of the possibility of installing Air-conditioners in the
Classrooms at IFL from year 2 and year 3 students, 48.7% was counted as male and 51.3%
was counted female among the sample size of 560 participant. We can clearly see that 42.1%
of students agreed that in some classrooms of another university have Air-conditioners.
Moreover, a majority of students are strongly agreed to have Air-conditioners in IFL. Based
on the result from the survey, 51% of students are willing to spend 15$ more per year to get
Air-conditioners installed.

SECTION E: QUALITATIVE REPORT WRITING

Read/consult Appendix B carefully and write 150 words in order to report the findings
based on the Appendix for your intended audience. Just construct one theme and
support it with thick descriptions and relevant direct quotes from the participant.
WRITE YOUR REPORT HERE.
Q The Classroom Activities in Your Mind

A student from DOE in M3.4 class has interviewed an exchange program student
from Myanmar who are currently in year 4 of international relation class. In his very first
class in year 1 at RUPP, the special classroom activities that stay in his mind is the students’
presentation of country’s foreign policy that he can easily understand the country’s situation
clear enough without reading or memorising the lesson but just sit and listen to the presenters.
Based on the interviewee, she said that “ the three students will sit in the middle of the class,
and then, they will explain that country’s situation, that country’s policy, that country’s
economy and political status like that. And then, other students will ask you a question about
that country. So, you need to... after that session, you will really know that country’s
condition, that country’s economy, that country’s status. And then, the audience will know
fully about that country and also the presenter will fully understand that country’s situation.”.

The end of the test paper.