SELF-LEARNING HOME TASK (SLHT)

Subject: English for Academic and Professional Purposes Grade Level: 12 Quarter: 2 Week: 1
MELC: Summarizes findings and executes the report through narrative and visual/graphic
forms and Writes various reports
Competency Code: CS_EN11/12A-EAPPIIe-j-11/CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-IIe-j-12
Name: _________________________________________Section: ________ Date: ________
School: ________________________________________ District: ___________

A. Readings/Discussions

How to Write a Summary of Survey Results

1. Use Visualizations to Show Data

When you write a survey introduction, visuals are the #1 feature you’ll want to include.
Adding a chart to an introduction really helps to bring it to life and adds impact to the story
you want to tell.

Examples of Survey Visualizations

Pie charts are perfect when you want to bring statistics to life. Here’s a great example
from a wedding survey:

Pie charts can be simple and

still get the message across.
Here’s another great example
from a homebuyer survey
introduction:

2. Write the Key Facts First

When you’re thinking about how to write a summary of survey results, remember that
 the introduction needs to get the reader’s attention. Focusing on key facts helps you to
do that right at the start.

Examples of Survey Summaries With Key Facts

Here’s an awesome example of a survey that immediately draws the eye. The key
finding is presented first, and then we see a fact about half the group immediately after:

Using this order lets us see the impactful results from the survey right up top.

3. Write a Short Survey Summary

Your survey summary should give the reader a complete overview of the content. But
you don’t want to take up too much space. Survey summaries are sometimes called executive
summaries because they’re designed to be quickly digested by decision-makers. You’ll want to
filter out the less important findings and focus on what matters.

Examples of Short Survey Introductions

Here’s an example introduction that doesn’t state all of its findings, but gives us an
incentive to keep reading:
 4. Explain the Motivation For Your Survey

Make your purpose clear in the introduction. It’s important that the reader knows
exactly what you want to find out. Ideally, you should also explain why you wanted to create
the survey in the first place.

Examples of Intros that Explain Motivation

This vehicle survey was carried out to help with future planning, so the introduction
makes the purpose clear to the reader:

Having focused questions can help to give your

survey a clear purpose. Explaining why you
ran the survey helps to give context.

5. Put Survey Statistics in Context

Including numbers in a survey summary is important. But your survey summary should
tell a story too. Adding numbers to your introduction will help to draw the eye, but you’ll also
want to explain what the numbers are telling you. Otherwise, you’ll just have a list of statistics
that don’t mean much to the reader.

Examples of Survey Statistics in Context

Here’s a great example of a survey introduction that uses the results from the survey to tell a
story.

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6. Tell the Reader What the Outcome Should Be

Now that your survey report is done, you’ll likely want some kind of action to be taken
based on your findings. That’s why it’s a good idea to make a recommendation. If you already
explained your reasons for creating the survey, you can naturally add a few sentences on the
outcomes you want to see.

Examples of Survey Introductions with Recommendations

Here’s a nice example of a survey introduction that clearly states the outcomes that the
organization would like to happen now that the survey is published:

This helps to focus the reader on the content

and helps them to understand why the
survey is important.

You can also cite related research here to

give your reasoning more weight.

B. Exercises

Exercise 1
Directions: Analyze and explain the graph below.

Education Conference

Question 1: Do you plan to attend the conference next year?

Yes No Total Respondents

Teacher 70% 30% 30

21 9

Administrators 80% 20% 10

8 2

Students 65% 35% 60

39 21

Total Respondents 68 32 100

 Exercise 2
Directions: Create a visual presentation using the data given below. Then, write a
conclusion for the analysis below.

Enrollment of Students

The bar graph shows the enrollment of students at school from Class 6 to Class 10. In
class 10, there are 75 boys and 35 girls. In class 9, the scenario is almost the same in which
there are 80 boys and 40 girls. In both classes, the number of male students doubles the
number of the females. There are 90 boys and 90 girls in class 8. Classes 6 and 7 are quite the
opposite. There are 100 girls and 98 boys in class 7, and 130 boys and 120 girls in class 6.

C. Assessment/Application/Outputs (Please refer to DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2020)

Directions: Do the following:

A. After gathering the data during your conduct of the survey, experiment,
and/observation, summarize your findings. Use visual presentations to showcase your findings.
B. Write your report (see Assessment of SHLT 4). Make sure that your topic, survey
questionnaire/experiment/observation, and the report you will be making are all aligned. Follow
the structure of your chosen report as highlighted in SHLT 3. You may submit a handwritten or
printed report. Write your report in a short bond paper.
D. Suggested Enrichment/Reinforcement Activity/ies:

Directions: Answer the questions below.

1. What is the importance of using visualizations in summarizing your findings?

2. How can you make your readers understand the importance of conducting your
report?

References:

Electronic Files
Department of Education. Curriculum and Instruction Strand. K to 12 Most Essential Learning
Competencies with Corresponding CG Codes.

Online Resources
Blogger.Graphs and Charts. Copyright 2016-2020. Retrieved from
http://graphandcharts.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-graph-below-shows-enrollment-of.html.
Retrieved on December 17, 2020
How to Write a Summary of Survey Results (+7 Examples).Copyright 2016-2020. Retrieved
from https://wpforms.com/how-to-write-summary-survey-results/. Retrieved on December 17,
2020
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