EDU723: Basic Research Methods in Education

MODULE 1: RESEARCH PROCESS

• Unit 1: The Research Process I
• Unit 2: The Research Process II
• Unit 3: The Research Problem
• Unit 4: Review of literature
• Unit 5: Population and samples

MODEL 2: RESEARCH DESIGNS

• Unit 6: Historical and Developmental Research Design
• Unit 7: Survey and Case Study Research Designs
• Unit 8: Correlational Studies
• Unit 9: Experimental Research Designs

MODULE 3: DATA COLLECTION

• Unit 10: Observation Technique
• Unit 11: Questionnaire
• Unit 12: Interview
• Unit 13: The Other Methods of Collecting Data
• Unit 14: Validity and Reliability of an Instrument

MODULE 4: STATISTICAL METHODS

• Unit 15: Introduction to Statistics
• Unit 16: Methods of Organising Data and Measures of Central Tendency
• Unit 17: Measures of Variability or Spread
• Unit 18: Measures of Association/Correlation
• Unit 19: The Testing of Hypotheses
• Unit 20: Writing Research Report