Course Contents

Department of Education (Planning and Development) Course Title: Research Methods in Education B.Ed (Hons) Secondary Semester VI Course Code: Maj/B.Eds-312 Credit Hours: 3 Course Description This course is designed for B.Ed honors secondary candidates to prepare them to situate themselves as research professionals and at the same time enhance their own professional practice. Students will engage in a critical analysis of different research work and relate it to their own context. The units provide students with the opportunity to engage with the research literature and to establish how different research techniques help improve the overall classroom situation Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, the learners will be able to: • discuss the meaning, nature & scope of research in education ¬ • situate themselves as research professionals ¬ • conduct research in different educational settings ¬ • write research report and present it effectively Course Outline Unit 1 Introduction to Educational Research 1.1The scientific method 1.2 Different approaches to educational research 1.3 Classification of research by method 1.4 The qualitative research processes 1.5 Guideline for classification 1.6 Classification of research by purpose 1.7 The ethics of Educational research Unit 2 Selecting and Defining a Research Topic 2.1 The research topic 2.2 Identifying a topic 2.3 Formulating and stating the hypothesis 2.4 Formulating a research question for qualitative study. Unit 3 Reviewing the Literature 3.1 Definition, purpose and scope 3.2 Analyzing, organizing and reporting the literature Unit 4 Preparing and Evaluating a Research Plan 4.1 Definition and purpose of research plan 4.2 Components of the quantitative research plan 4.3 Components of the qualitative research plan 4.4 Revising and improving the research plan Unit 5 Selecting a Sample 5.1 Sampling in quantitative research 5.2 Defining a Population 5.3 Selecting a Random Sample 5.4 Determining Sample Size 5.5 Avoiding Sampling Error and Bias 5.6 Selecting a Nonrandom Sample 5.7 Sampling in qualitative research 5.8 Selecting Research Participants: Purposive 5.9 Sampling Approaches 5.10 Determining Sample Size Unit 6 Selecting Measuring Instrument 6.1 Constructs 6.2 Variables 6.3 Characteristic of measuring instrument 6.4 Types of measuring instruments 6.5 Criteria for good measuring instrument 6.6 Selecting a test Unit 7 Quantitative Method 7.1 Survey Research 7.2 Definition, purpose and scope 7.3 Conducting survey research 7.4 Summary Unit 8 Correlation Research 8.1 Definition and purpose 8.2 Correlation research process 8.3 Relationship studies 8.4 Prediction studies 8.5 Correlation based analysis Unit 9 Casual-Comparative Research 9.1 Definition and purpose 9.2 Conducting a Casual-Comparative Studies 9.3 Design and Procedure 9.4 Data analysis and interpretation Unit 10 Experimental Research 10.1 Definition and purpose 10.2 Experimental process 10.3 Threats to experimental validity 10.4 Group experimental design 10.5 Control of extraneous variable 10.6 Type of group design 10.7 Single variable design Unit 11 Action Research 11.1 Action Research: Definition and Purpose 11.2 Key Characteristics of Action Research 11.3 Action Research is Persuasive and Authoritative 11.4 Action Research is Relevant 11.5 Action Research is Accessible 11.6 Action Research Challenges the Intractability of Reform of the Educational System 11.7 Types of Action Research 11.8 Critical Action Research 11.9 Practical Action Research 11.10 Action Research Process 11.11 Collecting, Analyzing and Interpreting Data Unit 12 Quantitative Data Analysis 12.1 Descriptive statistic 12.2 The world is statistic 12.3 Preparing data for analysis 12.4 Types of descriptive statistic 12.5 Inferential Statistics 12.6 Anova 12.7 t-test 12.8 Pearson Correlation 12.9 Chi-Square Evaluation Criteria Students will be evaluated on the basis of following criteria. 1. Test I 10 2 Test II 10 3. Final Exam 65 4. Attendance 05 5. Assignments 10 Total 100 Recommended Books Crtswell, J. W. (2009). Research Design. London: Sage Publications. Fraenkel, J. & Norman, E. (2005).How to Design and Evaluation Research (8th ed.). London: Sage Publications. Gay. L. R. (2001). Educational Research. Boston: Peter Airasian. Wiersema, W. (2000). Research Methods in Education. London: Pearson Education Company.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the learners will be able to: • discuss the meaning, nature & scope of research in education • situate themselves as research professionals • conduct research in different educational settings • write research report and present it effectively