MES0-54 Methodology of Educational Research(IGNOU Help book for MES-054 Methodology of Educational Research in English Medium)

MES-054 Methodology of Educational Research

Contents Covered

Block1 Educational Research

Unit1 Methods of Acquiring Knowledge

Unit2 Educational Research: Meaning, Types, Scope, and Limitations

Unit3 Research Paradigm: Quantitative Research

Unit4 Research Paradigm: Qualitative Research

Block2 Research Problem

Unit1 Survey, Review and Importance of Related Literature

Unit2 Selection, Definition and Evaluation of Research Problem

Unit3 Hypothesis: Meaning, Types, Characteristics, and Testing of Hypotheses

Unit4 Preparation of the Research Proposal

Block3 Data Collection and Analysis

Unit1 Sampling Methods

Unit2 Tools of Research  

Unit3 Tools of Research  II

Block4 Analysis and Interpretation of Data

Unit1 Types of Data: Quantitative and Qualitative

Unit2 Analysis of Quantitative Data: Descriptive Statistics

Unit3 Analysis of Quantitative Data: Inferential Statistics (Parametric)

Unit4 Analysis of Quantitative Data: Inferential Statistics (NonParametric)

Unit5 Analysis of Qualitative Data

Block5Methods of Research

Unit1 Philosophical and Historical Research

Unit2 Descriptive Research (Including Case Study)

Unit3 Experimental Research

Unit4 ExPost Facto Research

Unit5 Action Research

Block6Research Report and Dissemination

Unit1 Meaning and Scope of Research Report

Unit2 Formats of Research Reports

Unit3 Presentation of Tables and Figures in the Research Report

Unit4 Editing, Footnotes, References, Bibliography

Unit5 Dissemination of Research Findings

Contents

Chapter1       Educational Research

Chapter2       Research Problem

Chapter3       Data Collection and Analysis

Chapter4       Analysis and Interpretation of Data

Chapter5       Methods of Research

Chapter6       Research Report and Dissemination

Appendix Tables

Table (A)         : Binomial Distribution

Table (B)         :Normal Area Table

Table (C)         : tDistribution

Table (D)        :Critical Values of FRatio (5% level of significance)

Table (E)         : Critical Values of FDistribution (1% level of significance)

Table (F)         :Critical Values of Chisquare Distribution

Table (G)        : Conversion of Person r into a corresponding Fisher’s coefficient

Table (H)        :Table of critical values of T in the Wilicoxon matched pairs signed ranks test

Question Papers

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