Cape 2003 Answers for Module 1 Structured Questions By Edlin Rochford author of the textbook Communication Studies : Preparing Students for CAPE

CAPE 2003 ANSWERS FOR MODULE 1 STRUCTURED QUESTIONS I. WHAT WHAT TIME DID DID THE ACCIDENT ACCIDENT OCCUR? OCCUR? WAS WAS IT RAINING RAINING? ? DID ANYONE ELSE OTHER THAN THOSE YOU NAMED, WITNESS THE ACCIDENT? WAS THERE ANYONE /THING IN  THE DRIVERS’ PATH? WERE THERE PASSENGERS IN THE NEXT CAR? WHAT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGERS OF THE NEXT CAR? 2 a. ROY WAS A PRIMARY SOURCE...HE WAS NOT IN ANYWAY DIRECTLY INVOLVED EXCEPT AS A WITNESS...HE CAN THEREFORE MAINTAIN MAINTAIN AN OBJECTIVE APPROACH 2b. THREE SOURCES: DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR. THE TWO PASSERS-B ASSERS- BY. WIFE AND CHILDREN CHILDR EN OF THE TH E INJURED INJ URED DRIVER DRIVE R

3a. THREE FACTS: FACTS: MAKE OF THE CARS. DIRECTION THE CARS WERE TRAVELLING TRAVELLING IN? THE NUMBER OF PERSONS P ERSONS TAKEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL? THE EXACT/APPROXIMA EXACT/AP PROXIMATE TE TIME OF THE ACCIDEN ACCIDENT? T? SPEED AT WHICH THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE CARS WERE  TRAVELLING  TRAVELLIN G AT.

3b. FACTS THAT THE POLICE WONT INCLUDE IN REPORT: ROY WAS ON HIS WAY TO CHURCH. ROY WAS 50 YEARS OLD.

4a. THIS IS INFORMATION INFORMATION FROM I SAMPLE/ACCIDENT AND  THEREFORE IT WILL NO BE AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF WHOLE POPULATION. POPULATION.

4b. NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS PER YEAR\. REASONS FOR THE ACCIDENTS. WHERE THESE ACCIDENTS TOOK PLACE? THE GENDER OF THE DRIVER? THE AGE GROUP OF THE DRIVER?

MODULE 2 5. THAT DIALECT (in ( in this scenario notice that Vishnu confuses Dialect with creole...but a linguist will not do that as it is separate and distinct) distinct) IS THE LANGUAGE LANGUAGE OF THE LOWER CLASS. Ii) THAT THAT DIALECT IS NOT A LANGUAGE. Iii) THAT THAT WHEN ONE SPEAKS DIALECT HE/SHE IS NOT SPEAKING PROPER/ OR IS SPEAKING IMPROPERLY.

6. THE SUGGESTED RELA REL ATIONSHIP IS THAT THAT THE UPPER CLASS DO NOT SPEAK DIALECT AND THAT THE UPPER CLASS ONLY SPEAK  STANDARD ENG. THAT DIALECT LABELS A SPEAKER AS IN A LOWER CLASS IN SOCIETY.

7. OTHERS IN COMMUNITY CAN UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND IT HAS ITS RULES HAS ITS ORIGIN IN THE STANDARD ENGLISH

May/June 2004 Paper 01/A - 1hr  MODULE 1 - GATHERING AND PROCESSING INFORMATION Recently, Recently, several media reports have suggested that teenagers spend far too much time watching television and, consequently, neglect other important activities. A group of Sixth Form students at McIntosh High School in a Caribbean country has been assigned by their coordinator to research this phenomenon as it relates to their schoo l. 1.

(a)

Identify TWO methods that students could use to gather data for their research.

( i ) Questionnaire ( ii ) Face to face Interview (This is correct but to be really be specific here ...eg ...eg face to face interview or group interview BE SPECIFIC WHEN NECESSARY! [2 marks] (b) For ONE of the methods identified identified in (a) above, state ONE advantage and ONE ONE disadvantage. Advantage ( Questionnaire ) A large geographical area can be covered THIS IS NOT REALLY AN ADV FOR  QUESTIONNAIRE CORRECT POSSIBLE ANSWER  Eg easy to collate, quantitative data, [1 mark] Disadvantage ( Questionnaire ) Since there is no interviewer any ambiguous questions cannot be clarified. INCORRECT CORRECT possible CORRECT  possible answers: time consuming, can be expensive to undertake, plenty information [1 mark] (c) Which THREE of the following following activities would the students need to do in order to conduct their research? ( i ) Choose a sample that is representative of the school population. ( ii ) Interview parents, teachers, and the the principal, but not students. ( iii ) Identify other important activities. ( iv ) Find out if watching television prevents students from from participating in other 

important activities. ( v ) Find out the percentage of students who watch Black Entertainment Television Television (BET) and Music Television Television (MTV).

( i ), ( iv ) CORRECT

[3 marks]

Total 7 marks

2.

Two of the students are overheard discussing sources sources to be used for the research.

Paul: I say that we should forget forget that article from from 'The Gazette' and concentrate instead on  parents as a source. Beryl: No way! 'The Gazette' article, "Are "Are our teens watching too much television?" is a much better source.

( a ) Explain how EACH of the sources mentioned in the dialogue above could be used in the research. Parents could be used as a primary source while the article in The Gazette can be used as a secondary source. CORRECT [4 marks]

(b)

Name TWO other sources from which the students may collect data for their research. CORRECT .....teachers, other students, other documented research on similar topic,  journals article on the same topic, website giving info on the same topic ( i ) Photographs ( ii ) Interviews INCORRECT [2 marks] ( c ) If the the article in The Gazette were written about teenagers in a non-Caribbean country, country, how appropriate would it be to use it in the research research on McIntosh McIntosh High School? The article may not contain reliable or valid v alid information to use in the research on McIntosh High School as different countries/areas possess differing norms and values NOT values NOT NORMS AND VALUES BUT CULTURES, LIFESTYLESinfluencing the behavioral patterns behavioral patterns of individuals

living there. IT CAN BE USEFUL FOR MAKING COMPARISONS COMPARISONS AND CONTRASTS For example, teenagers in non-Caribbean countries co untries may spend more time doing outdoor sports where as in the Caribbean, teenagers tee nagers are not pressured into pursuing anything in particular hence they may allocate more time toward television. [2 marks] ;

Total 8 marks

May/June 2005 Paper 01/A - 1 hr  MODULE 1 - GATHERING AND PROCESSING INFORMATION A group of Agricultural Science students at Miller High School, which is located in a remote community, community, is doing research on the transportation problems faced by the small farmers in the community. 1. ( a ) ( i ) List TWO methods, other than a questionnaire, that would be suitable for gathering data for this research. Method 1: Interview MORE SPECIFIC face to face or telephone Method 2: Direct Observation [2 marks] ( ii ) State ONE strength strength and ONE weakness of EACH method listed listed in 1 ( a ) above. Strength of Method 1 *this allows allow s for the interviewer intervie wer to clarify any an y ambiguous questions qu estions.. • •

Reliable; accurate; immediate feedback  [1 mark] Weakness of Method 1 Information Informat ion obtained obta ined can ca n be difficult difficu lt to assess; Always a level of bias Responses not always honest Farmers can feel intimidated [1 mark] Strength of Method 2

DIRECT OBSERVATION •

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Covers a large population Easily accomplished Can see for oneself 

[1 mark]

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Weakness of Method 2 Can be time consuming and possess observer bias. [1 mark] ( b ) Suggest TWO reasons why a questionnaire might NOT be suitable suitable for  collecting the data for this research.

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( i )the )the possibility that their literacy level may be very low/ these farmers may be illiterate. .

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( ii ) might misinterpret the questions posed. Difficulty in retrieving/collecting the questionnaire

[2 marks]

Total 8 marks

2. ( a ) State THREE questions which the students might might ask the farmers that would elicit valid data for this research. ( i ) What goods do you produce? ( ii ) What mode of transportation do you use to transport these goods?

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( iii ) How often do you require transport? How much does it cost you to transport your crop

[3 marks] ( b)

Name FOUR FOUR sources, other other than the farmers farmers themselves, that could

 provide information on the transportation problems faced by the farmers in the community. ( i ) consumers of the produce ( ii ) other residents ( iii ) newslet newsletter/new ter/newspaper spaper articles on the same topic ( iv ) research findings of other researchers [4 marks]

Total 7 marks