SECTION B
Answer any TWO Questions from this section
EBS 332D: Basic Procedures of Research In French
EBS 339D: Introduction To Research Methods
EAS 305D: Research Methods In Education/ Research Methods In Arts Eduction
EPS 421D: Introduction To Educational Research
QUESTION ONE
A) State and explain any three sources of knowledge in education and discuss one disadvantage associated with each of the identified sources [12 marks]
B) Clearly explain four roles research play in education [8 marks]
QUESTION TWO
Suppose you want to carry out a study on a problem in education of interest to you. State the problem and present a mini proposal in carrying out the study. Give appropriate examples to illustrate your stand, when necessary [20 marks]
QUESTION THREE
A) Describe any two main forms of interviews that can be used in data collection [6 marks]
B) State and explain four advantages and three limitations of the use of interviews in data collection [14 marks]
QUESTION FOUR
A) Explain briefly the condition(S) under which each of the following statistical procedures are used appropriately [10 marks]:
- The mean
- Pearson’s Product moment correlation
- t-test
- Chi square test
- A tailed test
B) State one true experimental research design and illustrate how you will implement it in carrying out a study to establish cause-and-effect relationship between two methods teaching. [10 marks]
