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Basic Research Method In Education

This course, Basic Research Methods in Education, provides a self-instructional guide to educational research practices and statistical methods. It covers understanding research problems, selecting research topics, investigations, data collection, analysis, and report presentation. The course systematically presents statistical tools for data analysis and explains various data collection techniques, enabling students to conduct research projects with ease.

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150h
Study Time
13
Weeks
12h
Per Week
intermediate
Math Level
Course Keywords
Educational ResearchResearch MethodsData AnalysisStatisticsHypothesis Testing

Course Overview

Everything you need to know about this course

Course Difficulty

Intermediate Level
Builds on foundational knowledge
65%
intermediate
📊
Math Level
Moderate Math
🔬
Learning Type
Hands-on Practice

Course Topics

Key areas covered in this course

1

Research Process

2

Research Designs

3

Data Collection

4

Statistical Methods

5

Hypothesis Testing

6

Report Writing

Total Topics6 topics

Ready to Start

No specific requirements needed

This course is designed to be accessible to all students. You can start immediately without any prior knowledge or specific preparation.

Assessment Methods

How your progress will be evaluated (3 methods)

assignments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

tutor-marked assessments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

final examination

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

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Study Schedule Beta

A structured 13-week journey through the course content

Week
1

Module 1: RESEARCH PROCESS

8h

Unit 1: The Research Process I

4 study hours
  • •Read the introduction to research.
  • •Define research and educational research.
  • •Discuss the characteristics of research.
  • •Explain the purposes of educational research.

Unit 2: The Researcher Process II

4 study hours
  • •Explain the steps in the research process.
  • •Discuss the types of educational research.
  • •Enumerate the limitations involved in the application of scientific method in educational research.
Week
2

Module 1: RESEARCH PROCESS

8h

Unit 3: The Research Problem

4 study hours
  • •Select a research problem in your area of interest.
  • •Outline the various sources of research problems.
  • •Enumerate the criteria for selecting a problem for research.
  • •Explain the background of the study.

Unit 4: Review of literature

4 study hours
  • •Explain the meaning of literature review.
  • •Outline and discuss the purposes of literature review.
  • •Enumerate the steps in reviewing related literature.
  • •Demonstrate some skills in citations and referencing.
Week
3

Module 1: RESEARCH PROCESS

4h

Unit 5: Population and samples

4 study hours
  • •Define population and sample.
  • •Explain the sample size.
  • •Differentiate between probability and non-probability sampling techniques.
  • •Discuss the sampling techniques.
Week
4

MODEL 2: RESEARCH DESIGNS

8h

Unit 6: Research Designs – Introduction

4 study hours
  • •Explain the concept of research design.
  • •Discuss the components of a research design.
  • •List the types of research designs.

Unit 7: Historical and Developmental Research Designs

4 study hours
  • •Explain historical research.
  • •List the importance of historical research.
  • •Enumerate the limitations of historical research.
  • •State and explain the sources of information.
Week
5

MODEL 2: RESEARCH DESIGNS

8h

Unit 8: Survey and Case Study Research Designs

4 study hours
  • •Explain the meaning of survey research.
  • •Discuss the types of survey research.
  • •Describe case study research.

Unit 9: Correlational Studies and Ex-post Facto

4 study hours
  • •Explain Correlational studies.
  • •Discuss the ex-post facto research.
Week
6

MODEL 2: RESEARCH DESIGNS

6h

Unit 10: Experimental Research Designs

6 study hours
  • •Explain experimental design.
  • •List the basic considerations in the choice of design.
  • •Describe the variables under study.
  • •Discuss validity in experimental studies.
Week
7

MODULE 3: DATA COLLECTION

4h

Unit 11: Observation Technique

4 study hours
  • •Explain the observational technique of data collection.
  • •Describe observational variables.
  • •Explain the phases of observational method.
  • •Discuss the recording of observations.
Week
8

MODULE 3: DATA COLLECTION

8h

Unit 12: Questionnaire

4 study hours
  • •Define the concept of questionnaire.
  • •Enumerate the types of questionnaire.
  • •Construct questionnaire items.
  • •Explain how to validate a questionnaire.

Unit 13: Interview

4 study hours
  • •Explain the meaning of interview.
  • •Discuss the phases of interview.
  • •List and explain the types of interview.
  • •Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages.
Week
9

MODULE 3: DATA COLLECTION

8h

Unit 14: The Other Methods of Collecting Data

4 study hours
  • •Explain the use of rating scale in measuring behaviour.
  • •Discuss the types of attitude scales.
  • •Describe the use of interest inventories in data collection.
  • •Explain sociometric technique of data collection.

Unit 15: Validity and Reliability of an Instrument

4 study hours
  • •Explain measurement error.
  • •Define validity of an instrument.
  • •Discuss the types of validity.
  • •Explain the various ways of estimating reliability.
Week
10

MODULE 4

8h

Unit 16: Introduction to Statistics

4 study hours
  • •Define the concept statistics.
  • •Explain the types of statistics.
  • •Organize a set of scores under (a) sequencing, (b) frequency distribution table, (c) bar chart.

Unit 17: Other Methods of Representing Data and Measures of Central Tendency

4 study hours
  • •Construct a pie chart using given data.
  • •Construct and describe histogram.
  • •Draw a composite table and construct a frequency polygon.
  • •Draw a composite table and construct an ogive.
Week
11

MODULE 4

8h

Unit 18: Measures of Variability or Spread

4 study hours
  • •Find the range in a given set of scores.
  • •Explain and find the quartiles in a distribution.
  • •Find the percentiles in a given set of scores.
  • •Calculate the variance in a given set of scores.

Unit 19: Measures of Association/Correlation

4 study hours
  • •Define correlation.
  • •Illustrate the scatter-grams of various correlations.
  • •Calculate the Pearson r.
  • •Calculate the Spearman rho.
Week
12

MODULE 4

4h

Unit 20: The Testing of Hypothesis

4 study hours
  • •Explain the alpha level or level of confidence and degree of freedom.
  • •Discuss the two types of errors in hypothesis testing.
  • •Use the t-test to test a given nul hypothesis.
  • •Use the relationship between correlation coefficient and t-test in hypothesis testing.
Week
13

MODULE 4

4h

Unit 21: Writing Research Reports

4 study hours
  • •Itemise the chapter titles and sub-titles in a research project report.
  • •Prepare a research report based on the given format.

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Study Tips & Exam Preparation

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1

Create concept maps linking research designs to appropriate statistical tests (Units 6-10, 16-20)

2

Practice constructing and interpreting frequency tables and graphs (Units 16-17)

3

Review the steps for hypothesis testing and practice applying t-tests, ANOVA, and chi-square (Unit 20)

4

Focus on understanding the assumptions and limitations of each statistical test (Units 16-20)

5

Practice writing clear and concise research reports following the specified format (Unit 21)

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