Instructions: For this graded assignment, you will complete the write-up below after completing the corresponding tutorial to this assignment. You will delete figures and tables where appropriate and then insert correct figures and tables. Also delete and then insert correct answers where there is RED text.

To begin, cut and paste the data set below into SPSS (or you can type in the data manually). Do not copy the header row when you paste into SPSS. Before carrying out the analysis inSPSS, you need toset upyour data file correctly using the "Variable View" tab.

Scenario: The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between the independent variable (years of teaching experience) and the dependent variable (teachers' self-perceived pedagogical competence).

Code	Name	Years	Competence
1	Colleen	7	70
2	Joni	8	92
3	Abbie	9	94
4	Frida	8	85
5	Blake	10	99
6	Liam	20	207
7	Alisson	8	88
8	Megan	18	198
9	Benjamin	30	245
10	Blake	26	228
11	Geoffrey	17	168
12	Phoenix	22	209
13	Elliana	23	241
14	Hunter	15	108
15	Mason	12	133
16	Dana	27	237

FINDINGS

Overview

The purpose of this study was to see if there was a relationship between years of teaching experience and teachers' self-perceptions of their pedagogical competence. The independent variable was years of teaching experience and the dependent variable was teachers' self-perceived pedagogical competence scores as measured by Teachers' Self-perceived Effective Pedagogical Competence Scale. A Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the hypothesis. The Findings section includes the research question, null hypothesis, data screening, descriptive statistics, assumption testing, and results.

Research Question

RQ: Is there a relationship between teachers' years of teaching experience and their self-perceptions of effective pedagogical competence?

Null Hypothesis

H₀: There is no significant relationship between teachers' years of teaching experience and their self-perceptions of effective pedagogical competence.

Data Screening

The researcher sorted the data and scanned for inconsistencies on each variable. No data errors or inconsistencies were identified. A scatter plot was used to detect bivariate outliersbetween the independent variable and dependent variable. No bivariate outliers where identified. See Figure 1 for scatter plot.

Figure 1

Scatter Plot

\fDescriptive Statistics N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation Competence 16 70.00 245.00 156.3?50 65.97462 Years 16 7 30 16.25 7.733 Valid N (listwise) 16 Correlations Correlations Years Competence Years Pearson Correlation .965 Sig. (2-tailed) <.001 n competence pearson correlation .965 sig. is significant at the level>