INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND STATISTICS–IV (Semester–I) (Syllabus December, 2019) M.Ed

INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND STATISTICS–IV

(Semester–I) (Syllabus December, 2019)

Time : Three Hours] [Maximum Marks : 70

Note

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Attempt two questions each from Section A & B carrying 10 marks each and the entire Section C consisting of 10 short answer type questions carrying 3 marks each.

SECTION—A

Differentiate between basic and action research. Describe the distinctive features of action research.

Define research problem. Discuss the characteristics of a good research problem.

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II.

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III. What is meant by sampling? Discuss various types of non- probability sampling in educational research.

IV. Define interview. Discuss techniques of interviewing. SECTION—B

V. Define mean. Compute mean for the following set of data with the help of short-cut method :

Scores f

20-21 2 18-19 5 16-17 7 14-15 13 12-13 8 10-11 7

8-9 5 6-7 3

VI. What is a normal curve? Describe the characteristics of a normal curve.

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VII. Define the concept of correlation. Calculate Product Moment Correlation between the following two set of scores :

XY 25 22 28 36 32 24 27 31

29 18

30 20

26 16 31 15 25 23 38 29

VIII. What type of correlation will be used in case of ordinal data? Calculate the same in case of the following two sets of scores :

Subjects ABCDEFGHIJ

X Y

IX.

10 13 17 12 14 15 11 16 11 17 8 15 11 10 12 17 10 8 14 16

SECTION—C (Compulsory Question)

Write short notes on all of the following :

1. Concept of applied research. 

2. Primary sources of related literature.

3. Meaning of hypothesis.

4. Sampling size

5. Limitation of observation schedule.

6. Importance of Statistics.

7. Demerits of median.

8. Computation of quartile deviation.

9. Uses of correlation coefficient.

10. Significance of correlation coefficient.