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MAY SEMESTER 2016
HMEF5113 STATISTICS FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
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ASSIGNMENT 2 (50%)
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this assignment is to enable you to apply practical knowledge and skills in
statistical analysis using the SPSS Statistics software. This assignment will provide you with
a knowledge and skills on statistics, statistical analysis and interpretation of the research
questions and hypotheses you have formulated.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer all questions in this assignment. Read up the recommended books on statistical
analysis and SPSS Statistics.
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION:
Dataset HMEF5113 Assignment 2 May 2016.sav was extracted from a Teacher
Satisfaction Survey. The questionnaire for this survey comprised 6 constructs: i.
Demographic information; ii. Teachers' participation in school administration; iii.
Teaching and learning quality; iv. Teacher workload; v. Teacher-Administrator
relations in schools; and vi. Teacher motivation.
The questionnaire was administered to 137 school teachers using a 5-point Likert scale for
the 6 teacher perception constructs with 1. corresponding to Strongly Disagree, 2. Disagree,
3. Neither Agree Nor Disagree, 4. Disagree, and 5. Strongly Disagree.
Study the HMEF5113 Assignment 2 May 2016.sav data file carefully, run your analysis using
SPSS Statistics and answer the following questions:
a. Generate the following descriptive statistics to show the demographic profile of
respondents in the survey.
i.
Average age of teachers who participated in this survey from the different
schools. Describe the output;
[3 marks]
ii. The number and percentage of teachers by public and private schools based
on their teaching certification status. Describe the output.
[3 marks]
b. State the possible research questions of this study using: i. Individual Schools, and
ii. Public Schools and Private Schools as independent variables and Constructs 3
(Teaching and Learning Quality) and Construct 5 (Teacher - Administrator Relations
in Schools) as the dependent variables.
[4 marks]
c. State the relevant hypotheses based on the research questions listed in b) above.
[4 marks]
d. State the appropriate statistical tests to test the hypotheses in c) above.
[4 marks]
e. Run the appropriate statistical analyses to test the hypotheses stated in d) above.
Make your conclusions on these statistical tests.
[23 marks]
f.
Run a correlation analysis using Constructs 2 - 6 and show your output in the form of
a correlation matrix. Explain the correlation coefficients and their p-values.
[5 marks]
g. Plot a scatter diagram with a fit-line to depict the relationship between Construct 4 :
Teacher Workload and Construct 6: Teacher Motivation. Describe the scatter diagram
in the context of this survey. What does the R2 Linear in the diagram mean?
[4 marks]
a.
b.
c.
d.
ASSIGNMENT FORMAT:
Use double space and 12-point of Times New Roman font.
The assignment should contain about 3000 5000 words (15 20 pages)
Provide reference using the American Psychological Association (APA) format
References should be latest (year 2005 onwards)
NOTES:
Assignments should be submitted by the 5th Seminar.
You MUST submit a softcopy of your assignment online through MyVLE and a hardcopy
to your facilitator. For the online student, you MUST submit a softcopy of your
assignment via MyVLE and another softcopy to the facilitator via e-mail. Keep the
receipt as evidence of online submission.
Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If
plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows:
No.
Similarity Percentage
1.
2.
3.
4.
0 30
30.01 50
50.01 70
70.01 - 100
Marks Deduction
120
122
124
126
0
5
10
100
If you are not sure what is meant by plagiarism, refer to the various websites which
discuss this matter, e.g. owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts.
