PURPOSES OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

PURPOSES OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

PURPOSES OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH



Education–

The process of aiding learning or acquision of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs& habits.

Research- search for truth, reason & discovering to new knowledge.

Educational research-

The scientific field of study that examines education & learning processes and the human attributes, interactions, organizations and institutions that shape educational outcomes.

Educational research refers 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 study the educational problem.

The purpose of educational research is to develop new knowledge about the teaching learning situation to improve educational practice.

Educational research can address the following variables:

Learning: How do students best learn various subjects?

Teaching: What are the best teaching practices to foster student achievement.

Motivation: What are the best practices for teachers to motivate the students to achieve?

Development: How do children and adults change over time, including their cognitive, social and emotional skills?

Classroom management: What classroom or school practices make the classroom optimal for student learning?

By collecting scientific data about these important topics in educational research can establish the best practices that teachers, councelors, administrators, and students should use to improve learning outcomes.

 

 

 

Purpose of Educational research: -

There aresome main purposes of educational research: -

 

 



 

 

Ø Explore: -

        Generate ideas about educational phenomenon.

Ø Describe: -

             The characteristics of educational phenomenon

Ø Predict: -

           Forecast an educational phenomenon.

Ø Explain: -

      To show why and how an educational phenomenon operates.

 

  • To identify truth regarding Enrolment, retention, dropout, quality of Education and so
  • forth
  • To build new knowledge regarding the methodology, pedagogy or other core subject areas
  • Adding of existing stock of knowledge related to educational field
  • To solve a problem related to classroom, institution, administrative level, policy level
  • Invention of new teaching methods, curriculum transaction strategies, effective grouping
  • technique and so forth
  • Realizing the exact problem of educational sector
  • Assess the Effect of New methodology of teaching
  • Identify and assess the ICT enabled classroom and teaching
  • To understand the teacher’s knowledge on latest evaluation techniques
  • To identify the hindrances to achieve universalization of education

Reference: -

·        Mangal, S.k. (1995) Research Methodology in Behavioural Sciences, Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press

·        www.researchgate.net

·        Tophat.com

 

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