SECTION F Research Methods Flashcards
Q21) A researcher was interested in the relationship between the number of hours of course was taught using a computer and the satisfaction of the students on the course.
As part of his research he conducted a pilot study as follows.
11 students who were matched with a high level of interest in business studies took part in the study.
Each unit was allocated a letter from A to K randomly. This determine the number of hours they studied online and the number of hours they study in a classroom. The combinations are shown in table 1 below (TABLE IN TEST PAPER)
Explain why it was important to match the students on the high level of interest in business studies
– Confounding variable – disliking business may cause no satisfaction regardless of how much time spent online.
Q22) suggest one other variable for which the researcher should match the students. Explain how this might of affected satisfaction scores if it was not controlled.
FULL QUESTION BELOW
A researcher was interested in the relationship between the number of hours of course was taught using a computer and the satisfaction of the students on the course.
As part of his research he conducted a pilot study as follows.
11 students who were matched with a high level of interest in business studies took part in the study.
Each unit was allocated a letter from A to K randomly. This determine the number of hours they studied online and the number of hours they study in a classroom. The combinations are shown in table 1 below (TABLE IN TEST PAPER)
Other variable – age – older student may dislike using online services compare to younger students
Q23) Outline one benefit of allocating the students randomly to the different numbers of online hours and classroom hours as seen in table 1
FULL QUESTION BELOW
A researcher was interested in the relationship between the number of hours of course was taught using a computer and the satisfaction of the students on the course.
As part of his research he conducted a pilot study as follows.
11 students who were matched with a high level of interest in business studies took part in the study.
Each unit was allocated a letter from A to K randomly. This determine the number of hours they studied online and the number of hours they study in a classroom. The combinations are shown in table 1 below (TABLE IN TEST PAPER)
Controls participant variables – all students have the same chance e.g. Research bias-avoid students particularly good business studies being placed together
Q24) the sample used in this pilot study was an opportunity sample briefly explain how using a stratified sample when the final study is conducted might be an improvement to the design.
FULL QUESTION BELOW
A researcher was interested in the relationship between the number of hours of course was taught using a computer and the satisfaction of the students on the course.
As part of his research he conducted a pilot study as follows.
11 students who were matched with a high level of interest in business studies took part in the study.
Each unit was allocated a letter from A to K randomly. This determine the number of hours they studied online and the number of hours they study in a classroom. The combinations are shown in table 1 below (TABLE IN TEST PAPER)
– Representative of class
– e.g. is destructive current grades
– if more business students work at B level then majority in sample should
Q25)The researcher designed a questionnaire to collect data from the students about how satisfied they felt when they had completed the course
Give an example of an appropriate question that the researcher might use to collect qualitative data on the questionnaire.
FULL QUESTION BELOW
A researcher was interested in the relationship between the number of hours of course was taught using a computer and the satisfaction of the students on the course.
As part of his research he conducted a pilot study as follows.
11 students who were matched with a high level of interest in business studies took part in the study.
Each unit was allocated a letter from A to K randomly. This determine the number of hours they studied online and the number of hours they study in a classroom. The combinations are shown in table 1 below (TABLE IN TEST PAPER)
After completing this course how satisfied do you feel?
Q26) briefly explain one problem that the researcher might have in analysing qualitative data collected from the questionnaire
– Graph
– detailed and descriptive response
– time-consuming to analyse
Q27) What do you need to include in a graph?
in order to analyse all the responses to the questionnaire, each response was given a score by the researcher. The maximum score on the questionnaire was 20, or a score of zero meant dissatisfied and a score of 20 meant very satisfied the following data was collected by the researcher. (TABLE 2 IN TEST PAPER)
when drawing a graph the four things you must include: – title – drawn correctly – axis must be drawn – accurately plotted points
