EDU323 Tma Solutions
1. An observer as participant in an early years setting means that
The researcher observes activity every 20 minutes, jotting down notes
—>> The researcher spends time in the setting and joins in the activities taking place, observing the activity as it unfolds
The researcher is employed as a full member of the team but does not reveal that they are undertaking research which is conducted covertly
The researcher is not involved in the setting in any way and attends for the sole purpose of conducting observations. The researcher aims to be as unobtrusive as possible
2. The level of measurement that allow the rank ordering of data items is:
nominal measurement
—>> ordinal measurement
interval measurement
ratio measurement
3. The following represents age distribution of students in an elementary class. Find the mode of the values: 7, 9, 10, 13, 11, 7, 9, 19, 12, 11, 9, 7, 9, 10, 11.
7
—>> 9
10
11
4. The difference between the largest and the smallest data values is the
Spearman rank correlation
—>> Range
Mean
Mode
5. Temperature is an example of a variable that uses:
—>> the ratio scale
the interval scale
the nominal scale
either ratio or ordinal scale
6. Which of the following is not an example of a structured observation?
Time sample
Checklist
—>> Naturalistic observation
Event sample
7. Which of the following is not a measure of central location?
Mean
median
Mode
—>> Variance
8. Which of the following statements is correct?
—>> A test is valid if it gives the same result when administered to the same person on two different occasions
A test is valid if two different researchers will get the same result when the test is administered to the same person
A test is valid when it has internal consistency
A test is valid if it measures what it sets out to measure
9. Choose the most appropriate statement. Observations used in research are an example of
A methodological approach
A quantitative data collection method
A qualitative data collection method
—>> A method of collecting data
10. A research does NOT have to be ________
Planned
Systematic
Objective
—>> Cost Effective
