EPS B301 - FINAL - 2020-21 Sem2 Exams - JULY 21

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR
3rd YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

EDUCATION (ECE, ARTS, SCIENCE, SPECIAL NEEDS & BSC.AGED)
COURSE CODE/ TITLE: EPS B301 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

TEST AND MEASUREMENT
END OF SEMESTER: II DURATION: 2 HOURS
DAY/TIME: THURSDAY 12.00 – 2.00PM DATE: 19/8/21 (LIB)
Instructions:
 Answer Question one and any other Two –
 Relevant formulae and standard normal distribution are to be found at the end of
this paper.
 Calculators may be used in this examination.
QUESTION ONE (30marks)
a. Identify the measurement scale and state whether the variable being measured is
continuous or discrete:
i. Order of finish in the “Olympics 2020 for the 100 meters race” (1 mark)
ii. Grading system (A, B, C, D, F) (1 mark)
iii. Time taken by each athlete to finish a race. (1 mark)
iv. PU students’ political party affiliation (1 mark)
v. Body temperatures taken (in degrees Celsius) by the security officer on the people
entering PU gate (1 mark)
b. Describe two functions of the following modes of evaluation in education. Give an
example for each
i. Summative (3 mark)
ii. Formative (3 mark)
c. Given the following information about four distributions, sketch the type of distribution
and locate the measures of central tendency on each
i. Mean = 60 Median =65 mode = 70 (3 mark)
ii. Mean = 60 Median = 54 mode = 49 (3 mark)
iii. Mean = 60 Median =60 mode = 60 Sd = 12 (2 mark)
iv. Mean = 60 Median =60 mode = 60 Sd = 4 (2 mark)
d. Discuss the pros and cons of using self-reports and peer-reports as proposed in the new
Competency Based Curriculum to assess learners (6 marks)
1
e. Describe any THREE factors that may influence the reliability coefficient of a test
(3 marks)
QUESTION TWO (20 marks)
a. Given the following 40 scores

41 63 72 53 67 80 64 72 50 78
55 82 63 67 74 46 57 40 69 41
68 43 78 49 64 65 72 61 70 62
67 68 56 82 53 61 74 76 58 77
i. Construct a grouped frequency distribution with 40 – 44 as the first step (3 marks)

ii. Draw a histogram for the frequency distribution in (a) above. (3 marks)
iii. Superimpose a frequency polygon onto the histogram in (ii) above (2 marks)
iv. Describe the distribution in a(iii) above (2 marks)
b. It is foreseen that the validity of Kenya’s national examination system will be enhanced
through the innovative assessment techniques proposed in the Competency Based
Curriculum (CBC). Discuss. (10 marks)
QUESTION THREE (20 marks)
a. Explain how the following modes of evaluation can be used in evaluating learners’ work, by
showing the pros and cons for each
i. Norm-referenced evaluation (3 marks)
ii. Criterion referenced evaluation (3 marks)
b. Explain the relevance of Bloom’s taxonomy in assessment (3 marks)
c. Given the following: 2, 5, 6, 14, 4, 8, 16, 33, 8, 24.
Find:
i. the mean (2)
ii. Variance (3)
iii. Standard deviation (1)
d. The following are mean scores and the total number of students from three groups of
learners:
̅𝑋1 = 40, n1 = 40
𝑋̅2= 25, n2 = 5
𝑋̅3 = 14, n3 = 22
Find the pooled (combined) mean for the whole group (2 marks)
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e. ‘Unlike mode and median, mean is very sensitive to extreme scores’. Explain this statement using
relevant example/s. (3 marks)
QUESTION FOUR (20 marks)
a. In a class with 200 students, scores on a history test were normally distributed, with a mean of 60 and
standard deviation of 12.
i. What percentage of scores falls between scores of 50 and 76 on this test? (2 marks)
ii. How many scores lie below the score 80 on this test? (2 marks)
iii. If 22 students failed on this test, calculate the pass mark (2 marks)
iv. Find the score value (Pp) at 80th percentile rank(P80) (2 marks)
b. Explain any two challenges associated with using standard Z-scores when reporting learner
performance (2 marks)
c. Differentiate between the test blue print (Table of Test Specification) and a marking scheme?
(4 marks)
d. Justify the need for preparing Table of test specification and marking scheme during test
construction (6 marks).
QUESTION FIVE (20 marks)
a. ‘Measurement and evaluation in education is only used for grading of students.’ Critique this
statement. (10 marks)
b. Given the following scores from eight students on two tests:
Students A B C D E F G H
Score in X 50 49 30 11 40 15 46 15
Score in Y 45 50 25 10 60 15 39 20
(i) Draw a scatter diagram for the data (3 marks)

(ii) What information is obtained from the scatter diagram in statistics (2 marks)
(iii) Calculate the Pearson Product moment correlation coefficient for the data (4 marks)
(iv) Interpret the correlation coefficient index obtained in (iii) above (1 mark)

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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR

3rd YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

COURSE CODE/ TITLE: EPS B301 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

END OF SEMESTER: II DURATION: 2 HOURS

DAY/TIME: THURSDAY 12.00 – 2.00PM DATE: 19/8/21 (LIB)

QUESTION ONE (30marks)

QUESTION TWO (20 marks)

a. Given the following 40 scores

i. Construct a grouped frequency distribution with 40 – 44 as the first step (3 marks)

QUESTION THREE (20 marks)

QUESTION FOUR (20 marks)

QUESTION FIVE (20 marks)

b. Given the following scores from eight students on two tests:

(i) Draw a scatter diagram for the data (3 marks)

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