EAPP REVIEW TEST NAME:________________________________________________SCORE:________________________________ Technical and Business Reports Personal Approach Questionnaire Body Field Reports Pre-test Survey Report Introduction Experiment Conclusion Merisuko Primary Data Observation Assumption Quantitative Data Data Qualitative Data Face-to-Face Structured Ibterview Argument Tally Marks Paper and Pencil Survey Claim Pie Graph Telephone Survey Position Online Survey Self-Administered Approach Mail Survey Matrix Questions Report Dichotomous Question Opinion Scientific Reports Open-ended Questions Contingency Questions Survey Questionnaire Bar Multiple Response Questions 1.A ____________________________is a specific form of writing that is organized around concisely identifying and examining issues, events, or findings that have happened in a physical sense, such as events that have occurred within an organization, or findings from a research investigation. 2.________________________________________–These reports deal with science, engineering, information technology, commerce, accounting, and finance. This stimulates the process of report writing in industry in a form of a problem or a case study. 3.___________________________________- These are common reports in disciplines such as Law, Industrial Relations, Psychology, Nursing, History and Education. These types of reports require the student to analyse his or her observations of phenomena or events in the real world in light of theories studied in the course. 4._________________________________- These are another kind of report. They are common in all the Sciences and Social Sciences. These reports use a standard scientific report format describing methods, results and conclusions to report upon an empirical investigation. 5. A ________________________________ or survey instrument, is a series of questions designed to elicit information from respondents that relate to the research question. It is administered by surveying respondents. A questionnaire must fulfill four basic tasks: 6. A ________________________________ presents a summary of all the responses that were collected in a simple and visually appealing manner. It is also a type of academic writing that uses research to provide information about a topic. It involves questions that are formulated based on the research objective, to be answered by respondents and later analyzed using appropriate data analysis methods. 7. ____________________________________ in a strict sense is what we call a true experiment where the researcher manipulates one variable, and control/ randomizes the rest of the variables. It has a control group, the subjects have been randomly assigned between the groups, and the researcher only tests one effect at a time. 8. _____________________________________ is used to describe the behavior of a subject. As the name suggests, it is a way of collecting relevant information and data by observing. 9. _____________________________________ is referred to as a collection of facts, such as values or measurements, observation or even just descriptions of things. It can be classified into Primary and Secondary. 10. ______________________________________ are those that you have collected yourself or the data collected at source or the data originally collected by individuals, focus groups, and a panel of respondents specifically set up by the researcher whose opinions may be sought on specific issues from time to time (Matt, 2001). 11. ______________________________________research project involves the gathering and/or use of existing data for which they were originally collected, for example, computerized database, company records or archives, government publications, industry analysis offered by the media, information system and computerized or mathematical models of environmental processes and so on (Tim ,1997), (Matt, 2001). 12.__________________________________ are mainly numbers. It refers to the information that is collected as, or can be translated into, numbers, which can then be displayed and analyzed mathematically. 13._________________________________ is data that is mainly words, sounds or images. Unlike numbers or “hard data”, qualitative information tends to be “soft,” meaning it can’t always be reduced to something definite. That is in some ways a weakness, but it is also a strength. 14. _______________________________ are often used to make a frequency distribution table. For example, let’s say you survey a number of families and find out how many gadgets they own. 15. _____________________________ graph is a graphical display of data using bars of different heights. 16. __________________________ graph is a special chart that uses "pie slices" to show relative sizes of data. 17. A________________________________ is one where an author chooses a side on a particular topic and builds up a case for your opinion or position. Building up your case will entail the use of facts and statistics to convince the readers that the author’s position on the matter is the best one. 18.___________________________________Provide a general statement of your position via your thesis statement. 19.__________________________________Provide sufficient evidence for each argument such as statistical data, interviews with experts, and testimonies. 20.____________________________________Restate your position and main arguments . 21.____________________________________ a document publicly declaring the position or program of its issuer. 22. An __________________________is usually a main idea, often called a “claim” or “thesis statement,” backed up with evidence that supports the idea. 23. A ______________________________ defines your paper’s goals, direction, scope, and is supported by evidence, quotations, argumentation, expert opinion, statistics, and telling details. 24. ______________________________is information not stated in the argument that has to be true in order for the argument’s logic to hold. Simply put, it is something an argument takes for granted in reaching its conclusion. 25.__________________________________ It is a data gathering tool composed of a set of questions used in a survey and is utilized in various fields such as politics, research, marketing, media and so on. It is intended to gather data, views, opinions and others from individuals or a particular group of people. 26. _____________________________This process of conducting the survey involves the researcher. It is used to probe the answers of the respondents and at the same time, to observe the behavior of the respondents, either individually or as a group. 27. ___________________________________The interview is set personally, and the people involved face each other in order to gather the necessary information. Questions on the survey are asked directly to the respondent by the researcher. 28.______________________________The survey is done using telephone or cellular phones. The calls are made to ask individuals about certain questions. This method can be used for asking consequential questions. 29. ______________________________In this type of approach, the survey is administered without the actual presence of the researcher and the respondents are expected to accomplish the survey independently. 30._______________________________ This is a traditional method of administering a survey which entails that respondent be or are accompanied by someone who is computer literate. 31._______________________________ This is a useful technique especially for studies which include many respondents from different locations. This is used to gather information from respondents who live in different areas. This enables all participants to answer through different online platforms. 32._______________________________ This popular tool requires an easy- administering of the survey where survey questionnaires are mailed to individuals who are given enough time to read and ponder on the information asked. 33.________________________________ These types of questions do not have predetermined options or answers. The respondents are allowed to answer the questions freely. Responses must be recorded verbatimespecially because coding and analysis will rely on the subject’s exact responses. 34. ___________________________________ have two possible answers, often either yes/no, true/false, or agree/ disagree. These questions are used when the researcher wants to clearly distinguish the respondent’s opinion, preference, experience or behavior. 35._____________________________________ There are certain questions that necessitate the respondents to provide more than one answer. For example, a typical advertising survey would ask the question, “How did you find about the particular service or item”? A respondent may have encountered more than one of the probable way. 36._____________________________________ There are instances where a number of questions you intend to ask have the same set of possible answers. Thus, it is possible to construct a this of items and answers for the sake of streamlining the survey. 37._____________________________________ are intended for certain respondents only, depending on the provided answers. A familiar example would be a follow-up question provided after a respondent agrees to a certain item. 38.___________________________________ a questionnaire on a small number of people. 39.Think about the way you intend to use the collected data when preparing the ________________________________. 40. Do not make it clear what your own ________________________________________ is. (This would be called a biased question or a leading question). Arrange the following according to the proper order. Choosing an Issue __________ The issue should be current and relevant. __________ The issue should be debatable. You cannot take any position if the topic is not debatable. __________ The issue should be specific and manageable. __________ The issue should be written in a question form and answerable by yes or no. Ten Tips for Writing a Strong Position Paper _________List and refute the counter-arguments to your position. _________ Properly attribute your sources using correct citation. _________Have someone proofread your paper to ensure it reads well and looks professional. _________Keep it simple! Position papers don’t need to go into excessive detail. Present your points clearly and briefly. ________Conduct thorough preliminary research and collect evidence to support arguments for and against your position. ________Identify your intended audience. You should tailor your tone depending on who the paper is written for (the public, other scientists, policy makers, etc.). ________Select a timely, relevant topic with two clear opposing sides. ________Clearly state your position on the topic. ________Include supporting data and evidence to back up your argument. ________Each paragraph in the paper should discuss a single idea. To be able to defend your own stand on an issue, you have to take note of the following: _________Clearly identify the issue that you believe is affecting you and your community. You can have 2 or more issues. ________Make sure that your statements are strong enough to convince or persuade ________Formulate statements that will express your stand towards the issues. These statements may convey the message that the issues are having negative effects on people and the community. ________From the issues that you identified, take on a side that you can defend. ________Given the issues that you chose, identify other concepts or ideas that you ________Gather factual evidences to support your arguments regarding the issue. This evidence may be taken from official statement of the government agencies, political leaders and academic authorities.
