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END SEMESTER EXAMS GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES 7 1. Define the following terms 10mks a. Text ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b. Text structure ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. Referencing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d. Statement prediction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e. Research question ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2a. The following table shows information wrongly matched with the feature of research it describes. Match correctly the information with its feature in the spaces provided in the table. 10mks Description Wrongly matched feature Match feature correctly Research follows a certain order and has defined Cumulative methodology Seeks to relate one subject

to the other Specific Specifies methods of Empirical operation Conditions should be based on observed data Interdisciplinary rather than feelings Findings relates to the existing knowledge Systematic b. Research questions are beneficial because they seek to obtain data which is presented as findings for analysis and conclusion. Here are three topics; education, drug and substance abuse and poaching as your research topics. Choose any of the above research topics and give a reason why you prefer it as your research topic. 2mks ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d. Use the above selected topic and construct four good research questions. 8mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. A research questions should meet quality. Discuss five features that gives research question its quality. 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3a. One of the ethical measures in research requires one to cite and acknowledge the source of his information to avoid academic theft. What is Plagiarism? 2mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b. Apart from academic theft, explain four reasons for referencing. 8mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. Year seven learner attending her first global perspectives lesson realises that a good research should define the methodology used. Advise the learner why observation should be her appropriate method. 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d. Discuss five limitations of the above method of research. 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e. Text format is important in writing for it helps the reader to follow your work easily and shows how the various parts fits together. Write a two paragraph essay while taking into consideration the important elements of text. 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------