CUENCA INSTITUTE, INC.

Senior High School Department

Gen. Malvar St., Brgy 3, Cuenca, Batangas
School Year 2022-2023

Preliminary Examination in
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

Name Score
Gr/Sec Date

OATH OF ACADEMIC HONESTY

I do pledge that every single answer in this test is my own. I am fully aware that CHEATING is a
serious violation. Based on the approved student manual of Cuenca Institute, students who will be caught
cheating in the major examinations will be given a zero (0) mark. In case I am caught CHEATING and if
proven guilty, the school has the right to impose upon me the corresponding punishment for such actions.

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Signature of the Student

I. IDENTIFICATION
Directions: Read and analyze the given items carefully. Identify the term/s being described in each item
and write your answer on the space provided.
______________________1. It highlights numerical analysis of data hoping that the numbers yield unbiased
results that can be generalized to some larger population and explain an
observation.
______________________2. It refers to the overall strategy that you choose to integrate the different
components of the study in a coherent and logical way.
______________________3. One of the characteristics of quantitative studies that can be repeated to verify or
confirm the correctness of the results in another setting.
______________________4. This type of quantitative research is the most challenging of all because it tests the
cause-and-effect relationships under conditions controlled by the researcher.
______________________5. Probably the most common of all research designs, this kind of quantitative
research is present in almost all research because it tries to explain the nature,
characteristics, and components of a phenomenon.
______________________6. It is a variable that stands alone and is not changed by the other variables you are
trying to measure, and it is the one which is manipulated by the researcher.
______________________7. It can be defined in terms of measurable factors through a functional process.
______________________8. That is any variable that can potentially play a role in the outcome of a study, but
which is not part of the study.
______________________9. It is numeric variables that come from a limited set of numbers.
______________________10. It is a variable that can be used for an infinite number of possible values.

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Read and analyze the given items carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer from the
given choices. Write your answer on the space provided.
____1. What kind of research uses the systematic investigation of the nature of relationships, or associations
between and among variables without necessarily investigating into causal reasons underlying them?
a. Causal-Comparative Research c. Evaluation Research
b. Correlational Research d. Survey Research
____2. What kind of research aims to assess the effects, impacts or outcomes of practices, policies or programs?
a. Causal-Comparative Research c. Evaluation Research
b. Correlational Research d. Survey Research
____3. Using complex mathematical calculations and with the aid of computers, if-then scenarios may be
formulated thus predicting future results, which is one of the characteristics of quantitative research?
a. Future Outcomes c. Replication
b. Numerical Data d. Large Sample Sizes

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 ____4. What characteristic of quantitative research makes it a more valid study as it presents its data in the
form of numbers and statistics, organized in charts, tables, and the like?
a. Future Outcomes c. Replication
b. Numerical Data d. Large Sample Sizes
____5. Analyzing data is ____________________ because it uses statistically valid random models as it gathers
its data.
a. quick and difficult c. quick and easy
b. Slow and easy d. slow and difficult
____6. Which of the following BEST defines quantitative research?
a. It is an activity of producing or proving a theorem.
b. It is an activity concerned with finding new truths in education.
c. It is an exploration association with libraries, books, and journals.
d. It is a systematic process for obtaining numerical information about the world.
____7. Which research design seeks to describe “what is”?
a. Correlational Research c. Experimental Research
b. Descriptive Research d. Evaluation Research
____8. In this type of research, the investigator tries to probe the significance of relationship between two or
more factors or characteristics.
a. Correlational Research c. Experimental Research
b. Descriptive Research d. Evaluation Research
____9. It is needed to arrive at a more reliable data analysis.
a. Objective c. Replication
b. Numerical Data d. Large Sample Sizes
____10. It is a type of research that applies to experimental design that with least internal validity.
a. Pre- experimental c. True experimental
b. Quasi- experimental d. Non-experimental

III. CLASSIFICATION
A. Directions: Examine the given items of research study and classify which is the independent variable and
the dependent variables. Write your answer on the space provided.
1. A study on the effect of parental involvement on academic performance.
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLE
Effect of parental involvement Academic performance
2. A study on customer’s evaluation of the quality of food offered in a restaurant.
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLE
Quality of food offered in a restaurant Customer’s evaluation
3. A study on the employability of graduates of a particular program of study.
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLE
Particular program of study Employability of graduates
4. A study on the relationship between the average family income and food expenditure
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLE
Food expenditure Average family income
5. A study on Social Amelioration Program on Non-Working Individuals during “Bayanihan Act of 2020”
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLE
Social Amelioriation Program Non- working individuals

B. Directions: Classify each of the following items of nature of variables as interval, ratio, nominal or ordinal.
Write your answer on the space provided.
__________________1. Number of subjects per day Nominal
__________________2. Price of basic commodities Ratio
__________________3. Baby’s age in months Nominal
__________________4. Average of family monthly income Interval
__________________5. Quality of service rendered in business Ordinal

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IV. EXPLANATION TYPE
Directions: Read and analyze the questions and answer it in 3-5 sentences. Your answer will be graded
using the given rubric below.
5 Demonstrates complete understanding of the problem. All of the tasks are included in response.
4 Demonstrates considerable understanding of the problem. All of the requirements of task are included in
response
3 Demonstrates partial understanding of the problem. Most of the requirements of the task are missing.
2 Demonstrates little understanding of the problem. Many requirements of the task are missing.
1 Point for attempting to answer the task with substance.
0 Point for no response or not attempting to answer the task.
1. In what way you can contribute improvement to your community via research?
2. Why is quantitative research helpful for senior high school students?

Prepared by: Checked and reviewed by:

ALONA P. CORONEL JEMARJO E. SALANDANAN

Subject Teacher Grade Level Coordinator

Approved by:

JEMARJO E. SALANDANAN
Head, Senior High School Department

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