Numeracy Foundation June 2023 Unit 1 Q8
8. A survey was carried out to find how often primary school children play board games.
A questionnaire was designed for primary school children to answer.
The following two questions were asked.
| Q1. Do you live within 5 minutes’ walking distance of school? Q2. How often do you play board games? Never ☐ 1–5 times ☐ 5–10 times ☐ More than 10 times ☐ |
(a) For each question, give one reason why it is not suitable. [2]
Q1. ……………
Q2. ……………
(b) The survey was carried out by leaving copies of the questionnaire in the local supermarket.
Give one criticism of how the survey was carried out. [1]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| A statement regarding e.g. Q1: ‘not relevant’, ‘irrelevant’ ‘confidentiality’, ‘too personal’, ‘inappropriate question’, ‘it isn’t about where you live’, ‘no reason for the question’ | E1 | For any one equivalent statement. Ignore additional comments. Do not accept, e.g. ‘no option boxes given’, ‘too open ended’, ‘no space to answer’, ‘not a clearly defined question’, ‘some people walk faster than others’, ‘doesn’t have an answer for more than 5 minutes away’, ‘it doesn’t make sense’, ‘many children do not know how far they live from school’, ‘they may not walk to school’ |
| Q2: ‘times not exclusive’, ‘overlapping boxes’ ‘no period of time given’, ’5 times in 2 boxes’, ‘doesn’t say if it is in a week’, ‘it is vague as it doesn’t say in a month’, ‘how many times a month or a week?,’ ‘should have put 6-10 times a week’, | E1 | For any one of these, or equivalent statement. Ignore additional comments. Do not accept, e.g. ‘bias’, ‘not enough boxes to tick’, ‘not enough options’, ‘too vague’ (unless a reason given), ‘not specific’ (unless a reason given), ‘too broad’ (unless a reason given), ‘might not like board games’, ‘this isn’t suitable because it has nothing to do with teachers’, ‘have other options’ SC1 if both correct but in reverse order. |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
A criticism regarding
| E1 | For any one of these, or equivalent statement. Ignore additional comments. Accept, e.g. ‘may not be seen in the supermarket’, ‘wasn’t asked verbally’, ‘should have been handed out’, ‘no guarantee anyone would answer them’, ‘won’t know if a primary school child had filled it out’, ‘primary school children unlikely to be in a supermarket’, ‘children may not see it’, ‘supermarket targets adults’, ‘some may not go to supermarket as they shop online’, ‘supermarket is not the best place to fill a questionnaire’, ‘should be done in school’, ‘anyone could answer it not just primary school children’ Do not accept, e.g. ‘some children don’t play board games’, ‘children play computer games’, ‘it would worry people who don’t play board games’ |