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Nature Of Educational Research

 CONTENT'S
1.1 Definition of Reserach and
Educational research
1.2 Scope and Importance of
educational research
1.3 Scientific method

 Definition of Research
L.R GAY defined research as:
the formal ,systematic application of the
scientific method to the study of problems.
Definition of Educational Research:
Educational research referred to
a systematic attempt to gain a better understanding of the
Educational process generally with a view in improving its
efficiency. It is an application of scientific method to the study of
educational problem.

Scope Of Educational Research:
The scope of educational research are as follows :
1. Educational Psychology
2. Philosophy of Education
3. Sociology of Education
4. Economics of Education
5. Educational Administration
6. Comparative Education
7. Curriculum Education
8. Educational Measurement and Evaluation
9. Teacher Education and Teaching Behavior
10. Guidance and Counseling
11. Educational Technology

Educational psychology :
Research in educational
psychology has a great importance
for a teacher
Field of research in educational
psychology is
1.Cognitive
2.Non cognitive factors such as :
Attitude
Apptitude
Motivation
Social behavior that influence
child development and growth .

Philosophy of education:
Education is the dynamic side
of philosophy.
Research in philosophy
include the following areas:
1.Aims of education
2.The motivation of learning
3.Construction of curriculum

Sociology of education:
The study of how public
institutions and individual
experiences influence
education and its
outcomes.
The important problems
related to research:
1.Study of population
growth and changes
2. Impact of political and
social forces on an
educational system.

Economics of education:
Studies in economics and
education included attitude
studied and achievement
test
Recent study relates to unit
institutional cost in higher
education

Educational administration:
The research conducted in
this area so far is more or
less of survey type .
Research in the areas of :
1.Staff personnel admistration
2.Educational planning
3.School Plant planning
4.Evaluation of institutions

Comparative education:
The research in this area
include analyzing the
educational organization
and administrative
machinery of two or more
countries
Problems like:
1.Education and national
development in terms of
economic growth
2.Educational control and
reform curriculum

Educational
Measurements and
Evaluation:
This may include
following areas like:
construction and
1.standardization of
various test including the
achievement ones.
2.Problems related to
Pupils assignment
judgment
3.Psychological testing
4.Personality test

Teacher education and teacher
behaviour:
Teacher education has received
noteworthy Concentration of
educational researcher .
These studies related to the
areas are
1.Historical development of
Teacher Education
3.Some studies have been
concerned with attitude of
teacher and student teacher
towards various part of the pre
service and in service program.

Guidance and counseling:
The research conducted in
this area include
1. vocational adjustment of
youth
2. vocational choice and
adjustment
3.Socio economic status
4.Special aptitudes like
art ,science ,and
music ,special skills and
scholastic aptitudes.

 Educational technology:
The investigation already
conducted on educational
technology are :
1.Software approach
2.Hardware approach
3.Syestem approach and
their impact on the
learning of student.
Use of science and
technology to improve
teaching and learning .

 Priority areas in
research:
1.Education for
economic growth
2.Dropout rate
3.Equal opportunity
4.Free and compulsory
education
5.Population education
6.Home work and study
habits.

Importance of Educational Research:
It is a systematic Analysis:
It gives
-> systematic analysis of the topic
-> Clearly defines Objectives
1.Leads to Great Observation:
It helps in coming to
one conclusion, achieved by observing the facts
and figures in depth.
2.Results in predictions, theories, and many
principles:
Researcher comes up with valid
predictions, theories and great results through
observations, hypothesis and research queries.
It comes up with great conclusion.

Improving Practices:
It helps to improve
practices of the students at the same
time.
It helps those individuals who really
wish to bring improvement.
Education Research helps in overall
improvement of the individual

Develop better under standing of
Subject.
Develop greater understanding related
to teaching, learning and other
educational administration.
Helps in initiating the action:
The research should aim to
produce the highest result which
compliments the study.
You should make sure your study ensure
the applicable findings so as to match
the results.

Helps in decision making:
Good research
requires proper time and effort.
For better results, the participants
need to consider the required
consequences and all the risks
involved in the whole process.
Bring Consistency in the Work:
1.It tends to be right and accurate
2.It lessons the flaws and mistakes
3.It takes lots of time and effort.
4.Results are clear and without any
silly mistakes

Motivate Others:
It builds patience because it is
a lengthy process
1. You will be able to motivate others
2. Enhance the reader's knowledge which
might not be possible for any other person.
3. Add to knowledge:
Research can add to what
we know about how people learn and what
we can do help facilitate the learning
process.
Address Gaps in Knowledge:
Research can
address areas in which little is known, like
perhaps the effects of online versus
traditional classroom learning.

Expand Knowledge:
Research can allow us to
extend what we know in ways we never
conceived.
Replicate Knowledge:
Research can act as a test to
Verify Previous findings.
Add Voices to Individuals to Knowledge:
Research can add
an important perspective for different
learning types.
Research is useful in all the fields and is used
by all the departments, whether public or
private.

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Definition of scientific method :
The goal of scientific
endeavors is to explain predict and or control phenomena.
Goal of scientific method :
The goal is based on assumption that all the behavior and
events are orderly and are the effects which have
discoverable causes.

Approaches to
research:
1.Inductive reasoning
2.Deductive reasoning

 Steps in scientific
method
1.Recognition and
definition of problem
2.Formulation of
3.Hypothesis
4.Collection of data
5.Statement of
conclusion

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