Comm Studies Module One Quizz

Professor Barrett is a linguist who does research on ancient languages. She wants to conduct research on Tapamakon, a language that is fast becoming extinct, with only two surviving original speakers - one 89 and the other 101 - and a small number of neighbouring villagers who know some amount of Tapamakon.

Which of the following is the most suitable

source for gathering data?

• A. A 15-year-old case study on Tapamakon.

• B. The great-grand-children of the two surviving speakers.

• C. A website about archaic languages.

• D. The two surviving speakers of Tapamakon.

Professor Barrett is a linguist who does research on ancient languages. She wants to conduct research on Tapamakon, a language that is fast becoming extinct, with only two surviving original speakers - one 89 and the other 101 - and a small number of neighbouring villagers who know some amount of Tapamakon.

Which of the following are benefits you could

outline to Professor Barrett of using interviews

as her main data collection method?

• A. Less time-consuming than other methods.

• B. Comparatively lessens respondents' bias and possible interference.

• C. Provides in-depth information and opportunity for clarification.

• D. Facilitates data collection of a large population.

Professor Barrett is a linguist who does research on ancient languages. She wants to conduct research on Tapamakon, a language that is fast becoming extinct, with only two surviving original speakers - one 89 and the other 101 - and a small number of neighbouring villagers who know some amount of Tapamakon.

Which of the following would Professor

Barrett need to do in order to conduct her

research?

• A. Choose a sample that is representative of the population that speaks Tapamakon.

• B. Review articles and case studies to get background information on Tapamakon.

• C. Interview the original speakers but not the others.

• D. Draft her interview schedule and seek permission from the Tapamakon speakers.

Kenton is doing his Communications IA on the topic: 'The CCJ - Promoting Effective Jurisprudence in Jamaica'. He has found a Cleaner article that he thinks may be helpful. His teacher has asked him to evaluate the article.

This is the article.

Show Pride And Go With CCJ - Government Senator

A long-standing Government senator said yesterday that Jamaicans would be lacking in pride if they dare to hang on to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as the country’s final court of appeal.

Navel Clarke, a trade unionist by profession, said in the Senate yesterday that ‘we must show our pride’ and move away from the Privy Council and embrace the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in its appellate jurisdiction.

They are begging us, they are pushing us, they have said things that I don’t think anybody with any pride would want to continue to endure,’ said Clarke, who has also lived in England.

The Government senator was making his contribution to the debate on three CCJ bills that are now before the Senate.

The debate had been suspended due to a boycott of the Senate by opposition members but two of the eight, Tom Tavares-Finson and Kavan Gayle, showed up yesterday.

Clarke, noting that former Prime Minister Hugh Shearer in 1970 proposed that Jamaica join with other regional countries to form a Caribbean Court, said that for the Opposition members to now turn its back on an idea cultivated by one of their leaders defies logic.

By: Daraine Luton (Senior Staff Reporter)

The Gleaner, November 6,2015

Which of the following aspect of the data source can MOST help Kenton to determine the reliability of the data it provides?

I. Author

II. Publisher

III. Date of publication

• A. I and II only

• B. I and III only

• C. II and III only

• D. I, II and III

Kenton is doing his Communications IA on the topic: 'The CCJ - Promoting Effective Jurisprudence in Jamaica'. He has found a Cleaner article that he thinks may be helpful. His teacher has asked him to evaluate the article.

This is the article.

Show Pride And Go With CCJ - Government Senator

A long-standing Government senator said yesterday that Jamaicans would be lacking in pride if they dare to hang on to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as the country’s final court of appeal.

Navel Clarke, a trade unionist by profession, said in the Senate yesterday that ‘we must show our pride’ and move away from the Privy Council and embrace the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in its appellate jurisdiction.

They are begging us, they are pushing us, they have said things that I don’t think anybody with any pride would want to continue to endure,’ said Clarke, who has also lived in England.

The Government senator was making his contribution to the debate on three CCJ bills that are now before the Senate.

The debate had been suspended due to a boycott of the Senate by opposition members but two of the eight, Tom Tavares-Finson and Kavan Gayle, showed up yesterday.

Clarke, noting that former Prime Minister Hugh Shearer in 1970 proposed that Jamaica join with other regional countries to form a Caribbean Court, said that for the Opposition members to now turn its back on an idea cultivated by one of their leaders defies logic.

By: Daraine Luton (Senior Staff Reporter)

The Gleaner, November 6,2015

The article may be subjective because

• A. it contains cultural biases.

• B. it contains political biases.

• C. the research methods are flawed.

• D. the aim of the source is biased.

Kenton is doing his Communications IA on the topic: 'The CCJ - Promoting Effective Jurisprudence in Jamaica'. He has found a Cleaner article that he thinks may be helpful. His teacher has asked him to evaluate the article.

This is the article.

Show Pride And Go With CCJ - Government Senator

A long-standing Government senator said yesterday that Jamaicans would be lacking in pride if they dare to hang on to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as the country’s final court of appeal.

Navel Clarke, a trade unionist by profession, said in the Senate yesterday that ‘we must show our pride’ and move away from the Privy Council and embrace the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in its appellate jurisdiction.

They are begging us, they are pushing us, they have said things that I don’t think anybody with any pride would want to continue to endure,’ said Clarke, who has also lived in England.

The Government senator was making his contribution to the debate on three CCJ bills that are now before the Senate.

The debate had been suspended due to a boycott of the Senate by opposition members but two of the eight, Tom Tavares-Finson and Kavan Gayle, showed up yesterday.

Clarke, noting that former Prime Minister Hugh Shearer in 1970 proposed that Jamaica join with other regional countries to form a Caribbean Court, said that for the Opposition members to now turn its back on an idea cultivated by one of their leaders defies logic.

By: Daraine Luton (Senior Staff Reporter)

The Gleaner, November 6,2015

Two arguments for reliability and validity are:

• A. the article is referenced and in a reputable paper.

  .

• B. the article was published by The Cleaner and speaks about parliament.

• C. the article was recently published in a reputable paper and written by an expert journalist

• D. the article has information that can be found in other sources and the publishing company is well known.

Kenton and Kenya are in the same 12th-grade class. Their IA topics are similar so they decide to team up to collect data and review sources. However, they have very different ideas on how to go about evaluating the sources and what data-gathering instruments to use, as well as who their sample will be. Ms Kentish, their Communication Studies teacher, gave them some guidelines and criteria for evaluation.

Validity of information is determined if the argument is

I. based on good judgement, reasoning and evidence.

II. sound, logical, incontestable.

III. contains factually accurate statements.

• A. I and II only

• B. I and III only

• C. II and III only

• D. I, II and III

Kenton and Kenya are in the same 12th-grade class. Their IA topics are similar so they decide to team up to collect data and review sources. However, they have very different ideas on how to go about evaluating the sources and what data-gathering instruments to use, as well as who their sample will be. Ms Kentish, their Communication Studies teacher, gave them some guidelines and criteria for evaluation.

Ms Kentish would likely have said: 'When your research instruments perform accurately and consistently, you can say your data is

• A. credible.'

• B. reliable.'

• C. valid.'

• D. authentic.'

Kenton and Kenya are in the same 12th-grade class. Their IA topics are similar so they decide to team up to collect data and review sources. However, they have very different ideas on how to go about evaluating the sources and what data-gathering instruments to use, as well as who their sample will be. Ms Kentish, their Communication Studies teacher, gave them some guidelines and criteria for evaluation.

Which of the following is unlikely to have been listed by Ms Kentish as a factor to consider in determining a sample?

• A. It must be randomly selected.

• B. It must be sufficient and adequate.

• C. It must be representative.

• D. It must contain all the variables present within the population.