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EDU323: Basic Research Methods in Education

This course, EDU323: Basic Research Methods in Education is designed to give you self instruction on the rudiments of educational research practices and statistical methods. It teaches you how to understand the research problem, how to select the research problem, the investigations, data collection methods, analysis, interpretations and how to present the report. It is comprehensive to help you carry out your project in research without any encumbrances.

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Duration Time
One Semester
Level
300 Level
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At the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • explain the concepts and processes of educational research
  • discuss the different types of research
  • identify researchable problems in education
  • demonstrate skills in literature review
  • formulate research questions and hypotheses
  • explain the different types of research designs
  • differentiate between population and samples
  • apply the different methods of data collection
  • compare the different methods of data collection
  • discuss the properties of a good instrument
  • organize and present data using different methods
  • demonstrate proficiency in the use of descriptive statistics
  • use inferential statistics to test hypotheses
  • explain the steps in testing hypotheses
  • write reports of research projects.