The document discusses different types of educational research classified by purpose and method. There are three main types classified by purpose: basic research aimed at developing theory; applied research which tests and applies theory to solve educational problems; and action research which aims to solve practical problems through scientific inquiry. Evaluation research and research & development are also discussed. The types classified by method include historical research using historical sources; descriptive research describing characteristics; experimental research manipulating variables; and qualitative research using non-numerical data. Examples are provided to illustrate each type of educational research.
2. In this lectures students will learn about:
• There are seven sources of knowledge:
• 1. Sense perception
• 2. Traditions
• 3. Authority
• 4. Expert Opinion
• 5. Rationality
• 6. Magic
• 7. Scientific Method
3. UNIT No.1: SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
• 1. Sense Perception
• Sense perception is the use of our senses to acquire information
about the world around us and to become familiar with objects,
events, and their features.
• Example
• Example of sense perception is someone knowing what fruit they’re
eating after tasting it.
4. UNIT No.1: SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
• 2. Tradition
• Traditions are another important source of knowledge. Much social
related knowledge are preserved and transmitted
through traditions.
• Example
• For example people learn social skills, values, social functions are
entirely routed in traditions of the society.
5. UNIT No.1: SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
• 3. Authority
• Perhaps one of the most common methods of acquiring knowledge is
through authority. This method involves accepting new ideas because
some authority figure states that they are true.
• These authorities include parents, the media, doctors, Priests and other
religious authorities, the government, and professors
• Example
• The example of a religious scholar can be cited who assumed the role of
authority. The followers turned to the religious leader for knowledge,
advice, explanation of the phenomena, domestic problems and medical
treatment.
6. UNIT No.1: SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
• 4. Expert Opinion
• Sometimes in search of knowledge one can take the proof of experts
who, because of their intellect, training, expert experience or
aptitudes, are better informed than other people. Contacts and
discussions with experts are also helpful to get knowledge.
• Example
• The participation of researchers in conferences, seminars and
workshops and listening to the learned experts are very helpful in
getting knowledge and locating research problems.
7. UNIT No.1: SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
• 5. Rationality
• Rationalism is a system by which knowledge is gained by reason and
not experiencing the world. It is also called metaphysics. It is a national
approach knowledge of ultimate causation and reality. It deals with the
causes and principles of existing things, not with experience. This type
of knowledge comes about by supposing one thing and then giving a
proof of it, or any other way you want to do a proof.
• Example
• Rationalism regards human reason as the only reliable guide to
knowledge. Rationalists do not believe that it is necessary to verify
knowledge either by faith experience. Finally rationality can provide a
valuable means of knowing.
8. UNIT No.1: SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
• 6. Magic
• Another way an individual can gain knowledge and control the world is
through magic. According to Craig (1985) whenever magic occurs in is
pure form it assumes that in nature one event follows another,
necessarily and always, without intervention. There are two broad
classes of magic. One is imitative magic and other is contagious.
• Example
• In imitative magic people attempt to produce a desired effect by
imitating that effect. On the other hand, contagious magic is based on
associations between objects or events..
9. UNIT No.1: SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
• 7. Scientific Method
• The scientific method is an empirical method of accruing knowledge that has
characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century.
According to Kerlinger (1983) science is the systematic, controlled, not critical
investigation of hypothetical propositions about presumed relations among
natural phenomena. However, science is based on the assumption that the
universe is uniform and orderly and governed by cause-and-effect laws.
• Example
• Observation: My toaster doesn't work.
• Question: Is something wrong with my electrical outlet?
• Hypothesis: If something is wrong with the outlet, my coffeemaker also won’t
work when plugged into it.
• Experiment: I plug my coffeemaker into the outlet.
• Result: My coffeemaker works!
10. UNIT No.1: SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
• Here is another example where the scientific method can be used to study the natural world.
• Define Purpose: I want to know if a bean plant will grow more quickly outside or inside. For the
purposes of this experiment, you might decide on a time frame of three weeks.
• Construct Hypothesis: The null hypothesis is that there is no difference between growing a bean plant
indoors or outdoors. The alternative hypothesis is that there is a statistically significant difference
between the two growing situations for bean plants.
• Test Hypothesis and Collect Data: Plant four bean plants in identical pots using the same type of soil.
Place two of these in an outdoor location, and place the other two in an indoor location. Try to choose
locations where the plants will get a similar amount of sunlight. Care for the plants in an identical way,
like giving the same amount of water. Then, each day for the three-week experimental period, observe
and measure plant growth. Carefully record the size of each plant in a notebook.
• Analyze Data: Review the data and determine how the plants in both environments progressed over
the course of the three weeks. You may choose to find an average between the two indoor plants to
determine the "typical" indoor plant growth, doing the same for the two outdoor plants to calculate
the "typical" outdoor plant growth.
• Draw Conclusion: Based on the data you collected, determine if there is a conclusive answer to the
question as to whether a bean plant placed inside or outside will grow more quickly.
• Communicate Results: Prepare a way to present the results of the experiment, like in the form of a
written report, a slideshow presentation, or as a display at a science fair.
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13. UNIT No:2: INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL
RESEARCH
• What is Research?
• According to L.R Gay (2012) Research is the formal, systematic
application of the scientific method to the study of problems;
educational research is the formal, systematic application of the
scientific method to the study of educational problems.
• The goal of educational research is essentially the same as the
goal of all science: to describe, explain, predict, or control
phenomena-in this case, educational phenomena.
14. Educational research
• Educational research refers to the systematic
collection and analysis of data related to the field
of education.
• Research may involve a variety of methods and
various aspects of education including student
learning, teaching methods, teacher training, and
classroom dynamics.
15. INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
• Educational research acquires the same general
and natural characteristics as other research.
• Educational research follows the scientific
method of investigation. Its scope is, however,
restricted to educational issues.
• Its goal is to discover laws or generalizations
concerning educational issues with a view to
making predictions, controlling events and
improving the quality of instruction and
education.
16. Why Educational Research
• Improve the practices
• Add the knowledge
• Address the gaps in knowledge
• Expand knowledge
• Replicate knowledge (Test the different findings)
• To identify truth regarding Enrolment, retention, dropout,
quality of Education.
• To build new knowledge regarding the methodology &
pedagogy.
• To solve a problem related to classroom, institution,
administrative level, policy level.
17. Characteristics of Educational Research
Tuckman B.W. (1978) has mentioned the following characteristics of
research:
• Research is systematic.
• Research is logical.
• Research is empirical.
• Research is reductive.
• Research is replicable and transmittable
18. Main Characteristics of Scientific Research
• It is concerned with problems to be solved.
• Research is objective. Stress is- always on testing.
• Research is systematic and accurate investigation.
• Research collects facts.
• It helps to eliminate the self assumed stories.
19. Need of Research
• Rapid Expansion and Democratization of Education.
• Technological Changes.
• New Demands on Education.
• Interdisciplinary Approach to Education.
• Knowledge Explosion and the Need for Educational Research.
• Education and Productivity.
• Spirit of Research is Needed Everywhere.
• Research is Needed to Keep out of Fixed track.
20. Educational research leads to the
following advantages:
Educational research economies efforts and increases efficiency.
• It brings confidence in the teacher.
• It also brings dignity to the work of the teacher.
• It leads to the adoption of new methods.
• It keeps up alert.
• It brings a sense of awareness.
• It develops a better understanding of the teaching learning process.
• It enables us to have a better understanding of the social life.
• It promotes educational reform.
21. Steps in Research
• Although the difficulty and complexity of
applying the scientific method in educational
settings, the steps of the scientific method used
by educational researchers are the same as
those used by researchers in other more easily
controlled settings:
• On next slide I am going to discuss steps
involved in Educational Research.
22. Steps in Research
• Step 1: Selection and definition of a problem.
• A problem is a question of interest that can be tested or
answered through the collection and analysis of data.
• Upon identifying a research question, researchers typically
review previously published research on the same topic and use
that information to hypothesize about the results.
• In other words, they make an educated guess as to the answer
to the question.
23. Steps in Research
• Step 2: Execution of research procedures.
• The procedures reflect all the activities involved
in collecting data related to the problem (e.g.,
how data are collected and from whom).
• To a great extent, the specific procedures are
dictated by the research question and the
variables involved in the study.
24. Steps in Research
• Step 3: Analysis of data.
• Data are analyzed in a way that permits the researcher to test the
research hypothesis or answer the research question.
• Analysis usually involves application of one or more statistical
technique.
• For some studies, data analysis involves verbal synthesis of
narrative data; these studies typically involve new insights about
the phenomena in question, generate hypotheses for future
research, or both.
25. Steps in Research
• Step 4: Drawing and stating conclusions.
• The conclusions, which should advance our general
knowledge of the topic in question, are based on the
results of data analysis.
• They should be stated in terms of the original hypothesis
or research question.
• Conclusions should indicate, for example, whether the
research hypothesis was supported or not.
• For studies involving verbal synthesis, conclusions are
much more tentative.
26. • Thus, educational research, therefore, should help
the teachers, headmasters and supervisors to
narrow down the-proverbial gap between theory
and practice in education.
• Educational research is not mere reporting,
defining and stating amassing of facts. On the
other hand, on the basis of these activities,
educational research should result in better
education by providing better development and
formulation of instructional aims, better
motivation of pupils, better teaching methods,
better evaluation and better supervision and
administration.
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29. UNIT No:3: CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL
RESEARCH BY PURPOSE
• Educational research may be classified under three main categories:-
• Basic research
• Applied research and
• Action research
• It must, however, be remembered that there are no clear-cut lines
that differentiate these types of research.
• Basic research has been primarily the activity of psychologists rather
than educators. Most of the educational research is applied research.
Action research, usually, is the domain of classroom teachers.
30. Classification of Research by Purpose
• 1: Basic Research
• Basic research is conducted solely for the purpose of theory
development and refinement. It is also called as pure research or
fundamental research. It is aimed at discovery of basic truth or
principles.
• Laboratory Approach: Basic research is conducted in the laboratory.
The equipment and apparatus is needed to carry out the research.
• Animals as Subject:- Basic research uses animals rather than human
beings as subjects.
• Control and Accuracy: Use of animals rather than humans allows a much higher
level of control and accuracy as compared to human beings.
31. Classification of Research by Purpose
• 2: Applied Research
• Applied research is conducted for the purpose of applying or testing theory and evaluating its
usefulness in solving educational problems.
• It is also called as 'field research' and concerned primarily with establishing relationships and
testing theories in the field setting and applying to other samples of the population from
which the research subjects are taken. For example, a study of the friendship pattern of
eighth class students is very valuable if the sample has been chosen in such a way that the
results may be expected to apply reasonably well to other samples of the same population.
• Field Approach: It is conducted in the field under natural setting.
• Human as subjects: It uses humans as subjects rather than animals.
• Less control and accuracy: As subjects used are human, level of control and accuracy is less.
• This research is conducted by the educationists.
32. Classification of Research by Purpose
• 3: Action Research
• The purpose of this research is to solve practical problem through the application of
scientific method.
• This research is focused an immediate application, not on the development of
theory or on general application.
• This research is concerned with a local problem. It is conducted in local setting. Its
results are not generalizable/applicable to other settings.
• Classroom Approach: Action research is conducted in one classroom or many
classrooms.
• Pupils as subject: Action research uses pupil as subjects.
• Level of control and accuracy is less.
• Action research is conducted by the teachers.
33. Classification of Research by Purpose
• 4: Evaluation Research
• The purpose of this research is to facilitate decision making regarding the relative
worth of two or more alternative actions.
• Evaluation is the systematic process of collecting and analyzing data in order to
make decisions.
• Evaluation research involve questions such as “ Is the new experimental reading
curriculum better than the former curriculum?” or whether a new experimental
curriculum is “better” depends on the criteria for success”.
• The purpose of this research is not to determine whether something was “good”
or “bad”.
• The purpose of evaluation is to select an alternative in order to make a decision.
34. Classification of Research by Purpose
• 5: Research & Development (R & D)
• The purpose of this research is to develop effective products for us in
schools such as:
• Teacher training materials
• Learning materials
• Sets of behavioural objectives
• Media materials
• Management system
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37. UNIT No:4: CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL
RESEARCH BY METHODS
• Research in every field and more so in the field of education is
demand of day. Progress in any field is directly linked with research in
that field.
• Such research efforts are distinguished on the basis of their different
purposes and approaches and that is what may technically be called
difference in methods. Likewise, research studies, adopting different
methods, however, do not as a rule, differ significantly in their
procedures, selection, formulation, collection, analysis and
interpretation of new data and reporting of the work done are
common steps to all types of methods of research.
38. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• The types of research by methods are classified as
• (1) historical research (documentary)
• (2) descriptive research (normative)
• (3) experimental research
• (4) qualitative research
39. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 1: Historical Research (documentary)
•The use of historical sources and techniques in the
field of educational research is known as historical
research method.
•Historical research justifies itself when used to find out
the solutions of the present day problems on the basis
of the experiences of the past.
40. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 1: Historical Research
• However, the value of historical research in education is given as
under.
• It inspires respect for sound scholarship and reverence for great
teachers.
• The history of education enables the educational worker to delete
fads and frills.
• The history of education enables the educational worker to vie
present educational problems in the light of their origin and growth.
• Past educational experiences my serve as a basis for tentative
generalizations in analyzing current educational issues and problem.
41. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 1.1: Characteristics of Historical Research
• It is based on reports of observations which cannot be
repeated.
• It is liable to be subjective.
• In history, rational process of analysis and inference is
spoken.
• Science predicts the future course of events, and history uses
preserve evidence to state facts of the past
42. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 1.2: Main-steps involved in historical research
1. The collection of data through primary and secondary
sources.
2. It involves internal and external criticism of the data
collected.
3. Presentation of facts which involves problems of
organization composition, exposition and interpretation.
43. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 1.3: Primary & Secondary Sources
• In collecting data of historical research, the sources are normally
classified into two main categories -primary sources and
secondary sources.
• Primary sources are those original documents which are the first
witnesses a tact. However, some include information in the form
of oral or written testimonial or the records written or preserved
by actual participants or witnesses of an event. For example,
charters, official records, constitutions, court decisions,
autobiographies, diaries, letters, pictures, films, paintings, books
and recordings etc. Other primary sources include remains or
relics, tools, weapons, house-hold articles, cloths etc.
44. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 1.3: Primary & Secondary Sources
• Secondary sources are sources of information transmitted by one
who was not present on the scene of the original event. He was
neither a participant nor an eye witnesses of the original event. In
fact, information supplied is second hand.
• Most of the encyclopedias and history text books come under the
category of secondary sources. The secondary sources sometimes
prove very helpful as they provide information about primary
sources. Moreover, the historical report writing involve the,
mechanical problem of documentation, the logical problem of
selecting the topics, the logical problem of arrangement of topics
and sub-topics, and the philosophical problem of interpretation.
45. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 1.4: Guidelines for historical research
• The primary sources should be used as extensively as possible.
• Personal bias should not be allowed to influence research procedure.
• Proper recognition should be given to the inter-relationship of education
with other social institutions and forces.
• The significant facts must be distinguished from trivial or range facts in a
situation.
• The facts should be synthesized and integrated into meaningful
generalizations.
• Care should be taken in interpreting the words and expressions in the
light of their usage in earlier times.
46. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 2. Descriptive Research
• This type of research is also called normative, survey
research.
• It concerns itself with the present phenomena in terms of
conditions, practices, beliefs, process, relationships or trends
is variously termed as descriptive survey status, normative or
trend study or survey.
47. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 2.1: Characteristics of Descriptive Research
• It is concerned not with the characteristics, of individuals but
with characteristics of the whole population or a sample thereof.
• It collects data from a relatively large number of subjects
• It provides information useful to the solution of local problems.
• Its scope is very vast.
• Surveys may be qualitative of quantitative.
• Descriptions may be either verbal or expressed in mathematical
terms.
48. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 2.1 Descriptive Research
• In solving a problem one has to evaluate the present conditions
and then seek information concerning 'what we may want' and
'how to reach there’. Normative, a survey research may involve
one of more of these elements in different situations:
• This type of research helps in locating existing problems, in
securing historical perspective through a series of cross-sectional
pictures’ of similar conditions at different timed, in suggesting the
course of future developments, in developing many tools, in
contributing to the advancement of knowledge and in providing
the background ideas and data from-which many more studies
may be conducted
49. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 2.1 Descriptive Research
• These researches employ application of a scientific method
by critically analyzing and examining the source materials, by
analyzing, interpreting data and by arriving at generalizations
and predictions.
• Descriptive research is classified into the categories such as
survey studies, case studies, developmental studies, follow-
up studies, correlational studies, trend analysis and
documentary analysis.
50. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 2.1 Descriptive Research (Quantitative and Qualitative)
• Descriptive research can be divided into two broad categories:
quantitative research and qualitative research.
• Quantitative research consists of those studies in which the data
concerned can be analyzed in terms of numbers.
• Qualitative research can describe events, persons, and so forth
scientifically without the use of numerical data.
• A study consisting of interviews of mothers of handicapped
infants to determine how their lives and beliefs were affected by
the birth of their handicapped children is an example of
qualitative research.
51. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 2. Stages involved in Descriptive Research
1. Statement of general objectives.
2. Statement of specific objectives.
3. Determination of the size and design of the sample.
4. Preparation and administering of a questionnaire.
5. Determining and conducting interviews.
6. Making analysis plans.
7. Machine tabulation.
8. Analyzing.
9. Reporting.
52. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 2. Types of Descriptive Research Studies
• survey studies
• case studies
• developmental studies
• follow-up studies
• correlational studies
• trend analysis and
• documentary analysis.
53. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 3. Experimental Research
• J.W. Best (1992) describes experimental research as the
description and analysis of what will be or what will occur, under
carefully controlled conditions.
• Experimental research is a scientific approach to research, where
one or more independent variables are manipulated and applied
to one or more dependent variables to measure their effect on
the latter. The effect of the independent variables on the
dependent variables is usually observed and recorded over some
time, to aid researchers in drawing a reasonable conclusion
regarding the relationship between these 2 variable types.
54. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 3. Experimental Research
• Experimentation is the name given to the type of educational
research in which the investigator controls the educative factors
to which a child or group of children is subjected during the
period of inquiry, and observes the resulting achievements.
• The experimentation in education is useful to determine and
evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of educational aims and
objectives through the measurement of outcomes. It serves as
basis for the formulation, execution and modification of
educational policies and programs. It is further used to ascertain
the effects of any change in the normal educational programs and
practice.
55. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 3. Experimental Research
• An experiment calls for the satisfaction of three basic interrelated
conditions i.e. Control, Randomization and Replication.
• Control is the basic element in experimentation. The influence of
extraneous factors that are not included in the hypothesis are prevented
from operating and confusing the outcome which is to be appraised.
• Three types of controls are exercised in an experiment. These include
Physical controls, Selective controls, Statistical controls.
• Randomization is a very difficult to exercise complete control, efforts are
made to assign cases in the experimental and control groups randomly.
• Replication implies conducting a number of sub-experiments within the
framework of an overall experimental design.
56. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 3: Steps in Experimental Research
• The following are the major steps in experimental research.
• 1.Planning the experiment.
• 2.Conducting the experiment.
• 3.Reporting the results.
• The experimental designs are classified as Single Design,
Parallel Design and Rotational Method.
57. CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BY METHODS
• 4: Qualitative Research
• Qualitative research comprises collecting and analyzing non-
numerical data (e.g., text, video, or audio) to understand
concepts, opinions, or experiences. Qualitative research is
the opposite of quantitative research, which involves
collecting and analyzing numerical data for statistical
analysis.
• Qualitative research is commonly used in the humanities and
social sciences, in subjects such as anthropology, sociology,
education, health sciences, history, etc.
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60. UNIT No:5: SCIENTIFIC METHOD
• Definition
• Scientific research is systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical
investigation of hypothetical propositions about the presumed
relations among natural phenomena.
• The scientific method is an empirical method of acquiring knowledge
that has characterized the development of science since at least the
17th century.
• It involves careful observation, applying rigorous skepticism about
what is observed, given that cognitive assumptions can distort how
one interprets the observation.
61. UNIT No:5: SCIENTIFIC METHOD
• Definition
• According to C.C CRAWFORD: Research is a systematic and refined
technique of thinking, employing specialized tools, instruments and
procedures in order to obtain a more adequate solution of a
problem that would be possible under ordinary means.
• Research starts with a problem, collects data or facts, analyses them
critically and researches decisions based on the actual evidence.
• L.R. Gay told that research is the formal, systematic application of
the scientific method to the study of problems.
63. UNIT No:5: SCIENTIFIC METHOD
• Characteristics
1. Research is directed to the solution of a problem.
2. It is based upon observable experience or empirical evidence.
3. It demand accurate observation and description.
4. It involve collection of new data from primary source or using existing
data for a new purpose.
5. It involve data analysis.
6. Research is objective and logical.
7. Research requires expertise.
8. Research is carefully recorded and reported.
64. UNIT No:5: SCIENTIFIC METHOD
• The goal of all scientific activities is to explain, predict, and or
control phenomena.
• This goal is based on all assumption that all behaviors and event are
orderly and that they are effects which have discoverable causes.
Progress toward this goal involves acquisition of knowledge and the
development and testing of theories.
• Scientific method of research is undoubtedly the most efficient and
reliable.
• Scientific research focuses on inductive reasoning and deductive
reasoning.
65. UNIT No:5: SCIENTIFIC METHOD
• Inductive and deductive reasoning
•Inductive reasoning involves formulation of
generalizations based on observation of a limited
number of specific events.
•An example of inductive reasoning is, "The coin I
pulled from the bag is a penny. That coin is a penny. A
third coin from the bag is a penny. Therefore, all the
coins in the bag are pennies.
66. UNIT No:5: SCIENTIFIC METHOD
• Deductive reasoning
• Deductive reasoning involves essentially the reverse process, arriving
at specific conclusions based on generalizations.
• For example, "All men are mortal. Amjad is a man. Therefore, Amjid is
mortal." For deductive reasoning to be sound, the hypothesis must be
correct. It is assumed that the premises, "All men are mortal" and “
Amjid is a man" are true.
• The main difference between inductive and deductive reasoning is
that inductive reasoning aims at developing a theory while deductive
reasoning aims at testing an existing theory.
67. UNIT No:5: SCIENTIFIC METHOD
• Steps in scientific research
• Recognition and definition of the problem
• Formulation of hypothesis
• Collection of data
• Analysis of data
• Statement of conclusions about confirmation or disconfirmation of
hypothesis
68. UNIT No:5: SCIENTIFIC METHOD
• Application of scientific research in Education
• Research is the formal, systematic application of scientific
method to the study of problem; educational research is the
formal, systematic application of the scientific method to the
study of educational problems.
• The major difference between educational and scientific
research is the nature of the phenomena studied.
69. UNIT No:5: SCIENTIFIC METHOD
• Application of scientific research in Education
• Educational research is more difficult to explain, predict and
control situations involving human beings.
• Observation is also more difficult in educational research.
• Precise measurement is also considerably more difficult in
educational research.
• Educational research has contributed many findings
concerning principles of behavior, learning and retention.
70. UNIT No:5: SCIENTIFIC METHOD
• Steps involved in Educational Research
• The steps involved in educational research look familiar since
they directly parallel those of the scientific method.
1. Selection and definition of a problem
2. Execution of research procedure
3. Analysis of data
4. Drawing and stating conclusions
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73. What is a Research Proposal?
• The preparation of a research proposal is an important step in the
research process. Many institutions require that a proposal be submitted
before any project is approved. This provides a basis for the evaluation of
the project and gives the advisor a basis for assistance during the period
of his or her direction. It also provides a systematic plan of procedure for
the researcher to follow.
• A research proposal is the summary of a proposed research.
• A research proposal, is a written plan of a study.
• It gives information regarding which research problem you are going to
investigate, what are your research objectives and what procedure you
will use to achieve your research objectives.
• Research proposal is developed before starting work on a research thesis.
• It guides the investigator or researcher during the research process.
74. Goal of the Research Proposal
• The main aim of the research proposal is not only to communicate
the reader what would be done, but also to make the reader believe
that the research study is practical and appropriate.
• It is written by keeping in mind logic and reason for conducting
research study.
• The effectiveness of your research proposal will depend on your
ability to explain the nature, context and scope of your research
study.
• So, it must be carefully planned and written.
• Future tense is used for writing research proposal except
background of the study.
• Background of the study is written in past tense.
75. Components of a Research Proposal:
Following are the core components of a research proposal:
1. Research Topic
2. Introduction of the study
3. Statement of the problem
4. Research Objectives
5. Research Questions
6. Hypotheses
7. Significance of the study
8. Limitation and Delimitation of the study
9. Research Methodology
10. Operational Definitions
11. Bibliography
12. Time Schedule
76. Research Topic
• Research topic is the main focus of your research thesis.
• It must be clear and concise.
• It should not consist of more than 15-20 words.
• A good research topic has four important components:
(1)Variable(s),
(2)Phenomenon to be studied (survey, analysis, correlation,
comparison or effect),
(3) Subject (population of the study),
(4) geographical distribution
77. Research Topic
• Example:
“Effect of Digital Literacy on Communication Skills of Secondary
Teachers of Faisalabad”
• The above research topic is aimed at determining the effect of one
variable (digital literacy) on another variable (communication skill)
of subject/population (Secondary teachers) in a geographical area
(Faisalabad).
78. Introduction of the Study
• BACKGROUND AND REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
• In Introduction section, the first paragraph should be background of the
study as it helps readers to understand the research problem and recent
debates about it.
• It also tells about the importance of studying a particular research
problem. Its length vary from two to three pages.
• The researcher has to consult related and latest research articles, theses,
books, online material etc for writing a background of the study.
• The next paragraphs should be literature review. In this section you have
to include properly cited research work of other researchers. The
reference of all the related research work included in study must be
provided in your bibliography/reference list.
• For bibliography/reference list and in-text citation, you will follow APA
(American Psychological Association) style of referencing.
79. Statement of the Problem
• The statement of the problem is the foundation of your research
topic. It comprises of statements that gives direction to your
research study.
• It also identify the gaps or conditions to be improved in the
particular problem which is being studied.
• The researcher should focus three elements in this section such as
(establishing a context for readers, define the problem within the
said context, and propose a solution to said problem.
• During writing statement of the problem the research must use clear,
simple and understandable language.
• Example “To determine the effect of digital literacy on
communication skills of secondary teachers of Faisalabad”.
80. Research Objectives
• In this section the researcher has to write objectives of the research.
Research objectives are based on statement of the problem. There
may be more than one research objectives of a research proposal.
During writing research objectives, the researcher need to use
measurable variables such as (measure, classify, compare, contrast,
assess, examine etc).
• Example:
• “To assess the level of digital literacy skills of secondary teachers”
• “To explore the effect of digital literacy skills on communication skills
of secondary teachers”
81. Research Questions
• Research questions are based on research objectives. The research
question deal with more detailed aspects of statement of the
problem. There may be one or more research question for one
research objective.
• Example:
• “What is perceived level of digital literacy skills of secondary
teachers?”
• “Is there any significant effect of digital literacy on the written
communication skills of secondary teachers?”
82. Hypothesis
• A hypothesis is a statement that predicts about a relation/difference
between two or more variables. It depends on your research topic
and research design that weather it needs hypothesis testing or not.
There are two main types of hypothesis (alternative (H1) and null
(H0)).
• Example:
• (H0):There is no significant relationship between digital literacy and
written communication skills of secondary teachers.
• (H1): There exist a significant relationship between digital literacy and
written communication skills of secondary teachers.
83. Significance of the Study
• Significance of the study describes how the proposed research study
will help to solve the educational/social problem. It informs the
reader about the potential beneficiaries of the research. It also tells
about how the proposed research study is beneficial for a particular
groups of people.
• Example:
• “The results of proposed research study would be beneficial for
secondary teachers, heads and policy makers. They will be able to
know about the effect of digital literacy for improving various areas
of teachers’ communication skills.”
84. Limitation & Delimitation of the Study
• The limitation of the study refers to those aspect(s) that a researcher
was unable to control.
• Examples: low response rate, inability to control variable, inability
to get equal number of responses from teachers of different subjects
etc.
• The delimitation of the study refers to intentional choices made by a
researcher to restrict a research to particular geographical area or
selected variables.
• Example: This research study is delimited to the public secondary
teachers located in Faisalabad Division only.
85. Research Methodology
• Research methodology involves following components:
1. Research Design
2. Population
3. Sample and sampling technique
4. Research Instrument/scale/tool
5. Validity of the Instrument
6. Reliability of the Instrument
7. Data collection procedures
8. Data analysis procedures
86. Research Methodology
• The first component of Research methodology is Research Design. In
this section the researcher has to provide that whether it is
descriptive, correlational, causal comparative, experimental research
study or case study etc.
• The second component of research methodology is population.
Population is a group of people or subjects with at least one and/or
more than one common characteristics which is the focus of the
researcher.
• Example: “Secondary teachers for subjects of science in public
schools”, “Students of science in class 10th”
87. Research Methodology
• The third component of Research methodology is sample and sample
techniques. Sample is a subgroup of population. A sample must be
representative of population so that researcher must get a reliable data.
• It is impossible to collect data from all the members of a population. So, a
group of people from the population is selected for data collection. This
small group is called sample.
• There are two types of sampling techniques (1) probability sampling (2)
non-probability sampling.
• Probability sampling gives equal and independent chance to every
member of population to be selected in sample.
• Non-probability sample is selected without giving equal and independent
chance to every member of population to be selected in a sample.
88. Research Methodology
• The fourth component of research methodology is research
instrument/scale/tool.
• Research instrument is used to collect data from the sample of the
study.
• There are different kinds of research instruments such as close-
ended questionnaire, open-ended questionnaire, rating scale,
checklists, attitude scale, achievement test, interview and
observation schedule.
• The selection of research instrument is decided on the basis of
research topic and data required for it. You can use already available
research instrument developed by researchers or you can develop
your own instrument.
89. Research Methodology
• The fifth component of research methodology is validity of the
instrument.
• Validity of a research instrument assesses the extent to which
the instrument measures what it is designed to measure (Robson,
2011). It is the degree to which the results are truthful.
• A researcher can validate his/her instrument by obtaining expert
opinion of the relevant individuals.
90. Research Methodology
• The sixth component of research methodology is reliability of the
instrument.
• Reliability is defined as a process which measures the core
consistency of the items included in the instruments. It also confirms
that how good the various items are incorporated in the instrument.
• The researcher conducted pilot testing to ensure the reliability of the
instruments.
• The data received from the pilot testing should be computed in SPSS
and scale reliability test should be applied to calculate Croanback
alpha value.
• A value of alpha between 0.60 and 0.70 is presumed satisfactory and
suitable.
91. Research Methodology
• The seventh component of research methodology is data collection
procedures.
• In this section the researcher must describe data collection
procedure which he/she is going to adopt.
• It may include information how you accessed the respondents, how
you administer the research instrument etc.
92. Research Methodology
• The eight component of research methodology is data analysis
procedures.
• In this section the researcher should explain about what techniques
you would employ to analyze the data.
• If the data is quantitative in nature, than the researcher will use
statistical techniques (for example mean, median, mode, ANOVA, t-
test, correlation etc.)
• If you are using coding for your qualitative data received from
interviews or observations, what procedure you will adopt to
interpret qualitative data.
• Mostly thematic analysis is used to describe qualitative data.
93. Operational Definitions
• In this section the researcher has to explain the terms that have
special meaning in research proposal.
• It is important to define variables in this section so that you are
focused on those aspect of variables.
• It also helps readers to understand the meaning of specific terms in
the research proposal
• Example:
• Digital Literacy, Communication skills, secondary teachers
94. Bibliography/References
• In this section, the researcher has to provide all references cited in
the research proposal.
• The researcher has to follow APA style for research articles, theses,
books, dictionaries, blogs etc that you have consulted and included
in background/literature review of the study.
95. Time Schedule
• Break down all the activities involved in the research proposal and
allocate time to each activity.
• For example:
• Time required for instrument development
• Time required for validity and reliability of the instrument
• Time required for data collection
• Time required for data analysis etc
• It help the researcher to estimate the time necessary to complete a
research study.
97. UNIT No:7: SOURCE OF EDUCATION
• Practically all human knowledge can be found in books and libraries.
Unlike other animals that must start anew with each generation, man
builds upon the accumulated and recorded knowledge of the past.
• For any worthwhile study in any field of knowledge the research
worker needs an adequate familiarity with the library and its many
resources. Only then will an effective search for specialized knowledge
be possible. The search for reference material is a time-consuming but
very fruitful phase of a research programme. Every investigator must
know what sources are available in his field of enquiry, which of them
he is likely to use and where and how to find them.
98. UNIT No:7: SOURCE OF EDUCATION
• In the field of education, as in other fields too, the research worker
needs to acquire up-to-date information about what has been
thought and done in the particular area from which he intends to take
up a problem for research.
• Availability of adequate information about educational thought and
research does not by itself result in possession of its knowledge by the
researcher. The researcher must apply him keenly to the task. On the
other hand a research worker may be very keen to possess up-to-date
information regarding his field, and may try hard to be posted up-to-
date, and yet fail to get enough information due to the non-existence
of sources of such information.
99. UNIT No:7: SOURCE OF EDUCATION
• Sources of information, existing in any field of research, found in the
library may be of two types: direct and indirect. In the field of
education, the direct sources of information are available in the form
of educational literature of the following types:
• Direct form
• Periodical literature found in Journals
• Books, monographs, yearbooks and bulletins
• Graduate, doctoral and other theses, and
• Certain miscellaneous sources—like Government publica-tions on
Education
100. UNIT No:7: SOURCE OF EDUCATION
• The indirect sources of information or guides to educational literature
are available in the form of:
• Encyclopedia of education
• Education Indexes
• Education Abstracts
• Bibliographies and Directories
• Biographical References
• Quotation Sources
• Miscellaneous other sources
101. UNIT No:8: TOOLS OF RESEARCH
• Methods and Tools of Research
• Observation, as a research data-gathering process, demands rigorous
adherence to the spirit of scientific inquiry. The following standards
should characterize observers and their observations:
• Observation is carefully planned, systematic, and perceptive.
Observers know what they are looking for and what is irrelevant in a
situation. They are not distracted by the dramatic or the spectacular.
• Observers are aware of the wholeness of what is observed. Although
they are alert to significant details, they know that the whole is often
greater than the sum of its parts.
102. UNIT No:8: TOOLS OF RESEARCH
• Methods and Tools of Research
• Observers are objective. They recognize their likely biases, and they
strive to eliminate their influence upon what they see and report.
• Observers separate the facts from the interpretation of the facts. They
observe the facts and make their interpretation at a later time.
• Observations are checked and verified, whenever possible by
repetition, or by comparison with those of other competent
observers.
• Observations are collected in such a way as to make sure that they are
valid and reliable.
103. Types of Research Tools
• The below tools of research which are often used in the conduct of a
research project:
• a. Questionnaire
• b. Interview
• C. Observation
• d. Tests and appraisal instruments
104. Types of Research Tools
• a. Questionnaire
• A questionnaire is a set of carefully selected and ordered questions
prepared by an investigation to seek factual information from
respondents or to find their opinion, attitude or interest. Some
authors restrict the use of the word questionnaire to a Set of
questions seeking factual information whereas those seeking opinion
are called opinionaire and those dealing with attitude of the
respondent are called attitude scale. However, it is generally agreed
that isolating specific questions for the consideration of respondents
tends to objectify, intensify and standardize their observations.
105. Types of Research Tools
• Forms of Questionnaire
• You can construct questions in the form of a closed open, pictorial
and scale item, you can utilize one type of questionnaire exclusively
or a combination of them when structuring your questionnaire. The
nature of the problem and the character of the respondents
determine which form or forms will most likely supply the desired
data.
106. Types of Research Tools
• Forms of Questionnaire
• a. Closed form
• Closed form of questionnaire usually consists of a prepared list of concrete
questions and a choice of possible answers. To indicate his answer, the
respondent simply marks 'yes' or 'no;' or checks one or more items from
the list of answers. Often an alternative "Do not know" is provided in items
seeking opinion on highly controversial matters. For example, Do you think
that a person known for his strong views against maintenance of peaceful
atmosphere in educational institutions should be allowed to make a speech
in your city on this subject?
• Yes, No, Do not know
107. Types of Research Tools
• Forms of Questionnaire
• b. Open form
• Rather than forcing respondents to choose between rigidly limited
responses, the open form, or unrestricted type of questionnaire calls
for a free response in respondent's own words.
• Example
• Why did you choose to do your M.A. in EPM in this university?
108. Types of Research Tools
• Forms of Questionnaire
• b. Open form
• Rather than forcing respondents to choose between rigidly limited
responses, the open form, or unrestricted type of questionnaire calls
for a free response in respondent's own words.
• Example
• Why did you choose to do your M.A. in EPM in this university?
109. Types of Research Tools
• Forms of Questionnaire
• b. Open form
• Open-ended questions are flexible they have possibilities of depth
and have the capability to encourage cooperation and achieve
rapport, and to make better estimates of respondents' true
intentions, beliefs, and attitudes. The responses to open- ended
questions can suggest you the possibilities of relations and
hypotheses. Respondents will sometime give unexpected answers
that may indicate the existence of relations not originally anticipated
by you in the development of questionnaire.
110. Types of Research Tools
• Forms of Questionnaire
• c. Pictorial form:
• Some questionnaires present respondent with drawings and
photographs rather than written statement from which to choose
answers. They may also provide oral rather than written directions.
This form of questionnaire is particularly a suitable tool for collecting
data from children and. adults with limited reading ability. Pictures
often capture the attention of respondents more readily than printed
words, lessen subject's resistance to responding, and stimulate the
interest in the questions.
111. Types of Research Tools
• Forms of Questionnaire
• d. Scale items:
• A scale item is a question to which the respondent expresses his agreement or disagreement of
various levels. Scale items have fixed alternatives and the respondent indicates where he stands
on the scale. Thus the item relating to the English medium institutions may be presented as
follows:
• Example: All English medium institutions should be closed forthwith.
• Strongly agree
• Agree
• Undecided
• Disagree
• Strongly disagree
112. Research Tools
• Construction of a Questionnaire
• Questionnaire is a popular research tool because it is easy for you to
ask questions. But asking questions to obtain precise and reliable data
is not an easy job. You are often amazed when respondents draw
different meanings from questions that you thought were perfectly
clear. You may be resented when your colleagues point out biases in
the wording or structuring of your questionnaire, which seems
absolutely objective to you.
113. Research Tools
• Construction of a Questionnaire
• Following are some of the steps that you should, take while
constructing questionnaires:
• Framing of questions
• Ordering of questions
• Designing the directions and format
• Eliciting honest replies
114. Research Tools
• Construction of a Questionnaire
• Criteria of Question-Writing
• Is the question related to the research problem and the research objectives?
• Is the question right and appropriate?
• Is the question clear and unambiguous?
• Is the question suggestive?
• Does the question demand knowledge and information that the respondent
does not have?
• Does the question demand personal or delicate material that the respondent
may not like to divulge?
115. Research Tools
• Administration of the Questionnaire
• Before the final form of the questionnaire is prepared for distribution among the
respondents it should be tried out or pretested for the purpose of validation in
terms of practical use. The pretest should be done on a c w prospective
respondents and the responses be tabulated. This would indicate whether the
answers can be tabulated satisfactorily and whether answers are forthcoming to
crucial questions. The pretesting would probably indicate need for revision of
certain questions, deletion of some questions not yielding useful information and
addition of some new questions.
• After pretesting and revision the questionnaire is ready for distribution among
respondents, the questionnaire can be presented to respondents in two ways:
through direct contact in a face-to-face situation or through the mail.
116. Research Tools
• b. Interviews
• Many people are more willing to communicate information verbally that in
writing and therefore, will provide data more readily and fully in an
interview than on a questionnaire. Indeed you can have several advantages
from the friendly interaction in an interview that cannot be obtained in
limited, impersonal questionnaire contacts.
• The interview is probably the man's oldest and most often used device for
obtaining information. It is a face-to-face interpersonal situation in which
you, as an interviewer, ask a person being interviewed, the respondent or
interviewee, questions designed to obtain answers pertinent to the
purpose of the research problems.
117. Research Tools
• b. Interviews
• In a face-to-face meeting, you, as an interviewer, can constantly
encourage the interviewees and help them probe more deeply into a
problem. Through interviewee's incidental comments, facial and
bodily expressions, and tone of voice, you can acquire information
that would not be conveyed in written replies. The auditory and visual
clues also help you keep the tempo of the tone of the private
conversation so as to elicit personal and confidential information and
to gain knowledge about motivations, feelings, attitudes and beliefs.
118. Research Tools
• Purpose of the Interview
• Interviews vary in purpose, nature and scope. They may be conducted for
guidance or research purposes. You may confine them to one individual or extend
to several people. In short, an interview can be used for three main purposes:
• a. It can be used as an exploratory device to help identify variables and relations,
to suggest hypotheses and to guide other phases of the research.
• b. It can be used as an instrument of the research. In this case questions designed
to measure the variables of the research will be included in it. These questions
are, then, considered as items in a psychometric instrument, rather than as mere
information- gathering devices.
• c. It can be used to supplement other method used in a research study: to follow
up unexpected results, to validate other methods, and to go deeper into the
motivation of respondents and their reasons for responding as they do
119. Research Tools
• Types of Interview
• There are many types of interviews. Some of them are:
• (a) individual and group interviews;
• (b) structured or standardized interviews;
• (c) unstructured or unstandardized interviews
• (d) non-directive depth interviews; and
• (e) focused interviews,
120. Research Tools
• Types of Interview (Individual and group interviews:)
• Most interviews are conducted in a private sitting with one person at
a time so that the subject will feel free to express himself fully and
truthfully. Sometimes individuals with common or divergent
backgrounds are brought together to explore a problem or to
evaluate the merits of a proposition. They can present a wide range of
information and varied viewpoints. They can also help one another
recall, verify or rectify items of information. Subjects may refrain from
expressing some points before a group that they might reveal in a
private interview.
121. Research Tools
• Types of Interview (Structured 'or standardized interviews:)
• In the standardized interviews, the questions, their sequence and' their
wordings are fixed. It means that the same questions are presented in the
same manner and order to each subject and the choice of alternative
answers is restricted to a predetermined list Even the introductory and
'concluding remarks are systematically stated. An interviewer may be
allowed, some liberty in asking questions, but very little. This liberty is
specified in advance. Standardized interviews use interview schedules
(questionnaires) that have been carefully prepared in advance to obtain
information pertinent to the research problem.
• A structured interview is more scientific in nature than the unstructured
one as the standardized approach introduces controls that permit
generalization
122. Research Tools
• Types of Interview (Unstructured and unstandardized interviews:)
• These interviews are much more flexible and open. Although the research
purposes govern the questions asked, their content, their sequence and
their wordings are entirely in the heads of the interviewers, who can alter
them to suit the situation and subjects. Sometimes subjects are
encouraged to express their thoughts freely. In an informal unstructured
interview one can penetrate behind initial answers, follow up unexpected
clues, redirects the inquiry on the basis of emerging data into more
meaningful analysis of data. Unstructured interviews are not ordinarily
used for testing and verifying hypotheses, but they are valuable
instruments in the exploratory stage of research. It may also provide insight
into human motivation and social interaction that enable him to formulate
fruitful hypotheses.
123. Research Tools
• Types of Interview (Non-directive depth interview:)
• It is also called an unguided interview. It is almost analytical in character, and is
sometimes most appropriate method for obtaining insight into hidden or underlying
motivation, unacknowledged attitudes, personal hopes, fears and conflicts and the
dynamic interrelatedness of responses. Rather than asking a number of direct or
predetermined questions to obtain specific items of information, an interviewer permits
the interviewee to talk freely and fully concerning a particular issue, incident, or
relationship. While the subject unfolds his story, the interviewer serves as a good listener
who unobtrusively inserts a judicious "remarks" that is interesting," "go on" or performs
generalized actions to stimulate the flow of conversations. When the interviewee is
drawing to a close, interviewer may ask some direct questions to fill in the gap and round
up the discussion. By placing few restrictions on the direction by the discussion and
encouraging a wide range of responses the interviewer gets natural and representative
picture of the subjects behaviour and gain an insight into the character and intensity of
his attitudes, motives, feelings and beliefs.
124. Research Tools
• Types of Interview (Focused interview:)
• It focuses attention upon a concrete experience that the interviewee
has had. If he has seen a movie or read a book, for example, an effort
is made to ascertain the specific facts that this experience has had
upon him. To probe that attitude and emotional responses of the
subject, the interviewer thoroughly analyzes the movie or book prior
to meeting him, prepares appropriate questions to serve as a
framework for discussion, and during the interview, confines the
conversation to these relevant issues. The respondent is permitted to
express himself completely, but the interviewer directs the line of
thought.
125. Research Tools
• OBSERVATION
• As a data-gathering device, direct observation may make an
important contribution to descriptive research. Certain types of
information can best be obtained through direct examination by you.
For example, characteristics of a school building: materials of
construction, number of rooms for various purposes, size of rooms,
amount of furniture and equipment, presence or absence of certain
facilities and other relevant aspects. Their adequacy can be
determined by comparing these facilities with reasonable standards
previously determined by expert judgment and research.
126. Research Tools
• OBSERVATION
• But when the study of human subject in action is involved, data-
gathering through observation, becomes much more complex. Here
you must know "what to look for?" and "how to look for.?" You must
be able to distinguish between the significant aspects of the situation
and factors that have little or even no importance to the investigation.
This requires the selection of the situations where observational
techniques are useful. Observation is concerned with the overt
behaviour of persons under conditions of normal living.
• Observations may be direct or indirect, scheduled or unscheduled,
and known or unknown.
127. Research Tools
• TESTS AND APPRAISAL INSTRUMENTS
• A large variety of research-based appraisal instruments such as tests,
inventories, scales, etc, have been developed in recent years and are
being used extensively in research particularly in experimental and
descriptive researches in behavioural fields. These instruments have
been designed to describe and measure a sample of certain aspects
of human behaviour. These measuring devices claim to assess a
variety of human abilities, potentials, achievements and behaviour
tendencies. These appraisal instruments have different degrees of
validity, reliability and applicability.
128. Research Tools
• Types of TESTS AND APPRAISAL INSTRUMENTS
• Achievement tests:
• Achievement tests (also known as tests of proficiency) yield measures
of what the individual knows or the extent of his achievement and
performance in the solution of problems and completion of set tasks.
These tests attempt to measure what the individual has learned- his
present level of performance/mastery in a subject or skill as a result
of instruction.
129. Research Tools
• Types of TESTS AND APPRAISAL INSTRUMENTS
• Achievement tests:
• Achievement tests can be used, among other things, for diagnosing
strengths and weaknesses of an individual and for evaluating
influence of a course of study, teaching methods, teachers, etc. These
tests can also be used to select equivalent groups to be used as
control and experimental groups, to measure gains made by
experimental and control groups by applying the test before and after
the treatment, and to evaluate the relative effectiveness of two
teaching methods, course of study, textbooks, etc.
130. Research Tools
• Types of TESTS AND APPRAISAL INSTRUMENTS
• Aptitude tests:
• Aptitude tests seek to assess the level of achievement that an individual
can attain in some particular academic or vocational fields. In other words,
aptitude tests attempt to predict an individual's capacity to acquire
improved performance with additional training. As tests of achievement
were found to be good predictors of school success, earlier academic
aptitude tests originated in just this way. Aptitude tests measure present
performances including performance in some of those areas in which the
individual had received no specific training in order to infer his potential for
further growth with necessary training. Aptitude tests may measure
mechanical, motor coordination, artistic aptitude or aptitude for medicine,
engineering, computer, languages, stenography, etc
131. Research Tools
• Types of TESTS AND APPRAISAL INSTRUMENTS
• Aptitude tests:
• Some aptitude tests yield scores on a number of abilities. Such tests
provide a comprehensive picture of the overall strengths and
weaknesses, that is they provide ability profile of the individual.
• Intelligence, or general mental ability, plays a dominant role in all
human goal-directed behaviour.
132. Research Tools
• Types of TESTS AND APPRAISAL INSTRUMENTS
• Personality tests:
• Another broad area of psychological testing is concerned with the non-
intellectual aspects of human behaviour. Personality tests most often refer
to measure of such characteristics and attitudes. Most of these tests are
usually self-report instruments. The individual checks responses to certain
questions indicating what he prefers to do or how he tends to act in a given
situation. Because of the difficulty, inability or unwillingness of individuals
to report their own reactions accurately or objectively, these instruments
may be of limited value. Personality tests may be classified into two broad
categories:
• Personality questionnaires and Projective technique
133. UNIT No:9: REPORT WRITING
• Contents of a Research Report: Their Importance
• Writing about the importance of contents of 'Dissertation' Long writes: "It is a test
of the student's scholarship, not so much in the direction of bus ability to
reproduce as in the direction of his capacity to create. The student must not
expect an institution to place on him the seal of higher scholarship as a reward for
any amount of unimaginative plodding. Ambition, industry, perseverance and
honesty of purpose are very commendable traits, but they are not enough; an
advanced degree cannot be granted merely for prolonged effort.
• The dissertation must furnish evidence not only that the candidate is capable of
sustained application in the solution of a problem, but also that he is a person of
imaginations, that he possesses initiative and originality to a marked degree, that
he is a master of those techniques appropriate for his problem's solution, that he
is gifted with a capacity for objectivity in investigation and that he has the ability
to report his study in an acceptable manner
134. UNIT No:9: REPORT WRITING
• Contents of a Research Report: Their Importance
• Monroe and Engelhart have observed, “The report of an investigation
not only serves to record and communicate the procedure and the
results but it also fulfils an important function in the process of
research. In the act of writing, if it is well done, the research worker
refines his thinking, and the detailed record facilitates the critical
testing of the work done. If he is interested in communicating his work
to others, the report must be well written in order to fulfill that
purpose effectively."
135. UNIT No:9: REPORT WRITING
• Contents of a Research Report: Their Importance
• The purpose of the presentation of the report is '"to convey to the
interested persons the whole result of the study, in sufficient detail
and so arranged as to enable each reader to comprehend the data
and to determine for himself the validity of the conclusions.
• Clarity—Precision—Accuracy—Style
136. UNIT No:9: REPORT WRITING
• Contents of a Research Report: Their Importance
• Typical Form of the Research Report
• Preliminary Materials
• 1. Title e page.
• 2. Acknowledgement.
• 3. Preface or Foreword.
• 4. Table of Contents.
• 5. List of Tables.
• 6. List of Figures.
137. UNIT No:9: REPORT WRITING
• Body of the Report
• Chapter I: Introduction
• General statement of the problem. (What the study is about)
• Significance of the problem. (Why the study was under-taken)
• Statement of the hypotheses
• Assumptions underlying hypotheses
• Delimitation of the problem
• Definitions of the terms
138. UNIT No:9: REPORT WRITING
• Body of the Report
• Chapter II: Review of the literature
• (What was previously known about the problem)
• Review of previous research.
• Summary
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• Body of the Report
• Chapter III: Design of the study
• Description of subjects
• Description of data gathering instruments employed
• Sampling
• Research design and proceedings.
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• Body of the Report
• Chapter IV: Presentation and analysis of data.
• Analysis techniques
• Text.
• Tables.
• Figures
• Description of findings pertinent to each hypothesis
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• Body of the Report
• Chapter V: Summary and conclusions and implications
• Summary of hypotheses
• Conclusions.
• Implications.
• Suggestions for further research
142. UNIT No:9: REPORT WRITING
• Body of the Report
• Chapter VI: Reference Section.
• Bibliography.
• Appendix.
• Index or Indices
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