ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of Educational Planning, Policy Studies, and Leadership)

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Course: “Research Methods in Education” (8604) Semester: Spring, 2024

Level: B. Ed (1.5 Years)
Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments.
(AD, BS, BED, MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode)
1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question, the
marks are distributed according to its requirements.
2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the question.
3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study
guide or allied material.
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8. The students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a
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Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Unit 1-5)
Q. 1 Discuss scientific method as a tool of acquiring knowledge. Compare it with
various steps in the research process. (20)
Q. 2 Compare and contrast the types of research. Why and where we use these types
(basic, applied action) research to discuss educational phenomena. (20)

Q. 3 Define the concepts of history and historical research. What is the important of
internal and external criticism in historical research? Also, distinguish primary
source of data from the secondary source of data with examples? (20)
Q. 4 Distinguish experimental research from non-experimental research studies How
experimental research is conducted? And why do we use experimental studies to
address the social issues? (20)

Q. 5 Define descriptive research, what are its major forms? Strengthen your answer with
the example of Case Studies, Causal Comparative studies and correlation studies.(20)

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units: 6–9)

Q. 1 Discuss in detail the validity and reliability of tools for qualitative research.
Develop and interview for curriculum developer to explore the “existing
curriculum of secondary level in public school as the tool for socio-economic
development”. (20)

Q. 2 Differentiate between sample and sampling. Discuss the importance of probable

and non-probable sampling techniques in qualitative and quantitative research. (20)

Q. 3 Develop a research proposal on “Higher Education in Pakistan: Issues, Challenges

and the Way forward” (20)

Q.4 Write the characteristics of a research report. What is a references in the research
report? Read APA manual 6th edition and enlist the rules of references for research
report. (20)

Q.5 Discuss questionnaire as a research tool covering the following concepts: its
construction, different forms and administration of a questionnaire. (20)