PERFORMANCE TASK:

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

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CONTENT OF THIS DOCUMENT:
Here’s what you’ll find here:
1. Matrix for quantitative research instrument (experiment). Upon submission, consider
omitting the provided examples.
2. Analytic rubric for evaluation. Aim for excellent outputs!
Format:
1. Use Times New Roman, 12.
2. Page margin: 1.0 inch
3. Spacing. 2.0
4. Justified.

SUBMISSION: AUGUST 10, 2023

 Research Title
Research Instrument

MAT 121 (Practical Research 2)

Submitted to
MR. DANILO T. DINOY
Research Instructor
of the Research Department

Submitted by:

GROUP NO.

MEMBER 1
MEMBER 2
MEMBER 3
MEMBER 4
 Member Contribution

TASK 1: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN MATRIX

Direction: You are tasked to design an appropriate data gathering instrument that aligns with the
specific data needs of your study. You may utilize the experimental design matrix below.

Steps Information
1 Research Questions

2 Variables

3 Hypothesis

4 Experimental Treatments

5 Measurement of Dependent Variable

Refer to this example:

Steps Information
1 Research Does temperature have a significant effect on the growth of Pechay
Question plants?
2 Variables Independent: Temperature (varied levels: 20°C, 25°C, 30°C, 35°C)

Dependent: Plant growth (measured as the height of the plants in

centimeters)

Extraneous: Soil composition

Control: Use the same type of soil for all plant samples to ensure
that this does not affect the growth of the plant.
 3 Hypothesis Null Hypothesis (H0): Varying temperature levels have no
significant effect on the growth of Pechay plant.

Alternative Hypothesis (H1): Varying temperature levels have a

significant effect on the growth of Pechay plant.

4 Experimental Control
Treatments Pechay plants do not receive treatment.

Treatment 1
Low Temperature (15°C)
This treatment investigates the effects of a relatively cooler
environment on plant growth.

Treatment 2
Moderate Temperature (25°C)
This treatment represents the control group and provides a reference
point for comparison with other temperature treatments.

Treatment 3
High Temperature (35°C)
This treatment examines the effects of a higher temperature
environment on plant growth.
5 Measurement of Height Measurement: Measure the height of each plant at regular
Dependent intervals throughout the experiment. Use a ruler or measuring tape to
Variable record the height in centimeters. Measure from the base of the plant
to the highest point of growth, such as the tip of the main stem or the
highest leaf.

TASK 2: MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES

List here the materials and procedures of your study.

MATERIALS:

(List the laboratory apparatuses, samples, and the amount of substance/s to be used.)

PROCEDURES:

Step 1. __________________________________
Step 2. __________________________________

Step 3. __________________________________

You will be assessed based on this analytic rubric:

Criteria Excellent (5) Good (4) Fair (3) Needs
Improvement
(2)
Clarity and The research The research The research The research
Organization instrument is instrument is instrument lacks instrument is
clear, well- generally clear clarity and disorganized and
organized, and and organized, organization in lacks clarity,
easy to but some some areas, making it
understand. It improvements making it difficult for
includes a could enhance confusing for participants to
logical flow of its clarity and participants to comprehend and
questions and flow. understand. respond
instructions. accurately.
Alignment with The research The research The research The research
Research instrument is instrument is instrument has instrument lacks
Objectives highly relevant mostly relevant some relevance relevance and
to the research to the research to the research appropriateness
objectives, objectives, objectives, to the research
research research research objectives,
questions, and questions, and questions, and research
the constructs the constructs the constructs questions, and
being measured. being measured, being measured, the constructs
but some areas but it lacks being measured.
could be consistency or
improved. alignment in
certain areas.
Precision of The instrument Most of the Some of the Many of the
Instruments includes well- questions are questions, questions,
designed and relevant, directly options, scaling options, scaling
controlled addressing the and/or and/or
experimental research procedures are procedures are
procedures that objectives and relevant but may irrelevant and do
effectively soliciting the not directly not address the
 manipulate theneeded data address the research
variable/s to test
effectively. research objectives or
the objectives or solicit the
research fully solicit the needed data
hypotheses. needed data. effectively.
Ethical The research
The research The research The research
Consideration instrument instrument instrument has instrument lacks
demonstrates generally some ethical ethical
ethical incorporates considerations considerations
considerationsethical and bias and contains
and minimizes considerations limitations, significant
bias through
and minimizes requiring biases,
clear and
bias, but some modifications to potentially
unbiased areas could be ensure impacting
language and
further participant participant
content. improved. fairness and responses and
minimize biases. data quality.
Grammar and Virtually no There are few (2 There is a There are
Syntax grammatical, to 5 errors) moderate (6 to numerous (more
spelling or grammatical. 10 errors) than 10)
punctuation Spelling and grammatical, grammatical,
errors. punctuation spelling and spelling and
errors. punctuation punctuation
errors. errors.
Format Adheres to all Adheres to the Adheres to the Does not follow
prescribed most prescribed most prescribed the prescribed
format such as: format but lacks format but lacks format properly.
• Spacing 1 of the 2 to 3 elements.
• Margin elements.
• Font and font
size
• indentation