Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to distinguish between a wide variety of approaches to undertaking research in education, including historical, descriptive, correlational, causal-comparative and experimental; have become familiar with the nature of a research report; be able to construct research plans; have presented a review of research literature; have demonstrated the skills required to present a completed research proposal.
Synopsis This subject considers the nature of educational research and the different kinds of formal research methods in this field. It enables students to decide on a research topic, determine the most appropriate method to answer the research question or pursue the research topic, plan its execution and prepare a formal research project.
Assessment Two assignments (2000 words each): 50% each