Educational Research

Explore foundational and advanced concepts in educational research. Learn about various methodologies, data analysis techniques, and how to effectively communicate your findings to drive improvements in education.

Educational Research

1 Introduction to Educational Research

  1. Knowledge: Nature and Types
  2. Sources of Knowledge
  3. Nature and Conceptions of Social Reality
  4. Purposes of Research
  5. Types of Studies in Educational Research

2 Knowledge Generation – Historical Perspective-I

  1. Sources of Knowledge
  2. Scientific Method

3 Knowledge Generation – Historical Perspective-II

  1. Positivistic Paradigm
  2. Emergence of Field Methods
  3. Review (Rethinking) of Concepts and Constructs
  4. Varied Studies in Education

4 Approaches to Educational Research – Assumptions, Scope and Limitations

  1. Nature of Educational Phenomena
  2. Conceptions of Viewing Reality
  3. Limitations of the Approaches

5 Descriptive Research

  1. Meaning and Nature of Descriptive Survey Research
  2. Types of Descriptive Survey Studies
  3. Steps of Conducting Descriptive Research
  4. Context and Relevance of Descriptive Studies in Educational Research

6 Experimental Research-I

  1. Characteristics of Experimental Research
  2. Experimental Design
  3. Validity of Experimental Design
  4. Controls in an Experiment

7 Experimental Research-II

  1. Types of Experimental Design
  2. Pre-experimental Designs
  3. True Experimental Designs
  4. Quasi Experimental Designs

8 Qualitative Research

  1. Definition of Qualitative Research
  2. Characteristics of Qualitative Research
  3. Types of Qualitative Methods
  4. Common Steps of Conducting Qualitative Studies
  5. Verification of Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research

9 Philosophical and Historical Studies

  1. Philosophical Studies
  2. Historical Research
  3. New Trends in Historical Approaches to Education
  4. Enhancing the Importance of Historical Research

10 Identification of Problem and Formulation of Research Questions

  1. Nature of a Problem
  2. Identification of a Research Problem
  3. Sources for Selecting a Research Problem
  4. Definition and Statement of the Problem
  5. Research Questions

11 Hypothesis – Nature of Formulation

  1. Meaning of the Hypothesis
  2. Sources of Hypothesis
  3. Types of Hypothesis
  4. Testing of the Hypothesis
  5. Characteristics of a Good Hypothesis
  6. Significance and Importance of a Hypothesis

12 Sampling

  1. Meaning of Population and Sample
  2. Methods/Designs of Sampling
  3. Probability Sampling
  4. Non-probability Sampling
  5. Characteristics of a Good Sample

13 Tools and Techniques of Data Collection

  1. Tools of Data Collection
  2. Techniques of Data Collection
  3. Documents
  4. Characteristics and Criteria for Selection of a Good Tool

14 Analysis of Quantitative Data (Descriptive Statistical Measures – Selection and Application)

  1. Types of Data
  2. Graphic Representation of Quantitative Data
  3. Descriptive Statistical Measures
  4. Normal Probability Curve

15 Analysis of Quantitative Data – Inferential Statistics Based on Parametric Tests

  1. Inferential Statistics
  2. Parametric Tests: Uses and Assumptions
  3. Statistical Inference Based on Parametric Tests
  4. Testing the Statistical Significance of the Difference Between Means
  5. Statistical Inference Regarding Pearson’s Co-efficient of Correlation

16 Analysis of Quantitative Data – Inferential Statistics Based on Non-Parametric Tests

  1. Non-parametric Tests
  2. Statistical Inference Based on Non-parametric Tests: Unrelated Samples
  3. Statistical Inference Based on Non-parametric Tests: Related Samples
  4. Statistical Inference Regarding Correlations Using Non-parametric Data

17 Data Analysis Techniques in Qualitative Research

  1. Codification
  2. Categorization and Classification
  3. Content Analysis
  4. Triangulation

18 Computer Data Analysis

  1. What is SPSS?
  2. Basic Steps in Data Analysis
  3. Defining, Editing, and Entering Data
  4. Data File Management Functions
  5. Running a Preliminary Analysis

19 Writing Proposal or Synopsis

  1. Purpose of Writing a Research Proposal
  2. Format of a Research Proposal/Synopsis

20 Methods of Literature Search or Review

  1. Need and Purpose of Literature Search
  2. Types of Literature Search
  3. Steps Involved in Literature Search
  4. Methods of Literature Search
  5. Methods of Review and their Implications

21 Research Report – Various Components and Structure

  1. Significance of a Research Report
  2. Types of Research Reports
  3. Format of a Research Report

22 Scheme of Chapterisation and Referencing

  1. Need for Chapterisation and its Functions
  2. Diversity in Chapterisation
  3. Referencing and Footnotes -Need and Importance
  4. Various Styles of Referencing