Maharashtra Board Class 11 Education Chapter 7 Educational Research PDF Download

Educational Research

This chapter includes sections 7.1 to 7.7, covering the concept, meaning, need, characteristics, fundamental concepts, and types of educational research.

7.1 Concept of Educational Research

Change is a natural part of human life. Research is the main cause of this change. The main functions of research are to solve problems, to make changes in our present situation, and to invent new knowledge.

Teacher's Note

When your teacher does research on how students learn better, that is educational research. For example, if a teacher finds that students learn math better with games, that is educational research.

Exam Trick

Remember: Research = Finding new facts. Like how scientists discover new medicines, teachers discover new ways to teach better through research.

Points to Remember

Research means to find new information.
Research means to check if old information is correct.
Research solves problems in education.
Research helps us understand education better.

Meaning of Research

Research means many things. It means to get information. It means to invent new things. It means to validate or check if something is true. It means to investigate or study carefully. It means to criticize or find problems. It means to find out facts. It means to find out solutions for problems.

In research, we do critical and systematic study to find new facts and to check old facts. We discuss the findings in detail. We do detailed inquiry and experiments. Research means bringing things that already exist but are not known to everyone's attention.

Teacher's Note

You do research every time you study something carefully. Like when you investigate why a plant dies or why your friend learns faster than you, that is also a form of research.

Exam Trick

Remember: Research = Systematic Study. It is not just asking questions, but finding answers through careful study and experiments.

Points to Remember

Research is a careful and planned study.
Research finds new facts and checks old facts.
Research uses the scientific method.
Research solves real problems.

7.2 Meaning of Educational Research

Students get enriched with knowledge when they have accurate concepts, good subjects, innovative programs, and good information in education. Teaching and learning is the main process. The main parts of this process are students and teachers. So it is necessary to do research in education.

Educational research solves different problems in the process of education. It also increases the quality of education. Educational research means research that solves various problems in education and increases the quality of teaching and learning.

Educational research is an arrangement of different activities. These activities search for characteristics needed to make education more effective. Educational research is an activity that develops science of how people behave in educational situations.

Areas of Educational Research

Educational philosophy is one area of educational research.

Educational psychology is another area.

School administration is studied in educational research.

History of education is important.

Education for marginalized or deprived groups is studied.

Educational technology is an important area.

Teacher education is researched.

Formal education is studied.

Curriculum development is an area of research.

Educational sociology is studied.

Educational evaluation is important.

School management is researched.

Economics of education is studied.

Vocational education is an area.

Social sciences are studied.

Teaching-learning process is researched.

Comparative education is studied.

Teacher's Note

Educational research helps us understand how students learn best. For example, a teacher might research whether students learn better in the morning or afternoon class.

Exam Trick

Remember: Educational Research = Finding better ways to teach. Like how Netflix finds what shows you like to watch, teachers find what teaching methods work best for students.

Points to Remember

Educational research solves education problems.
It improves the quality of teaching and learning.
It studies many areas like curriculum and teacher education.
It uses scientific methods.
It helps both students and teachers.

7.3 Need of Educational Research

Educational research is conducted to increase reliability in teaching and learning. It is also done to improve evaluation methods. Educational research is done for many important reasons.

Educational research is done for critical study of education problems.

It is done for effective administration of schools.

It is done for development of human resources, meaning better teachers and students.

It is done to facilitate or help the teaching and learning process.

It is done for educational transformation or change.

It is done to solve the problems of students.

It is done to solve problems in teaching and learning.

It is done for effective educational administration.

It is done for making the nature of curriculum.

It is done to enhance or improve the quality of education.

Teacher's Note

If your class has problems with a certain subject, your teacher might do research to find a better way to teach it. This is educational research helping real students.

Exam Trick

Remember: Need = Why we need it. Educational research is needed because education keeps changing and we need to find new, better ways to teach.

Points to Remember

Research solves real education problems.
It improves teaching quality.
It helps students learn better.
It helps schools run better.
It makes education better for everyone.

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