Research Method in Education

Research Method in" rel="nofollow">in Education Order Description A researcher conducted a study to determin" rel="nofollow">ine the effectiveness of the Computer-Assisted Method, Inquiry Method and the Lecture Method in" rel="nofollow">in teachin" rel="nofollow">ing mathematics to 12 year old learners. She used a quasi-experimental design for her study and selected the sample from three in" rel="nofollow">intact classrooms as shown in" rel="nofollow">in the table below. GROUP N Computer Assisted Method 30 Inquiry Method 30 Lecture Method 30 At the end of the experiment which lasted for 10 weeks, all subjects were tested on their readin" rel="nofollow">ing skills and their scores were compared. a) Why do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink the researcher selected a quasi-experimental design and not a true design? b) State TWO (2) null hypotheses for the study. c) Discuss FOUR (4) threats to the in" rel="nofollow">internal validity of the experiment. d) Explain" rel="nofollow">in any TWO (2) techniques that the researcher could use to ensure the three groups are equivalent in" rel="nofollow">in ability. e) In order to reject the null hypothesis, it is necessary to analyse the data statistically. Explain" rel="nofollow">in.