KENYA TECHNICAL TEACHERS COLLEGE

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

DIPLOMA IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION

RESEARCH METHODS II

SUPPLEMENTARY/SPECIAL EXAMINATION

OCTOBER 2018

TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer all the questions in the answer booklet provided.

2. Write your college number clearly on the question paper provided.

3. Mobile phones are NOT allowed in the examination room.

4. DO NOT LEAVE THE EXAMINATION ROOM BEFORE COMPLETION OF THE

EXAMINATION

5. Remember to sign the examination attendance list before leaving the room

6. INSERT YOUR QUESTION PAPER IN THE ANSWER BOOKLET.

7. QUESTION ONE (1) in SECTION A IS COMPULSORY AND ANY OTHER THREE

(3) from section B
 SECTION A (40 MARKS)

Q1.The table below shows the mean performance of standard eight pupils in a Parklands Zone
examination

School Maths English Kiswahili Social Science

Studies

Aga Khan 91 88 70 75 89

Hospital Hill 90 90 65 85 78

Visa Oshwal 89 92 55 78 80

Highridge 78 70 60 75 66

Parklands 87 78 72 76 67

Westlands 90 76 60 86 58

a) Rank the schools in order of their overall mean performance ( 6 marks)

b) Find the average performance for each subject in the zone (10marks)

c) Using a bar graph present the average performance for each subject as worked out in (b)
(13 marks)

c) Generate FOUR key findings from the data presented (4 marks)

d) State SEVEN (7) qualities of a good graph in data presentation (7 marks)

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

2. a) Define the term “data organization” as used in research. (2 marks)

b) Discuss FOUR (4) stages in data processing showing the importance of each stage (12 marks)

c) Explain three (3) instances where you can be said to have breached ethical considerations when
collecting data for research. (6 marks)

3. a) What do you understand by qualitative data analysis? (1mark)

b) Distinguish between;

i) Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (2 marks)

ii) Primary data and secondary data (2 marks)

 c) Describe three principles of Principles of Qualitative data analysis (6marks)

d) Identify the steps of qualitative data analysis (9 marks)

4. A researcher sought to find out the reading habits of high school leavers before joining college. The
data below represents the number of books read by a sample of 20 respondents.

1, 2, 6, 3, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 5, 4, 2, 4, 7, 5, 3, 1, 2

a.) Find out the;

i) Mean ( 3 marks)

ii) Median ( 2 marks)

b) i) Using an ungrouped frequency distribution table calculate the standard deviation.

(8 marks)

ii) Based on the computed values, comment on the reading habits of the respondents.

(4 marks)

c) Identify three properties of the mean that makes it the most commonly used measure of central
tendency. (3marks)

5. a) Briefly discuss the FOUR (4) levels of measurement recognized by social scientists (8 marks)

b) List FIVE most important items used when referencing and give an example of ONE reference that you
would use in a study (7 marks)

c) Design an observation checklist that can be used to assess the level of computerization of a secondary
school. The checklist should have at least FIVE (5) items. (5 marks)