Steps in educational research

Steps in Educational Research

A step by step analysis

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Steps in Educational Research

Planning

Execution

Reporting

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Steps in Planning

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Questions to be asked•What is the problem and why is it be studied?•What information is available?•Why so we want to carry out research? What do we hope to achieve?•What additional data we require to achieve our research objectives? How are we going to collect this information?•Who will do what and when?•What resource do we need to carry out study? What resource do we have?•How will project be administrated? How will utilization of results be ensured?•How will we present our proposal to relevant authorities/funding agencies?

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Steps to be Taken

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Selection, analysis and statement of the research problem

Step 1

1 •Problem identification

2 •Prioritizing problem

3 •Analysis

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Literature review

Step 2

1 •Literature

2 •Research

3 •Other information

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Formulation of research objectives

Step 3

1 •General and specific objectives

2 •Hypotheses

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Research methodology

Step 4

1 •Variables

2 •Types of study

3 •Data collection techniques

4 •Sampling

5 •Plan for data collection

6 •Plan for data processing and analysis

7 •Ethical considerations

8 •Pre-test of pilot study

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Work plan

Step 5

1 •Human resource

2 •Time table

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Budget

Step 6

1 •Material support and equipments

2 •Finance

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Plan for project administration and utilization of results

Step 7

1 •Administration

2 •Monitoring

3 •Identification of potential users

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Proposal summary

Step 8

1 •Briefing sessions

2 •Presentations

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Steps in execution

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Research proposal

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Research Proposal

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instrumentation

• Observation • Interview • Survey

Selection of techniques

• Questionnaires • Rating scales• Checklists • Definition of variables• Identification of behavioral indicators • Preparation of blue print• Preparation of items• Try-out

• Item analysis• Reliability• Validity

Preparation

of tools

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Sampling

•Arrive at different sampling frames Decide the population

•Target groups/Respondents•Quantitative/QualitativeSource of data

•Sampling frames for different sources of dataDefine samples

Decide sampling procedures

• Probability/Non-probability

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Data collection

•Online•Telephone •In person

Modes

•Duration •Specific context occurrence Timing

•In one short •Spacing Phasing

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coding

•Qualitative to quantitative•Quantitative to qualitative•Continues to discrete

Procedures of transformation of data

•Ideas to numbers •Numbers to ideas •Assigning numbers to categorical variables

Numerical expressions

•Symbolizing common ideas from different sourcesTriangulation

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Spread sheet

Data screening

Data analysis

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Steps in reporting

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Scheme of chapters

Theoretical framework

Gaps in research and theoretical confusions

Con.,

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Results

Argumentation

Conclusion

Implications