M.Ed. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2016
Special Education VI
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICS
(2015 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Section A (10 2 20)
Answer all the following questions.
Very short answer questions
1. Write the need for conducting research in special
education.
2. What do you mean by "Ethical Committee" in research?
3. What is action research?
4. Write any four examples for independent variable.
5. Calculate the median for the following data
11, 10, 12.
6. Write short note on "SPSS" Software Package.
7. What is Ethnographical research?
8. Write short note on "Visual Methodology".
9. What do you mean by "APA" format?
10. Write the names of any four journal published in the field
of education or special education.
Sub. Code
743103
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Section B 5 25)
Answer any five of the following questions.
11. Distinguish the scientific method from research method.
12. Give examples for different types of hypothesis.
13. What is numerical rating scale? Explain.
14. Explain the application of Mann-Whitney U test.
15. Describe the different types of graphical representations.
16. Discuss the advantages and limitations of mixed method
in the research.
17. Describe the salient points in writing technical paper in
publication.
18. Describe the different aspects involved in the research
management.
Section C 10 30)
Answer all the following questions.
19. What are the different types of research? Explain.
Or
Explain the different steps involved in
standardising research tool.
20. Find out the Product-moment correlation for the
following data
Test 6 5 4 5 5 9 3 10 6 7
Re-test 7 4 5 6 4 10 4 9 5 8
Or
Select a research problem in your choice prepare
research proposal.
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21. Describe the different aspects to be included in a
good thesis.
Or
What is case study? Explain with suitable example.