MES-054

MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.Ed)

Term-End Examination

December, 2009

O MES-054 : METHODOLOGY OF EDUCATIONALRESEARCH

Time : 3 hours Maximum Weightage : 70%

Note : (i) All the questions are compulsory.

(ii) All the questions carry equal weightage.

Answer the following questions each in about 600 words :

1. Discuss with examples how the knowledgegained through scientific method is moreauthentic and reliable than the knowledge gainedthrough inductive or deductive method.

OR

Discuss why a researcher should be familiar withthe field of education from which he/she intendsto choose his/her problem for investigation.

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Differentiate between probability andnon - probability sampling methods. Explain thetypes of non-probability sampling with examples.

OR

Differentiate between comparative and evaluativesurvey. Also, explain the problems faced byinvestigator while analyzing documentary studies.

Answer any four of the following questions inabout 150 words each :

Explain the need and importance of reviewof related literature.

Describe briefly characteristics of a goodtest.

What is an attitude scale ? Describe brieflyany one type of attitude scale.

Discuss briefly the nature of qualitativedata.

Explain the steps of conducting a case study.

What is the general format of thechapterisation of a doctoral thesis ?

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4. Compute Mean and Standard deviation of thefollowing data and interpret it.

Class Interval f

70 - 79 2

60 - 69 2

50 - 59 4

40 - 49 6

30 - 39 11

20 - 29 8

10 - 19 9

N = 42

- o 0 o -

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