FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES

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HMEF5093
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
SEPTEMBER SEMESTER 2016
ASSIGNMENT 2
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. Your assignment should be typed using 12-point Times New Roman
font and 1.5 line spacing.
2. You are to submit assignment only in MS-WORD format unless specified
otherwise. Please refrain from converting text/phrases into picture
format such as .gif / .jpeg / print screen / etc.
3. Submission Method:
a. Face-to-face student:
You MUST submit a softcopy of your assignment online through
myINSPIRE and a hardcopy to your facilitator.
b. Online student:
You MUST submit a softcopy of your assignment via myINSPIRE
and another softcopy to the e-facilitator via e-mail.
You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file in
myINSPIRE. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted
assignment and the RECEIPT as evidence of online submission.
4. Your assignment must be submitted on 18th 20th November 2016
(5th Seminar).
5. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy
another persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise another
persons work as your own.

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EVALUATION
This assignment accounts for

50%

of the total marks for the course.

PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION

Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a
similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as
follows:
N
o.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Similarities Group
(%)
0 30
30.01 50
50.01 70
70.01 - 100

Marks Deduction
(%)
0
5
10
100

Assignments found to have similarities under any of the categories above;

will not be entitled to apply for appeal. For learners who fall into the
70.01-100 similarities group, the access for online appeal for assignment
remarking of the subject will be disabled from the appeal options.

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ASSIGNMENT 2 (Individual Work)

OBJECTIVE
This assignment provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate your ability in planning a
quantitative research. You are entrusted to implement an intervention to improve learning in
an academic subject at school or higher institution of learning.
The assignment comprises TWO related tasks, the details of which are explained below:

Task 1
Identify a research topic that you can work on based on your readings and literature review.
Provide an appropriate title and a Statement of the Problem for the intended research.
(10 marks)
Task 2
In this task, you are required to describe and explain the methodology of your intended
research in Task 1, focusing on the following sections:
(1) Review of literature (list the sub-topics that you may want to include and not
the full review of literature)
(2) Research design
(3) Population and sample
(4) Instrumentation
(5) Data collection procedures
(6) Framework of data analysis
You can refer to the HMEF5093 Quantitative Research Methodology module, Topic 10:
Writing the research report, as a guide to write the different sections.

(40 marks)

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Assessment Criteria
Your response to the task will be graded based on the scoring scheme attached. For
maximum credit, be sure that your response addresses each of the scoring criteria
components.
Allocation of marks:
Task 1 (10 marks)
(1)
(2)

Title (2 marks)
Statement of the Problem (8 marks)

Task 2 (40 marks)

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

Outline of the Review of the Literature (6 marks)

Research design (6 marks)
Population and sample (6 marks)
Instrumentation (8 marks)
Data collection procedures (8 marks)
Framework of data analysis (6 marks)
[TOTAL: 50 MARKS]

Submission Guidelines

The document submitted should have the following:

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

The title page

Statement of the Problem
Outline of the Review of the Literature
Methodology
Research design
Population and sample
Instrumentation
Data collection procedures
Framework of data analysis

The assignment should be an original piece of work. Plagiarised assignment will be

rejected.

Award a maximum of 10 marks for Task 1 using the following rubric.

Assessment Rubrics
1
Title

Statement of
the Problem

The title hardly reflects the focus of

the study, revealing little
information about the variables,
subjects & research setting.

Statement of the Problem is not

clearly stated and not supported
with past research.

The title partially reflects the

focus of the study, revealing
some information about the
variables, subjects & research
setting.

Statement of the Problem is

very clearly stated and
explained with little past
research support.

The title fairly clearly reflects

the focus of the study,
revealing fairly adequate
information about the
variables, subjects & research
setting.

The title clearly reflects the

focus of the study, revealing
adequate information about
the variables, subjects &
research setting.

Statement of the Problem is

very clearly stated and
explained with adequate past
research support.

Statement of the Problem is

very clearly stated and
explained with moderate past
research support.

Weight

Score

X 0.5

X2

10

Award a maximum of 40 marks for Task 2

1
Outline of the
Review of Literature

Research Design

Population &
Sample

Instrumentation

Outline did not

demonstrate the scope of
the research

Outline demonstrates poor

scope of the research

Outline demonstrates good

scope of the research

Outline demonstrates excellent

scope of the research

The research design is

hardly appropriate.
The explanation is rather
vague with minimal or no
relevant justification

The research design is fairly

appropriate
The explanation is fairly clear
with some relevant
justification

The research design is

appropriate
The explanation is clear with
quite adequate relevant
justification

The research design is very

appropriate

The description of the

target population and the
sample is rather vague
The sampling technique
proposed is hardly
appropriate.
The instrument(s) to be
used is somewhat

The description of the target

population and the sample is
fairly clear.
The sampling technique
proposed is fairly
appropriate.
The instrument(s) to be
used are fairly appropriately

The description of the target

population and the sample is
clear.
The sampling technique
proposed is appropriate.

The description of the target

population and the sample very
clear.
The sampling technique proposed
is very appropriate.

The instrument(s) to be used is

appropriately designed.

The instrument(s) to be used is

very appropriately designed.

Weight

Score

X 1.5

X 1.5

X 1.5

X2

The explanation is very clear with

adequate relevant justification

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Data Collection
Procedures

Framework of data
analysis

inappropriately designed.
Validity and reliability
issues are rather poorly or
hardly addressed.
The description is rather
vague with hardly any
details
Vague description of data
collection procedures
Threats to validity and
reliability are poorly or
hardly addressed
Rather inappropriate
methods of analysis are
suggested
Vague and inadequate
description of the method
of analysis

designed.
Validity and reliability issues
are fairly well addressed.
The description is fairly clear
with some details.

Fairly clear description of

data collection procedures
Threats to validity and
reliability are fairly welladdressed
Fairly appropriate methods of
analysis are suggested
Fairly clear and adequate
description of the method of
analysis

Validity and reliability issues

are well addressed.
The description is clear with
most of the details.

Validity and reliability issues are

very well addressed
The description is very clear with
lots of details

Clear description of data

collection procedures
Threats to validity and
reliability are well-addressed

Very clear description data

collection procedures.
Threats to validity and reliability are
very well-addressed

Appropriate methods of
analysis are suggested
Clear and adequate
description of the method of
analysis

Very Appropriate methods of

analysis are suggested
Very clear and adequate
description of the method of
analysis

X2

X 1.5

40