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SEMESTER -I
PAPER -3
:Research Methodology in Education.
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S.No |
UNIT
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(TOPIC) |
BY
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UNIT -1 |
Educational Research.
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1 |
Its meaning
and purpose, |
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2 |
Types of
educational research-basic and applied, action
research, |
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2 |
UNIT -2 |
5
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1 |
Selection
of a Research Problem - Sources and Criteria of
Research Problem, |
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2 |
Formulation
and Specification of the Problem. |
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3 |
Reviewing
the literature – Purpose of Review, Primary and
Secondary Sources. |
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4 |
Formulating objectives, statement of objectives. |
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5 |
Formulating
hypothesis, Statement of hypothesis and its
types |
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6 |
Preparation
of a Research Proposal. |
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7 |
Variables |
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3 |
UNIT -3 |
Methodology and Design.
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1 |
Sampling -
meaning of sampling, population and samples,
types of sampling,
sample size. Sampling errors and ways to
minimize them |
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2 |
Tools of
Research - Interview, observation,
questionnaire, checklist, rating scale,
standardized tests and scales, Factors to be
considered in tool selection. |
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3 |
Methods and
Designs - Survey research, Historical Studies,
Case Studies,
Experimental and non-experimental Research
designs. |
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4 |
UNIT -4 |
Data Analysis.Nature of
Educational Data : Qualitative and Quantitative.
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1 |
Qualitative
Data Analysis - Content analysis, Percentage
analysis, analysis of
interview based data, observation based data and
questionnaire based data. |
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2 |
Quantitative Data Analysis -
Organization and
representation - Frequency
distribution, Frequency Polygon, Histogram,
Ogive, Smoothed frequency curve,
measures of central tendency |
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3 |
Correlation
(Rank & Pearson) |
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4 |
Characteristics of Normal distribution |
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5 |
Inferential
statistical methods -Standard errors, confidence
limits, hypothesis
testing, difference between means (Critical
Ratio) |
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5 |
UNIT -5 |
Preparation of Research
Report.
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1 |
Style
manual - Format of the Research Report - The
Thesis or Dissertation |
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2 |
Styles of
writing, Thesis/Journal Typing of Report, |
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3 |
Pagination,
list, Tables,& Figures, Summary, References (APA
Style), Appendices. |
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4 |
Evaluating
a Research Report. |
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