GLOBAL EXAMS 8

SEMESTER 1 END EXAMS GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES 8 QUESTION ONE 1a. The following table shows a survey on information on important terms that have been covered entirely for Semester 1. Study it and state the term referred in each description. 10mks S/ Information describing the term Give the term described N 1. An inquiry/investigation on a phenomena and search for knowledge 2. Passage of ideas and thoughts from place to place 3. Is what the research sets out to answer 4. Acknowledging the source of your ideas 5. Any readable object 1b. A good research should meet expectations. Features of research can be used to check how research meets the standards required. Discuss five features contained in a good research. 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1c. The question requires to select a research topic of your own (2mks) and formulate for good research questions (8mks)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1d. The following information describes the certain features of a research questions. In the spaces provided state the feature that is being described. 10mks 1. Should be straight to the point------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ 2. Simple to understand and should be meaningful ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Should meet the minimum and maximum number of words required ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. One should be able to find and attach relevant information associated to it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Open to discussion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUESTION TWO 2a. There are two types and sources of evidence. Explain the two types of evidence to be used when collecting data. 4mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2b. The following information describes the techniques used for data collection. Read and fill the empty spaces with the right technique described each space. 10mks S/N Information about the technique Identify the technique 1 Obtains data directly from its source 2 A form with sampled questions on a specific topic 3 Face to face encounter between researcher and recipient 4 A small topic assigned a particular topic to study 5 A technique showing a correlation between the cause and effects. 2c. Compare the similarities and differences between observation and interviews. 20mks Similarities 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Differences 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2d. Discuss three disadvantages of observation as a process of data collection. 6mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUESTION THREE 3a. Select any of your favorite topic/title and compose a two paragraph text showing text organisation and how its elements are fitted together. 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3b. There are many ways of structuring a text; Discuss how you can structure out a text using paragraph approach. 10mks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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