Code: EDU 309

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Course Description
The purpose of Educational Research is to introduce students the basic methods of
research. They will gain an overview of research intent types and design, methodology
and technique, format and presentation, and data management and analysis through the
use of commonly used statistical methods. The course will develop each student’s ability
to use this knowledge to become effective educational researcher.

Objective
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
 Understanding the philosophy, management and paradigms of education research;
 Acquaint students with the potentials and limitations of research;
 Understanding of the ethical, financial and other problems of research;
 Apply knowledge and skills to the organization and management of their own
research;
 Provide students with an understanding of the contribution that research methods
have made to education;
 Apply formal planning techniques to scheduling of research;
 Have skills based training in the use of computers and practical understanding of
the measurement, survey sampling, experimental design, data collection; and
 Analyze simple numeric and textual data set of research and statistics.

Grading Policy
Mid-Term examination 30%
Final-Term Exam 70%

Unit 1 The Role of research in Education

1.1 Education as a science

1.2 Scientific methods in education and current state of educational research
1.3 Important contribution of the educational research.
Unit 2 Research Procedures

2.1 Planning and identifying the problem

2.2 Formulation of hypothesis
2.3 Reviewing and keeping record of the literature
2.4 Developing and validation of research tools.
2.5 Developing and validation of research tools.
Unit 3 types of Research

3.1 Applied.
3.2 Cross-sectional Vs Qualitative Research
3.3 Quantitative Vs Qualitative Research
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3.4 Action Vs experimental

3.5 Descriptive
3.6 Historical Research and library resources
Unit 4 Designing, Planning and Management of Research

4.1 Making problems researchable

4.2 Reviewing and reshaping the problems
4.3 Language and reshaping the problem
4.4 Language and structuring the research problems.

Unit 5 Tools Research

5.1 Questionnaire
5.2 Interview
5.3 Inventories
5.4 Attitude Scale
Unit 6 Statistical Analysis

6.1 Measure central tendency

6.2 Standard deviation and standard scores.
6.3 Normal Curve.
6.4 Co-efficient correlation for test reliability and validity.

Unit 7 Data Analysis and Report Writing

7.1 Analysis of the data and documentary evidence

7.2 Use of appropriate statistical methods
7.3 Finding. Conclusion and recommendations
7.4 Writing of report (organization, Bibliography, Reference,
7.5 Computer application and data-analysis.

Suggested Reading

 Khan Wazim (1998) Techniques of Research, Peshawar: Ijaz Printers.

 Burgess, R (1993) Studies in Quantitative Methodologies, Vol 1. Lonson: Jan Press.
 Cohen, L, Manion, L.C (1989) Research Methods in Education (Third Edition),
London: Rout Ledge.
 Gillort, S (1991) Empirical Foundations of Educational Research. New Jercy:
Prentice Hall, Inc, Cliff.
 Marvin C. Alkin (1992) Encyclopedia of Educational Research (Sixth Edition). New
York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
 Micheal, Young (1992) Innovation and Research in Education, London: Kegan Paul.