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ASSIGNMENT: RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

Read the case study below and answer the questions that follow.

Case Study - SCHOOL LEADERSHIP STYLES IN A DECOLONISED ERA: A CRITICAL AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE OF SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS

QUESTION 1: Critically evaluate the importance of educational research by referring to important aspects found in this study.

QUESTION 2:

a) Using the title of this research topic, formulate the main research question.

b) With reference to the case study, define what a research problem is and identify the research problem within the case.

c) With reference to the case study formulate 4 objectives and 4 research sub-questions.

QUESTION 3:

a) Explain what a literature review is.

b) Critically evaluate the importance of reviewing the literature during the research process.

QUESTION 4:

The data below represents the marks, represented as percentages, obtained in a test.

59 65 17 43 74 83 61 65 24 65 59 54 54 87 85

a) Use the above data set to calculate the following statistical measures:

i) Mean

ii) Median

iii) Mode

iv) Range

b)  Identify the type of relationship depicted in the following scatterplots (attached)

c) For a set of marks out of 100, the mean is 60 and the standard deviation is 12. If the distribution of the marks is normal, calculate the number of students that should have scored a mark between 36 and 48 if there are 155 students in the course.

d) The following cross-tabulation represents the genders that study Zulu at a small private school. Calculate the values at A, B, C, D, E.

e) Differentiate between qualitative research methodology and quantitative research methodology.

QUESTION 5

Name and describe the two types of validity that is directly related to the purpose of a test in quantitative research.

Word limit: Approximately 4500 words.

Attachment:- Research In Education.rar