UTS - Quantitative Research & Statistics - 2024

YAYASAN WIDYA MANDALA SURABAYA
UNIVERSITAS KATOLIK WIDYA MANDALA SURABAYA

PROGRAM MAGISTER PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
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MID-SEMESTER TEST ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024

Subject : Quantitative Research Methodology & Statistics
Semester : III
Day/Date : Monday-Tuesday, 15-16 April 2024
Time : 24 hours; send your answer to
[email protected] at the latest Tuesday, 16
April 2024 at 18.00 p.m.
Lecturer : Ignatius Harjanto
Name: Tangkas P.
Instructions: Read the questions carefully before you answer them. Sharing answers to the
questions with classmates is strongly prohibited. Answer the questions in the box. DO
NOT write more than 75 words in your answers for each sub-number.
1. Read the following research questions carefully. What types of research designs are best
applied? (Scores: 20)
a. What is the effect of peer tutoring on speaking proficiency in English as a second
language among elementary school students?
b. Is there a relationship between learner motivation and language proficiency levels in
adult English language learners
c. What are the preferred language learning strategies among adult learners of French as a
second language?
d. How does the effectiveness of corrective feedback vary between different language
teaching methodologies, such as communicative language teaching and grammar-
translation approach?
No Reason & Explanation

a. Experimental Research: This research design can help the researcher to identify
cause and effect relationship between peer-tutoring strategy to enhance
students speaking competence. Besides, this research can clarify both of the
benefits of peer tutoring strategy as one of the learning methods and the
evidence from the application
b. Correlational Research: Correlational Research is not designed to see causal
relationship between motivation and language achievement but is used to
examine the ‘predictable pattern’ between two things.
c. Descriptive Research: This model is best applied to provide a snapshot or

overview of a particular situation. Furthermore, it serves as a validation of
which strategies that effective for language learning among adult learners of
French
d. Quasi-Experimental Research:
2. What quantitative research method would you use to investigate the following
hypotheses? (Scores: 20)
a. Using multimedia-enhanced language learning materials improves vocabulary
acquisition among intermediate-level English language learners.
b. There is a positive correlation between students' self-assessment of their language
proficiency and their actual language proficiency levels.
c. Students who participated in a study abroad program demonstrate greater improvement
in their language skills compared to students who did not participate.
d. The frequency of vocabulary use in writing tasks is positively correlated with overall
writing proficiency among ESL students.
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No Reason & Explanation

a.
b. Correlational Research:
c. Correlational Research
d.
3. Read the following research problems, and then write the respective research questions and
hypotheses. (Scores: 20)
Students’ vocabulary is low that they are in difficulties understanding and expressing
simple ideas. You want to assess the effectiveness of incorporating multimedia tools in EFL
learning among senior high students.
Research Questions Research hypotheses
 Alternative hypothesis: there is a significant

development in the senior high students’ English
How does the effectiveness vocabulary after multimedia tools treatment in
of the multimedia tools
EFL learning.
application in EFL
context impact students’  Null hypothesis: there is no substantial impact
vocabulary achievement after the application of multimedia tools in senior
compare to traditional high students vocabulary achievement.
teaching methods?
4. If you want to test

whether the implementation of communicative language teaching (CLT) affect the speaking
proficiency of high school EFL students, state and explain briefly: the research title, the
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research variables, the research questions, the research hypothesis, the research method, and
the relevant theories. (Scores: 20)
Research Improving Students Oral Ability Using Communicative Language

Title Teaching Strategies for EFL Context in High School Students
Research Independent Variable: CLT application in improving students’ oral
Variables ability
Dependent Variable: Senior high students’ speaking proficiency level
in EFL classes
Research How effective does communicative language teaching to improve

questions students’ speaking proficiency in EFL context?
Research Design: Experimental Research
Method (Design, Data collection: Data is collected through questionnaire and test
Data Collection, results. Close-ended questionnaire with Likert scale is used to
and Data investigate students’ attitudes during CLT classes.
Analysis)
Data analysis: Data is analyzed using SPSS to check the validity of
the instrument.
Hypotheses Alternative hypothesis: there is a significant development in students’
English-speaking proficiency level in EFL context.
Null Hypothesis: There is no significant development in students’
English-speaking proficiency level in EFL context.
The underlying  Information – gap activity

theories Practically speaking, information – gap activities are choose by the
researcher due to its purpose to develop communicative
competences. This activity had numbers of characteristics that
related to gaps, swap information, and attractive activities
5. Write your proposed research:

a. What title will you have?
b. What key variables will you have? Explain the types of variables.
c. What research questions will you have?
d. What quantitative research method will you have? Explain the reasons for choosing the
method.
e. What research instrument will you have? Explain the reasons for choosing the instrument.
f. What key terms do you have? State at least 5 key terms and define them operationally
(Scores: 20)
Research Improving Students Reading Ability Using Cooperative Learning Strategy

for Elementary school students in SD Labschool Unesa
Title
Researc Independent Variable: Cooperative learning method application to boost
students reading proficiency
h Dependent Variable: Students reading exam score
variables Control Variable: Students prior reading achievement and gender
Research Will cooperative learning significantly develop students’ achievement in
reading comprehension?
questions
Research Experimental Research: This type of research is chosen to identify the
effectiveness of the cooperative learning strategy and provide insights
Method to its practical effectiveness.
Research Data is collected through questionnaire and test results. Close-ended
questionnaire with Likert scale is used to investigate students’ attitudes
Instrument(s) during CLT classes
Key terms
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YAYASAN WIDYA MANDALA SURABAYA

UNIVERSITAS KATOLIK WIDYA MANDALA SURABAYA

MID-SEMESTER TEST ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024

No Reason & Explanation

c. Descriptive Research: This model is best applied to provide a snapshot or

No Reason & Explanation

Research Questions Research hypotheses

 Alternative hypothesis: there is a significant

4. If you want to test

Research Improving Students Oral Ability Using Communicative Language

Research How effective does communicative language teaching to improve

The underlying  Information – gap activity

5. Write your proposed research:

Research Improving Students Reading Ability Using Cooperative Learning Strategy

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