Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Identify computer tools that can be used to facilitate research
1. SPSS,
•Very easy to use GUI
•Syntax is inflexible and not too powerful
–However contains several procedures otherwise not available in menu system
•Recently updated graphics (v. 12.0) are much improved
•Very popular, but expensive
–Affordable copies are crippled
•www.spss.com
2. STATA,
•Powerful stats program from TAMU
•Now with GUI interface
•Typically the choice of Poli-Sci and Economics crowd
• www.stata.com
3. SAS
•Powerful, but difficult to learn and inflexible
•Struggling to keep up with the times, especially graphically
•Very popular, especially in business circles
•http://www.sas.com/
•Very easy to use GUI
•Syntax is inflexible and not too powerful
–However contains several procedures otherwise not available in menu system
•Recently updated graphics (v. 12.0) are much improved
•Very popular, but expensive
–Affordable copies are crippled
•www.spss.com
2. STATA,
•Powerful stats program from TAMU
•Now with GUI interface
•Typically the choice of Poli-Sci and Economics crowd
• www.stata.com
3. SAS
•Powerful, but difficult to learn and inflexible
•Struggling to keep up with the times, especially graphically
•Very popular, especially in business circles
•http://www.sas.com/
CORRELATION RESEARCH
Question
Is there a relationship between student achievement in the reading paper of English Language test and the amount of time they spend in reading English books?
Independent variable - time in reading English books
Dependent variable – marks in English test
Some other questions
What is the relationship between computer experience and computer addiction?
What is the relationship between the quantity of mathematics drill and practice and the performance of mathematics test in primary 1?
How to collect data?
Reading records are to be distributed to a class of students with a minimum number of 30 for them to mark down the time they spent on reading English books everyday.
Students will be given a test on English Language after half a year.
How to improve teaching and learning?
As “Reading to learn” is one of the key tasks that the EMB recommended to help students develop independent learning capabilities, almost every school is trying to push students to spend more time to read and allocate some reading time in school, such as before the commencement of the class in the morning, or at the lunch time. Everyday students are required to spend at least 15 to 20 minutes to do the reading at school.
If positive correlation is found, it is worthwhile for schools to consider arranging more compulsory time for students to read. Maybe after school, students are required to stay behind for a lesson to read English books.
Limitation
Reading is just one of the factors that help in improving English, other factors such as writing more, listening more and speaking more are the traditional methods used to improve English.
The said research does not consider the standard of English books students read, are they at the appropriate standard for students to improve English?
Question
Is there a relationship between student achievement in the reading paper of English Language test and the amount of time they spend in reading English books?
Independent variable - time in reading English books
Dependent variable – marks in English test
Some other questions
What is the relationship between computer experience and computer addiction?
What is the relationship between the quantity of mathematics drill and practice and the performance of mathematics test in primary 1?
How to collect data?
Reading records are to be distributed to a class of students with a minimum number of 30 for them to mark down the time they spent on reading English books everyday.
Students will be given a test on English Language after half a year.
How to improve teaching and learning?
As “Reading to learn” is one of the key tasks that the EMB recommended to help students develop independent learning capabilities, almost every school is trying to push students to spend more time to read and allocate some reading time in school, such as before the commencement of the class in the morning, or at the lunch time. Everyday students are required to spend at least 15 to 20 minutes to do the reading at school.
If positive correlation is found, it is worthwhile for schools to consider arranging more compulsory time for students to read. Maybe after school, students are required to stay behind for a lesson to read English books.
Limitation
Reading is just one of the factors that help in improving English, other factors such as writing more, listening more and speaking more are the traditional methods used to improve English.
The said research does not consider the standard of English books students read, are they at the appropriate standard for students to improve English?
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
2nd Potential correlation research question:
-> Potential correlation research question:
The flag-raising ceremony to enhance students' sense of national identity to provide an opportunity for students to express their joy and happiness on Hong Kong’s return to our motherland
-> How could data for the correlated variables be collected.
Participants:
Participants in this study were 100 secondary students from 10 secondary schools which carry out flag-raising ceremony as regular activities in Hong Kong as group A, and 100 secondary students from another 10 secondary schools which have not carried out flag-raising ceremony as group B.
Procedures:
Online questionnaires are set to raise questions about sense of national identity from the secondary students.
The online questionnaires are then sent to 20 secondary schools to invite the students to reply.
Compare the results from the two groups to find out how flag-raising ceremony affect the students’ national identity in hongkong.
Questionnaire:
The Questionnaire asked for specific information about students and their classes (age, grade, years at present school, and age). Students will be asked about their awareness national identity and their feeling about mainland china.
Items were scored on a 5-point scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5).
-> Provide argument how answer to that question can contribute to improvements in some aspect of education/teaching and learningThe answers from the students will help the students to review their national identity and their understanding about motherland china. The result would also help teachers to review the function of the flag-raising ceremony. How school can do more to enhance the students awareness of national identity after hong kong’s 10 years of returning to motherland.
The flag-raising ceremony to enhance students' sense of national identity to provide an opportunity for students to express their joy and happiness on Hong Kong’s return to our motherland
-> How could data for the correlated variables be collected.
Participants:
Participants in this study were 100 secondary students from 10 secondary schools which carry out flag-raising ceremony as regular activities in Hong Kong as group A, and 100 secondary students from another 10 secondary schools which have not carried out flag-raising ceremony as group B.
Procedures:
Online questionnaires are set to raise questions about sense of national identity from the secondary students.
The online questionnaires are then sent to 20 secondary schools to invite the students to reply.
Compare the results from the two groups to find out how flag-raising ceremony affect the students’ national identity in hongkong.
Questionnaire:
The Questionnaire asked for specific information about students and their classes (age, grade, years at present school, and age). Students will be asked about their awareness national identity and their feeling about mainland china.
Items were scored on a 5-point scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5).
-> Provide argument how answer to that question can contribute to improvements in some aspect of education/teaching and learningThe answers from the students will help the students to review their national identity and their understanding about motherland china. The result would also help teachers to review the function of the flag-raising ceremony. How school can do more to enhance the students awareness of national identity after hong kong’s 10 years of returning to motherland.
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