Instructional Videos on Research Methodology

This instructional video runs for approximately 38 minutes and provides a brief overview of what research in education entails. 

This instructional video runs for approximately 26 minutes and explains what a literature review is and its role in research. 

This instructional video runs for approximately 32 minutes and explores the importance of formulating a research problem. A well-defined problem is the heart of any research study, guiding your inquiry and shaping your findings.

This instructional video runs for approximately 27 minutes and explores into the process of formulating theoretical and conceptual frameworks. These frameworks are essential for guiding your research, providing a structure for understanding the relationships between variables and concepts in your study. 

This instructional video runs for approximately 30 minutes and explores quantitative research design, providing a comprehensive overview of its key components. It covers various research designs such as experimental, correlational, and descriptive studies, highlighting how each design is used to collect and analyze numerical data. 

This instructional video runs for approximately 35 minutes and explores qualitative research design, focusing on its key principles and methodologies. It covers various qualitative research designs such as ethnography, case studies, grounded theory, and phenomenology, highlighting how each approach is used to explore in-depth insights into human experiences and social phenomena. 

This instructional video runs for approximately 22 minutes and explores sampling techniques, focusing on the different methods used to select participants for research studies. It covers probability sampling techniques such as random sampling, stratified sampling, and cluster sampling, as well as non-probability methods like convenience sampling, purposive sampling, and snowball sampling. The video also highlights the advantages and limitations of each technique, offering practical guidance on choosing the most appropriate sampling method for various research designs. 

The instructional video runs for approximately 24 minutes and explores research instruments, focusing on the types used for quantitative versus qualitative research. It explores into the key differences between these two approaches, discussing tools such as surveys, tests, and questionnaires for quantitative research, and interviews, focus groups, and observations for qualitative research. The video provides a clear understanding of how to select the appropriate instrument based on the research design and objectives. 

This instructional video runs for approximately 11 minutes and explains the concept of a pilot study, highlighting its purpose in testing research instruments before the main study. It also covers the different types of validity—such as content, construct, and criterion validity—and the various aspects of reliability, including internal consistency and test-retest reliability, crucial for ensuring the accuracy and dependability of research findings. 

This instructional video runs for approximately 6 minutes and explores contemporary data sources for educational research, focusing on log data, social media, and other digital platforms. It examines how data from online interactions, user behaviors, and social media engagement can provide valuable insights into learning trends, student engagement, and educational outcomes.  

This instructional video, approximately 24 minutes in length, provides a comprehensive overview of data collection methods in educational research. It covers traditional approaches such as surveys, interviews, and observations, and offers practical guidance on designing interview protocols, constructing questionnaires, and developing observation checklists. The video also discusses key research procedures, including obtaining informed consent and ensuring data confidentiality, with examples to support effective and ethical data collection practices. . 

This instructional video, approximately 27 minutes in length, introduces key concepts in data organisation and analysis for educational research. It covers both quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods, providing an overview of how to prepare, manage, and interpret research data. The video also offers practical guidance on reporting findings using visual tools such as graphs, charts, and tables to enhance clarity and impact, ensuring alignment with research objectives and ethical standards. 

This instructional video, approximately 26 minutes in length, guides viewers through the essential components of preparing a research proposal. It outlines the structure of a typical proposal using the IMRaD format (Introduction, Methodology, Results, and Discussion) and introduces the V-shaped approach to writing a focused background of the study. The video also explores common challenges in completing a research study and addresses key issues related to research ethics and plagiarism, helping students develop proposals that are coherent, ethical, and academically sound. 

This instructional video, approximately 20 minutes in length, provides a comprehensive summary of key topics in research methodology. It revisits essential concepts including research design, data collection techniques, ethical considerations, data analysis methods (both quantitative and qualitative), and effective reporting strategies. Serving as a quick revision or overview, this video is ideal for learners who want to reinforce their understanding of the entire research process from proposal to findings.