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PXGZ 6102 APPLICATIONS OF STATISTICS FOR RESEARCH IN 3 CREDITS
EDUCATION

Synopsis

The course is designed to assist students in applying basic statistics for research in education.
Through practical assignments, students not only learn how to apply the statistical techniques, but also how to
prepare and screen data, and how to handle commonly encountered problems such as missing values, outliers,
non-normality etc. Articles from educational research journals are used to illustrate how the statistical techniques
are applied and described in the scientific literature, and how the results can be reported and interpreted.
The contents cover the organisation of data, measurements of variables, central tendency and
variability; measurement scales; normal distribution; concept of hypothesis testing, comparison of means (small
and large samples), comparison of variances, contingency tables, Chi Square test, Spearman‟s rho, Pearson
Moment correlation, random sample and one-way ANOVA.
In general the course covers the most important descriptive and inferential statistical techniques used in
educational research. Effect size indices and statistical power will be discussed for all mentioned statistical
techniques.

Assessment Method : Formative Evaluation (test, assignment): 60%, Examination: 40%

Medium of Instruction : Malay and English Language

Main References
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Huck, S. W. (2008).Reading statistics and research, 5 edition. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
Coakes, S. J., & Steed, L. (2007). SPSS Version 14 for Windows: Analysis without anguish. John Wiley & Sons
Australia, Ltd.
Chua Y. P. (2006). Asas statistik penyelidikan. Kuala Lumpur: Mc Graw Hill (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Minium, E. W., King, B. M. & Bear, G. (2003). Statistical reasoning in psychology and education, (4 edition).
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New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Mann, P. S. (1998). Introductory statistics, (3 edition). USA:John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
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Glass, G. V., & Hopkins, K. D. (1996). Statistical methods in education and psychology, (3 edition). Needham
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Heights, MA: Ally and Bacon.

PXGZ 6103 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN EDUCATION 3 CREDITS

Synopsis

This course gives students input on various types of qualitative research, the implementation process
from the aspect of choosing a research topic, sampling, data collection techniques, validity and reliability, data
analysis and preparation of report. Students will also be exposed to usage of the latest software as a tool for
analyzing qualitative data such as Atlas.ti dan Nvivo as alternatives for data analysis. Finally, the student is
required to prepare a qualitative research proposal as a practical exercise.

Assessment Method : Continuous Assessment : 60%, Examination : 40%

Medium of Instruction : Malay and English Language

Main References
Creswell, J. W. (2008). Educational research : Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative
research, 3 th Edition. New Jersey : Pearson.

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