Presented To:Dr. A.K. KaliaAssociate ProfessorDept. of EducationM.D.U., Rohtak.

S E M I N A R O N E D U C AT I O N A L R E S E A R C H : N AT U R E , S C O P E & T Y P E S

Presented By:Name: Shikha SharmaCourse: M.Phil. Roll No.: 91Dept. of Education

RESEARCH

RESEARCH MEANING The word “research” is derived from the

French word “recherche”, which means “to go about seeking”, “to search after or to investigate”. The term itself being derived from French

term “recerchier” a compound word from “re” + “cerchier”, or “sercher” meaning ‘search’.

So research is a scientific and systematic search for pertinent information on a

specific concept or fact.

Definition of ResearchAccording to Redman & Mory, “Systematic effort

to gain new knowledge”.According to Creswell, “Research is a process of

steps used to collect and analyze information to increase our understanding of a topic or issue”.

According to John Best, “Research is to be the formal, systematic, intensive process of carrying on the scientific method of analysis. It involves a more systematic structure of investigation, usually resulting in some sort of formal record of procedures and a report of results or conclusion”.

Conclusion from Definitions of Research

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHThe term Educational Research consists of

two words “education” & “research”. Education means modification in behavior and research means a systematic inquiry.

So, Educational Research is the systematic attempt to gain better understanding of educational process, generally with a view to improve its efficiency.

According to Mouly, “educational research is systematic application of scientific method for solving educational problems”.

Nature of Educational Research 1. It is systematic: It is systematic because it has step by step

process starts from problem formulation, literature review, hypotheses formulation, research design, data collection, data analysis & ends at Report-writing.

2. It is scientific: It is scientific because it contains Rules, Principles, methods, techniques for conducting the research.

3. It has objectivity: It is carried out on some topic/issue & has an objective to collect information related for the same.

4. It has verifiability: Educational research results can be verified.

Nature of Educational Research5. It has definiteness: Educational research has definiteness as it is

directed towards a direction and on specific topic.

6. It is an art & science both: It is an art because it provides the

researcher necessary skill to collect, analyze & presentation. It is

science because it uses various scientific tools for data collection &

data analysis.

7. It has wider scope: It is used in almost all areas of education like

philosophy, psychology, sociology, technology, educational

planning etc.

8. It is a tool for development of new knowledge: educational research

act as a tool for the development of new knowledge or method or

technique with the generalization of results.

Nature of Educational Research 9. It aids in decision making: As educational research

provides result on that basis, it helps educators to adopt

new methods or approaches in educational system.

10. It is qualitative & quantitative both: It collects

quantitative data like scores & qualitative data like

attitude, opinionnaire etc.

11. It relies on empirical evidences: It relies for the results on

the experiment & observation.

SCOPE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Educational Philosophy Educational Psychology Educational Sociology

Economics of Education Educational Management & Administration

Educational Technology Educational Measurement

Curriculum Comparative Education Guidance & Counselling

Types of Educational Research

On The Basis of Purpose • Basic Research / Fundamental Research • Applied Research• Action Research • Evaluation Research

On The Basis of Method• Historical Research • Descriptive Research• Experimental Research• Casual Comparative Research• Correlational Research• Conceptual Research

Type of Educational Research

Quantitative Research

Qualitative Research

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