general guidline of cxc cape internal assesment

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.A. GuidelinesInternal Assessment

General Guidelines for the Internal AssessmentThis section will provide students with a general guideline for the structure of their Internal

Assessment. We have simply explained in a bit more detail how the marks are awardedand provided suggestions for how students should go about putting the IA together. Pleasenote that students are not to use our guidelines as a substitute for Teacherguidance and counsel . We have simply provided a guide for students, which would help tomake the research and compliation process a bit more manageable.

Section

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#ibliography

Section 1

This section is divided into three parts

Section I. Introduction $%marks&

#ackground

'ives an overall introduction of the research topic, historical references if any, other impactingfactors which maybe social, economic, environmental or political.

(efinition of )esearch *roblem

. This includes a statement of *roblem This is a statement, not a question . It is astatement about the issue the research paper+pro ect is based upon. e.g. This paper seeks toexamine- The socio economic factors that contributes to the prevalence of female headedhouseholds in the village of ' / located on the South Western 0oast of 'renada.

!. Aims and 1b ectives of study $% marks& This research paper attempts to determine thefollowing-
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The social and economic factors, which contributes to the formation of female headedhouseholds in ' 2illage.

The socio economic conse3uences of the prevalence of such households for the community of' in particular and the *arish of St. 'eorge in general.

)ecommendations for policy makers and other social service groups to help alleviate theproblems caused by the existence of such households.

". 4iterature )eview $5 marks& Students should read at least six $6& sources on the issue theyare conducting research. This includes books, maga7ines, newspaper clippings, electronicsources etc8. Avoid having only electronic sources, in as far as is possible use books. Theliterature review should be no more than four six paragraphs.

A literature review is a brief overview of the available literature $print and electronic etc.& onthe issue being researched. It also gives the reader an idea of the focus of the particularliterature.

9.g. Ann :arsche in The (emasculini7ation of :en $ ;;5& suggests that one of the ma orreasons for the growth and prevalence of female headed households due to the women overtaking male responsibility, which parallels the marginali7ation of themale, forcing them to the= sidelines=. ?The ultimate response of the male- he reverts to


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In order to collect empirical data $statistics&, printed 3uestionnaires were used as a primarysource. The 3uestionnaire as a tool for collecting data has a number of advantages suited to thetitle of this research paper, these include the following-

a. It was useful for collecting large amounts of data in a short period of time.

b. 'uaranteed confidentiality for the respondents

c. It was convenient for both the researcher and respondents alike > since respondents were ableto respond to the 3uestionnaire at their own convenience, without the monitoring of theresearcher.

A table showing the timeline > date and times of tasks performed can also be included $this isoptional&. Gowever, it may be useful to show how research was conducted for more 3ualitative

type+based research papers.

!. Sociological *erspective $" marks&

In this section candidates are to accurately and succintly use relevant sociological perspectivesto highlight what Sociologists say about the research topic under discussion.

0andidates are expected to demonstrate that they have the ability to satisfactorily dissect $use, weigh, assess and evaluate&, relevant sociological perspectives to discuss the positive and ornegative impact+occurances etc.. of the social phenomenon that is being researched.

". The Sample+Selection of Sub ects to be Studied $"marks&

The research sample consisted of fifty $%H& female headed households in ' village St. 'eorges. ' village consists of ten $ H& streets, five $%& female headed households from each street wererandomly selected, and 3uestionnaires administered to them. The age group of this samplepopulation ranged from 5 > 6H years.

". The (ata 0ollection - Instrument and Techni3ues $" marks& Attach all data collection instruments and copy of cover letters dispatched with the datacollection instrument to instruct the respondents on how to answer the 3uestions as well as thereason for the conducting of the research paper. 9.g. 0opy of uestionnaire and 0over 4etter.

Section 3


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*resentation of (ata. *resentation $; marks& *resent data in different formats e.g. pie, bar charts etc8

!. Analysis of data $6marks& 9xplain what your data shows

". (iscussion of Bindings and 0onclusions $6 marks& This refers to the trends, peculiarities $specific occurrences&, recent phenomenon etc8 as it

relates to the area of research and the general applications that can be made in terms of thesociety, community etc.

Also make recommendations as it relates to the trends, peculiarities etc8.

At the end of S90TI1E III the student will be marked on his+her communication $use oflanguage > proper sentence construction and spelling& in a logical $good ordering of thoughts&

way using correct grammar. $" marks&

Bibliography

Bibliography $"marks&

There are differing styles for writing a bibliography.

Since Sociology is a Social Science, the #ibliography should use a style commensurate with the Social Science standard.

Traditionally this has been the A*A $American *sychological Association& style.

Format Example for Bibliographic Citation -

'eneral )ule- AuthorsJ names are inverted $last name first&/ give the last name and initials forall authors of a particular work unless the work has more than six authors. IE TG9 0AS9

WG9)9 TG9)9 A)9 :1)9 TGAE SIK ADTG1)S DS9 et.al. after the sixth author. A. Boo s Author, A. A. $Cear of publication&. Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle . 4ocation-*ublisher.

Example - Dnderwood, Bane. !HHF. Maleness and Masculinity in a Genderized World ,Lingston- Mamaica, Ian )andle *ublishers

B. !lectronic sources


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Author, A. A., N Author, #. #. $(ate of publication&. Title of article. Title of Online Source!olume number $issue number if available&. )etrieved month day, year,from http-++www.someaddress.com+full+url+

Example - Eeyhart, (, N Larper, 9. et.al. $Bebruary Oth !HH;&. A*A Bormatting and Style'uide. Owl Materials" )etrieved April !th, !HH;,from http-++owl.english.purdue.edu+owl+resource+%6H+H;+

". #on$Print Sources

$). Sankar, personal communication, April F, !HH;&

%. &ther Sources

4is7osky, B.T. $!HHH&. Sociology. In T#e World #ook 9ncyclopedia $2ol. F, pp. "! "!!&. Eew Cork- World #ook Inc.

!. Go'ernment Sources

0entral Statistical 1ffice. $!HH"&. Gousehold Income Averages $0S1 Eo. HH!%&. *ort of Spain-Trinidad. 'overnment *rinting 1ffice.

For more detailed information on citation styles please refer to a Citationmanual.
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