Lesson 8 Surveys

What are the different types of claim we learnt in this module?

• Claim of fact - Ms Xu is 25yo.

• Claim of value -Ms Xu is a great teacher.

• Claim of policy- You should play attention in class.

• Claim of definition - A student is one who is below 21yo and studies full time.

• Claim of cause and effect - You should play attention in class, else Ms Xu will...

In designing a survey, which of these are biases we need to be aware of?

• Bandwagon bias - do not follow crowd blindly!

• Authority bias - take everything at face value just coz govt says so!

• Confirmation bias - I only hear what I want to hear

Gwen is designing a survey to find out if students enjoy learning in RP. Which is the concept measured in this survey?

• Financial status of students

• Food preference of students

• Learning experience of students

• Intelligence of students

Gwen is designing a survey to find out if students enjoy learning in RP. Which of these are likely to be variables? You may select more than one.

• Attendance

• Academic performance

• Time spent in school

• Number of non-RP friends they have

Gwen is designing a survey to find out if students enjoy learning in RP. For academic performance, which of these are likely to be indicators? You may select more than one.

• CA grades

• Learning attitude

• Number of RP friends

• Number of IGs

When crafting the survey question 'How many grade Cs have you obtained for CAG?', what type of question is this?

• Open-ended

• Close-ended

• Hybrid

When crafting the survey question 'How many grade Cs have you obtained for CAG?', what should the response option type be?

• Dichotomous

• Multiple choice

• Rating scale

• Multiple response

In another survey, Gwen wanted to understand the mental health of RP students. Which of these are variables for this concept?

• Feelings of students

• Academic performance

• Punctuality

• Relationships with classmates

Which of these questions best measures the relationships RP students have with their classmates?

• How many close classmates you have in RP?

• How often do you go out with your classmates?

• If you have a problem, would you share it with your classmates?

• Do you think we should share our honest thoughts with our lecturer?

If you have a problem, would you share it with your classmates? - what type of question is this?

• Attitude

• Behaviour

• Characteristic