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iv. Suppose the Ministry of Education has developed a new instrument for evaluating teacher
performance. What empirical evidence would provide strong support for the validity of the scores
resulting from this instrument? Make sure that your answer incorporates the methods of providing
validity evidence described in the textbook and in class.
4. Read the attached research article "The Influence of Educational Factor Capital on the Tangible
Career Outcomes of MBA Graduates" carefully and answer the questions that follow. Read ONLY the
sections : 1. Introduction, 2. Literature Review, 3. Methodology, 4.1 Demographic Profile and 4.3
Conclusions. (4 x 10 = 40)
i. Evaluate the research method used by the study. Were the units of analysis selected in a way that
allows generalization to the desired population? Why or why not? Does the author discuss any
shortcoming in the sample or the sampling procedures? Does information available in the article
(e.g. demographic profile) suggest that the sample is reasonably representative, or does it point to
problems or biases? e) Overall, how good do you feel the sampling was? Discuss.
ii. Draw schematic diagram of conceptual framework used in the study. Discuss the important
concepts or constructs used in the study and explain how the constructs were operationalized. Offer
your opinion on reliability and validity of the measures used in the study.
iiii. What possible ethical issues might have arisen in the process of doing this research? Do you think
the researcher's ethical decisions were all justified, or are some questionable? Why?
iv. Critically review the research process used by the study and provide your overall evaluation of the
article: What things were done well? What were done poorly? How much trust do you put in the
findings? Discuss.