Fajar has noticed that some of the younger children in her school believe their toys have feelings but the older children generally do not. She wants to find out more about what children believe and when beliefs change. She is planning to use a questionnaire.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. Indicative content for a questionnaire:
2. What: content of question asked (e.g. information about age and beliefs)
3. How: open/closed questions
4. lie questions
5. filler questions
6. sampling technique
7. sample size
8. description of how closed questions will be scored
9. description of how quantitative data from closed questions will be analysed
10. description of how open questions will be interpreted
11. ethical issues
12. Other appropriate responses should also be credited.
13. Three major omissions are: What: content of questions asked (i.e. topics, examples) How: style of questions asked (e.g. open/closed) Who: range of ages of children (old and young/ages)
14. The minor omission is: Where: location of participants when completing the questionnaire/how it is distributed
15. Mark according to the levels of response criteria below:
16. Level 3 (8-10 marks) Response is described in sufficient detail to be replicable. Response may have a minor omission. Use of psychological terminology is accurate and comprehensive.
17. Level 2 (5-7 marks) Response is in some detail. Response has minor omission(s). Use of psychological terminology is accurate.
18. Level 1 (1-4 marks) Response is basic in detail. Response has major omission(s). If response is impossible to conduct max. 2. Use of psychological terminology is mainly accurate.
19. Level 0 (0 marks) No response worthy of credit.
20. Answer will depend on problem identified. Problems may, for example, be matters of:
21. Validity
22. operationalisation
23. difficulty with lying/social desirability
24. difficulty with response biases
25. Reliability
26. inter-rater consistency
27. intra-rater consistency.
28. This list is not exhaustive and other appropriate responses should also be credited.
29. If the problem was an obvious omission in (a), marks can be awarded here if the candidate refers to the omission.
30. Marks 3-4 Appropriate problem identified. Appropriate solution is clearly described.
31. 2 Appropriate problem identified. plus EITHER Explanation of why it is a problem OR Ineffectual but possible solution described.
32. 1 Appropriate problem identified. Little or no justification.
33. 0 No response worthy of credit