Exam Details

Subject Methodology of Educational Research
Paper
Exam / Course MASTEROF EDUCATION
Department School of Education (SOE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Explain various approaches to acquiring knowledge. Discuss the contribution of these approaches in educational research.

What is Action Research? How is it different from empirical research? Discuss the procedure of conducting action research.

What do you mean by content analysis? Explain various steps of content analysis with the help of a suitable example.

Discuss the characteristics of a good test. Explain various methods of establishing reliability of a test.

3. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each

Differentiate between checklist and rating scale.

What is Man -Whitney U test and explain its use?

Discuss various types of interviews used in educational research.

Differentiate between research and null hypothesis with examples.

Discuss the need and significance of review of related literature in educational research.

Differentiate between endnotes/footnotes and bibliography/references with suitable examples.

4. Suppose you are required to undertake a historical research, formulate a suitable research topic and develop a research proposal involving steps of historical research.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Comparative Education:National And International Perspectives
  • Curriculum Development And Transaction
  • Educational and Vocational Guidance and Counseling
  • Educational Management, Planning And Finance
  • Educational Technology
  • Elementry Education
  • Information Technology And Education
  • Measurement and Evaluation in Education
  • Methodology of Educational Research
  • Open And Distance Learning Systems
  • Philosophical And Sociological And sociological Perspectives
  • Psychology of Learning and Teaching
  • Special Needs Education
  • Teacher Education in India: Growth and Development
  • Vocational Education