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 December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

What do you understand by 'Ex-Post-Facto Research'? Discuss the steps followed in conducting.
OR
Describe various methods of finding the reliability of a test with examples.

2. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Discuss different kinds of cross-sectional surveys and longitudinal surveys with suitable examples.
OR
What do you understand by the terms 'Quantitative Research' and 'Qualitative Research' in education? Discuss the steps followed for preparing a research proposal by using qualitative research method.

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

Differentiate between 'Norm-referenced test' and 'Criterion-referenced test'.

Write the formulae for computing Mean, Median and Standard deviation.

What is the need for dissemination of research findings? Explain.

How do you differentiate a checklist from a rating scale?

Write a short note on the use and application of Chi-square test in making statistical inferences.

What is the difference between 'Research hypothesis' and 'Statistical hypothesis' Illustrate your answer with one example of each.

4. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Discuss the purpose and scope of understanding action research. Identify a problem faced by you in your classroom teaching and prepare an action research proposal to solve the problem.


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