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JBTE/RM101/201: Research Methods in Education

Aims
This course is designed to:

• examine the importance of research to the education system and classroom practice
  
• provide knowledge and skills for planning, conducting, and reporting research on problems at class and school level
  
• evaluate research reports

Content

1. The Nature of Educational Research
2. Problem Definition
3. Literature Review
4. Research Design
5. Data Collection Procedure
6. Data Analysis
7. Research Reports

Useful Links

Web Resources

http://www.faculty.londondeanery.ac.uk/e-learning/introduction-to-educational-research/Introduction%20to%20educational%20research.pdf http://www.wikieducator.org/Educational_research#Characteristics_of_Experimental_Research: http://www.wikieducator.org/Research http://www.wikieducator.org/Training_Educators_to_Design_and_Develop_ODL_Materials/ID_Models

Web Resources

http://psychology.about.com/od/socialpsychology/a/persuasiontech.htm http://www.media-studies.ca/articles/influence_ch4.htm http://richgrad.com/how-to-influence-anyone-to-do-anything/

Activity

Research Ethics In your discussion groups identify any two historical studies and discuss the ethical issues related to the studies. Post your findings to the course website