Allama Iqbal Open University



ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of Educational Planning, Policy Studies & Leadership)

Subject: MAILING PACKAGE OF B. Ed (1.5 YEAR) -8604 "RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION" AUTUMN 2020 SEMESTER

Dear Student,

Assalam-o-Alaikum,

I feel great pleasure in welcoming you to the B. Ed (1.5 Year)-8604 "Research Methods in Education" in the current semester. The course, as you would feel it, is meant for equipping the prospective students with the skills and techniques of research required by them. I hope you would find this course quite interesting as well as useful in your professional development. I am sure that the successful completion of this course will be a major step towards achievement of the B. Ed (1.5 Year) degree from the University in due course of time.

This mailing package contains:

i. Course book (Units 1-9

ii. Two assignments

iii. Assignment proformas

iv. Schedule for submitting assignments

v. Acknowledgement receipt

Towards the end I wish you a happy and enjoyable semester. My services are available as and when required. Contact me at azhar.mumtaz@aiou.edu.pk or +92-51-9057696

With best wishes.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Azhar Mumtaz Saadi

Course Coordinator

ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of Educational Planning, Policy Studies & Leadership)

|WARNING |

|PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING THE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM AWARD OF |

|DEGREE/CERTIFICATE, IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE. |

|SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS BORROWED OR STOLEN FROM OTHER(S) AS ONE'S OWN WILL BE PENALIZED AS DEFINED IN "AIOU PLAGIARISM|

|POLICY". |

Note: Before attempting assignments, please read the following instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. Read each question carefully before writing an answer.

3. Read the relevant units of the study guide for writing the answer of a question and arrange the points in an appropriate manner for the answer.

4. You may take help from other resources such as books, websites and other online resources for writing the answer of a question.

5. You must mention the resources used for writing an answer, at the end of the answer.

6. Assignment should be handwritten (legible hand writing). Typed assignments will not be accepted.

7. Write the answer in your own words.

8. The answer of a question must contain at least 1200-1500 words.

9. Leave 2-3 lines after every answer so that the tutor on your LMS portal

Course: “Research Methods in Education” 8604 Semester: Autumn, 2020

Level: B. Ed (1.5 Year) Total Marks: 100

Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 1

Units: 1— 5

Q.1 Discuss the term "Research". Explain the need, scope and concept of scientific research in education with examples. (20)

Q.2 Discuss different research paradigms. Highlight various necessary qualities of a researcher. (20)

Q.3. What are internal and external threats to validity when an experimental research is conducted to study the effects of audio visual aids in teaching of science? (20)

Q.4 Define experimental research. What are the different experimental design used in the experimental research? (20)

Q.5 In which type of research problems you will prefer to use correlation studies and when is it appropriate to use survey studies in education? Explain with examples. (20)

ASSIGNMENT No. 2

Units: 6 — 9

Q.1 Does the research design affect the sampling process? Discuss with examples. Draw a tree diagram of types of sampling techniques. (20)

Q.2 What type of research tools are used in qualitative research? Mention the characteristics of any three tools for qualitative research (20)

Q.3. Discuss different data analysis techniques when you have quantitative data for a research study. (20)

Q.4. Discuss Observation as a research tool covering the following concepts; its construction, different forms and process to conduct an observation. (20)

Q.5 Enlist the components of a research proposal. Develop a research proposal on following topic: "Comparison of 8th grade students' achievements in mathematics at elementary level in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. (20)

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download