REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

MATTI, DIGOS CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR

School Year 2020-2021

ASSIGNMENT # 2 • EFD 502

Name: Giovanni A. Alcain Score: __________

Year/Course: 1st year/Master of Arts in Language Teaching Date: Nov.12, 2020

Part I. Research

Direction: Research for a quantitative study relative to Language Teaching. Give the
following as required. This is worth 10 points.

1) Give the title.

Reading Engagement and English as Second Language Acquisition for Adult

Learners.

2) Identify the dependent, independent, and intervening variables if any.

Reading Engagement = independent variable

English as a Second Language Acquisition = dependent variable

3) Identify each variable in terms of the following:

3.1 data type: qualitative or quantitative,

Quantitative data

3.2 level of measurement: nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio

Interval level of measurement

3.3 type of quantitative data: discrete or continuous

Discrete data

4) The statistical tools used in the study.

Pearson r – Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient

Note: One distinct study for each MAED-LT student. Duplication of research study is
NOT allowed.
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Part II. Solving

Direction: Answer the following questions. Using MS Excel is highly recommended.

1) The following hypothetical scores were obtained from a sample of 10 students in a

15-item quiz in English:

12, 15, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 10, 8, and 9

a. Find the sample mean. Give interpretation. [3 pts]

MEAN:

x = 7+8+8+9+9+10+10+12+12+15 100 10
10 10
Interpretation: The sample mean score of 10 students in a 15-item quiz in
English is 10.
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b. Compute the range, standard deviation, and variance. Interpret each. [7 pts]

RANGE:

Interpretation:

The range score of 10

students in a 15-item
quiz in English is 8.

STANDARD DEVIATION (population and sample):

Interpretation:

The standard deviation is

2.28035085(p.)/
2.40370085(s.). This
means that on the average,
the scores in English of the
10 students in 15-item quiz
deviate from the mean by
2.28035085(p.)/
2.40370085(s.) points.
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VARIANCE (population and sample):

Interpretation:

The variance of scores in

English of the 10 students in
15-item quiz is 5.2 (p.)/
5.777777778 (s.).