QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY REPORT
For this assignment you are required to prepare and submit a 2500-word report of the questionnaire study that you conducted earlier. You should take care to specify your research question and to show how it fits into the theoretical and empirical literature you have reviewed. You should also describe the way in which you have operationalized your variables. You should analyze your data using skills you have developed and practiced, such as the followings (use only when applicable) during the Autumn term and write up your findings in APA 7th style:
It would be much helpful if the writer can include the following tables in the result section:
1. Run a Descriptive statistics means and standard deviations amongst the main variables in the study (incl. graph)
· Total population
· Continuing Students
· Returning Students
· Female
· Male
· Stresses related to Academic Expectations (Q13_1-2)
· Stresses related to Course Assessments (Q13_3-6)
· Stresses related to Students’ Academic Self-Perceptions (Q13_7-11)
Example
Variable N Stresses related to Academic Expectations Stresses related to Course Assessments Stresses related to Students’ Academic Self-Perceptions
Total population
Continuing Students
Returning Students
Female
Male
2. Run a Intercorrelations Bivariate Pearson’s correlations amongst the main variables in the study (incl. graph)
· Age
· years since attaining the last degree
· present employment status
• Stresses related to Academic Expectations (Q13: 1-2)
• Stresses related to Course Assessments (Q13: 3-6)
• Stresses related to Students’ Academic Self-Perceptions (Q13:7-11)
Example
Measure 1 2 3 4 5 6
Age
years since attaining the last degree
present employment status
Stresses related to Academic Expectations (Q13_1-2)
Stresses related to Course Assessments (Q13_3-6)
Stresses related to Students’ Academic Self-Perceptions (Q13_7-11)
3. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) since only part of the established scale was adapted.
Your report should include all the following sections:
• Abstract (no more than 100 words)
• Introduction
• Methods
Participants
Measure(s)
Procedure
Data analysis
• Results
• Discussion
• References
• Appendix (showing your questionnaire, you may also include additional appendices, e.g., to show coding framework)
The Introduction and Discussion should be approximately 600 words each.
Methods and Results sections should be approximately 600 words each.
The References (i.e., reference list) and Appendix/Appendices are not included in the word count.
Student Academic Stress Survey
This questionnaire is designed to examine perceptions of academic stress and its sources among Master in Psychology programme.
Research Questions:
1. To what extent do perceived sources of stress differ between continuing and returning students?
2. Is there a difference in perceived academic stress based on age difference, how long since attaining their last degree and previous academic backgrounds of the students of this study?
Hypotheses:
1. We assume that returning students who have completed their last degree more years ago, higher level of academic stress they would perceive when comparing it with the continuing students who might just completed their last degree in recent years.
2. Students who have similar academic backgrounds in terms of their highest academic level (e.g., have already attained Master or above degree,) or similar prior knowledge (e.g., previous degrees related to psychology, counselling or education backgrounds) may perceive different sources of academic stress when comparing with other students in the programme.
3. There are other sources of academic stress that both returning and continuing students perceived differently.
Questionnaire Sample
Part A: Background Information
Please circle where appropriate
1. What is your sex?
– Female
– Male
– Other (please specify______________)
– Prefer not to answer
2. What is your date of birth? (MM/YYYY)
_______________________________
3. What is your present relationship status?
– Single
– Dating
– Married
– Divorce
– Other (please specify______________)
– Prefer not to answer
4. How many children do you have?
– None
– 1
– 2-3
– More than 3
– Prefer not to answer
5. What is your highest level of education that you have completed? (e.g., BSc in Psychology, BA in Education)
_______________________________
6. How many years since attaining your last degree?
_______________________________
7. What is your present employment status?
– Full-time Student Only
– Student + Part-time Employed
– Student + Self-employed
– Other (please specify______________)
– Prefer not to answer
8. Are you a Home Student or an International Student?
– Home Student
– International Student
9. What is your native language or languages?
_______________________________
10. How satisfied are you with the relationship you have with your fellow classmates?
– Very satisfied
– Somewhat satisfied
– Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
– Somewhat dissatisfied
– Very dissatisfied
11. How long does it take to commute from your accommodation to the University?
(In minutes)
______________________________
12. How satisfied are you with the time you spend on commuting from your accommodation to the University?
– Very satisfied
– Somewhat satisfied
– Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
– Somewhat dissatisfied
– Very dissatisfied
Part B: Academic Stress
To what extent do you agree with the following? (Please circle)
1
Strongly Disagree 2
Disagree 3
Neither agree nor
disagree 4
Agree 5
Strongly Agree
1. My teachers are critical of all my formative and summative assessments
1 2 3 4 5
2. Competition with my peers for grades is quite intense
1 2 3 4 5
3. My time allocated for the classes and academic work is enough
1 2 3 4 5
4. I believe that the amount of work assigned by course lecturers/staffs is too
much (e.g., pre-class reading, practical task) 1 2 3 4 5
5. I am unable to catch up when I get behind with my academic work
1 2 3 4 5
6. I have enough time to relax before submission of my formative assessments
1 2 3 4 5
7. I can make academic decisions on prioritizing various formative assignments
to meet deadlines easily 1 2 3 4 5
8. I fear failing any modules in the first semester
1 2 3 4 5
9. I think that my worry about assessments/examination is weakness of character
1 2 3 4 5
10.I am confident that I will be a successful student in terms of grades
1 2 3 4 5
11.I am confident that I will be successful in my future career
1 2 3 4 5
*The Perceived Academic Stress Scale was partially adapted from Bedewy and Gabriel (2015)
Part C
What are the main factors that have caused you stress in your studies? and why?
__________________________________________________________________
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