Research And Media (Seminar)

1. Explain the meaning and historical development of media and its impact on society.
2. Identify and apply various categories of media research.
3. Design and conduct different types of research in educational media.
4. Apply basic statistical tools for analysis in educational media research.
5. Conduct and disseminate findings on a chosen research topic.
6. Apply theoretical frameworks and learning principles to guide research in educational media.

13 weeks, about 48 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Basic Issues and Concepts of Research in Educational Media

   • Unit 1: The Meaning of Media, the Brief Historical Development and the Impact · 3 hours

     Define media and explain its meaning.. Discuss the history of media development from the stone age to modern technology.. Identify and explain three ways media has transformed society and enhanced human welfare..

2. Week 2Module 1: Basic Issues and Concepts of Research in Educational Media

   • Unit 2: The Problem of Media Use in the Instructional Process that Sparked Much Research in Educational Media · 3 hours

     Define educational media and identify its various forms.. Explain the evolution of media use in the instructional process from ancient Greece to modern times.. Identify three main claims made for the use of educational media in the instructional process in the mid-fifties..

3. Week 3Module 1: Basic Issues and Concepts of Research in Educational Media

   • Unit 3: Concepts and Background of Research in Educational Media · 3 hours

     Define research and educational media research.. Identify the general classifications of media research (basic, applied, action).. Explain various researchable aspects in educational media.. Discuss the importance of research in educational media to teachers, administrators, technologists, media specialists, and teacher training institutions..

4. Week 4Module 1: Basic Issues and Concepts of Research in Educational Media

   • Unit 4: Past Trends in Research in Educational Media · 3 hours

     Explain the focus and findings of previous research in educational media.. Identify strengths and weaknesses of critical variables in previous research.. Discuss problems that hindered the execution of previous research in educational media..

5. Week 5Module 1: Basic Issues and Concepts of Research in Educational Media

   • Unit 5: Present Trend in Research in Educational Media · 3 hours

     Explain similarities between previous and present research in educational media.. Identify limitations of present research in educational media.. Analyze the historical background of present research in educational media..

6. Week 6Module 1: Basic Issues and Concepts of Research in Educational Media

   • Unit 6: Further Trend in Research in Educational Media · 3 hours

     Explain future trends in research in educational media.. Discuss steps to ensure effective expansion of media use in schools in the future.. Identify areas in media research that need further study..

7. Week 7Module 2: Theoretical Framework and Research procedure in Educational Media

   • Unit 1: Learning Theories · 3 hours

     Explain what a learning theory is.. Identify behaviorist and cognitivist differences on perspectives on learning.. Identify general principles emphasized by learning theories that provide frameworks for media research..

8. Week 8Module 2: Theoretical Framework and Research procedure in Educational Media

   • Unit 2: Perception and Communication Theories · 3 hours

     Define human perception and explain its relation to media design and research.. Explain what brings about effective communication.. Explain noise and redundancy in the communication process.. Recount the hypodermic theory of communication..

9. Week 9Module 2: Theoretical Framework and Research procedure in Educational Media

   • Unit 3: Information Processing Theories · 3 hours

     Recount information processing theory correctly.. Explain the educational implications of information processing theory.. Distinguish approaches to instruction of all learning theories.. Identify and explain learning principles emphasized by learning theories considered in media design, use, and research..

10. Week 10Module 2: Theoretical Framework and Research procedure in Educational Media

    • Unit 4: Overview of Educational Media Research Procedure · 3 hours

      Describe media research problem identification and selection of a research topic.. Discuss selection of a theoretical framework for media research.. Pose media research questions and formulate hypotheses..

11. Week 11Module 2: Theoretical Framework and Research procedure in Educational Media

    • Unit 5: Designing the Study · 3 hours

      Explain what designing the study means.. Describe the components of designing the study.. Design a study for a given research problem..

    • Unit 6: Literature Review · 3 hours

      Define literature review.. List and discuss three purposes of literature review.. Carry out literature review satisfactorily..

12. Week 12Module 3: Research Designand statistical tools in Educational media

    • Unit 1: Experimental Research Design · 3 hours

      Explain experimental research design.. Describe the nature of experimental research design.. Choose a particular type of experimental research design best suited to a research work..

    • Unit 2: Threats to Experimental Design Studies · 3 hours

      Explain what constitutes validity threats to experimental design studies.. Identify and explain internal validity threats to experimental design studies.. Discuss external validity threats to experimental design studies..

13. Week 13Module 3: Research Designand statistical tools in Educational media

    • Unit 3: Non-Experimental Research Design · 3 hours

      Define Non-Experimental Design research studies.. Describe the nature of Non-Experimental Design research studies.. Identify and explain the types of Non-Experimental Design research studies..

    • Unit 4: Reporting Quasi-Experimental Study: A sample for practicum · 3 hours

      Review the key concepts and methodologies discussed throughout the course.. Prepare for the final examination by revisiting tutor-marked assignments and self-assessment exercises.. Focus on understanding the application of research principles in educational media..