Udd Delm 211
Udd Delm 211
Udd Delm 211
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Major in Educational Leadership and Management
COURSE SYLLABUS
CREDIT: 3 UNITS
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This subjects deals with the fundamentals of statistics to the students who have
virtually no mathematics background. The objective is to help students gain confidence
and understanding in applying basic statistical procedures to concrete research situations
in the educational behavioral sciences. It is divided in two (2) parts, namely; Part 1 is on
the descriptive statistics, which includes the measures of central tendency, measures of
variability, and the like, and Part 2 deals with inferential statistics, which include
samples, populations, hypothesis testing, etc. Emphasis is on the acquisition of
knowledge, competence and skills in the use of statistical tools and techniques in
analyzing and interpreting data and drawing conclusions of thesis or research study
II. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the term, the graduate students are expected to be able to:
Discuss the interlink between statistics and research
Demonstrate skills in computing statistical equations.
Choose and decide the most appropriate statistics with reference to the research
design.
Identify statistical tests for measures of relationship and measures of differences
Interpret computed statistical data as integrated in the research design.
III.CONTENT OUTLINE:
Chapter 1 Overview on the interlink between Statistics and Research
Statistics as Descriptive Study
Statistics as Objective Study
General Concepts in Statistics:
Hypothesis and assumption, Level of Significance at .05 and .01,
Degrees of freedom, Tabular value,
Parametric and Non- parametric Statistics
Validity and Reliability
Chapter 2 Measures of Central Tendency
Calculation of the Mean by the “Assumed mean” or short method
Likert-Scale Method
Average Mean Method
Arithmetic Mean Method
Submission of Activities
Class Participation in Model-sample Computation
V. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Regular Attendance
Active Class Participation
Major Exam (Midterm and Final)
Scholarly Written Researched and Internet-Surfed Topics Using the Prescribed
Format
Submission of Critiqued Articles/Reaction Papers
VI. EVALUATION
Active Participation 15%
Oral Reporting 20 %
Reaction Paper/Research Work 25 %
Examination 25 %
Attendance 15%__
100 %
VII. TEXTBOOK/REFERENCES:
Fundamental Concepts and Methods in Statistics (Part 1&2) George A. Garcia,
University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, Manila, Philippines, 2004
General Statistics Made Simple for Filipinos by Nocon, et. al.,National Bookstore
Publisher, Manila, 2000
Basic Statistical Methods by N.M. Downie and Robert W. Heath, Harper & Row
Publishers, New York Cambrige, San Francisco, 1984
Statistics Seventh Edition by McClave, Dietrich and Sincich, Prentice-Hall
International, Inc.1997.
Prepared by:
BARTOLOME A.
CARRERA