- This course closed on 11/30/2024 .
Course 03: Explore Sampling in Educational Research
ABOUT
TARGET GROUP
SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTORS
COURSE MAP
QUERIES
CONTENT CHECKLIST
ABOUT
This course is designed to make the learners understand the concepts of Sampling in Educational Research. This course will enable learners to grab the meaning of Sampling and list the types of Sampling in Educational Research.
The course will comprises of following components:
1. Video lessons
2. Quizzes
3. Assignments
4. Discussion forums
5. Additional learning resources
TARGET GROUP
This course is for the all learners who are enrolled in M.Ed. or in M.A. in Education.
teachers and students who want to learn about sampling in educational research can also enroll in the course.
SYLLABUS
Learners can download the syllabus from here.
INSTRUCTORS
COURSE MAP
The course map will give you a brief outline about how the content in this course is organised.It will display the list of the modules in this course and the content therein. Download the course map here.
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QUERIES
While navigating through the course if you face any problem or difficulty, kindly post in the link below.You can also provide your email id to get fast response.
CONTENT CHECKLIST
Many times while navigating through the course you miss out a single or couple of lessons.This checklist below will help you keep track of your lessons you have completed.So complete a lesson and put a tick on the lesson completed.This checklist is for your personal use to keep you organised.

Course Introductory Video
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
- Always remember the Email Id and password you have used to log in. It will be difficult to reset the password once lost
- After you enroll in this course you will get a Welcome mail in your email id. ( also search in spam section).
- The course has 6 modules with some lessons( in the form of video, activity, additional readings, discussion forums, quizzes, etc) in each of them.
- After successful completion of every Module you will receive a “LEARNER BADGE” which you can see in the achievement section of your dashboard.
- Click on “MARK COMPLETE” or “TAKE QUIZ” after every lesson to mark your course progress.
- Every content video in this course has interactive pop-ups in between leading to basic questions for recapitulation.Answer each of them.And don’t forget to click on SUBMIT button at the end of each video.
- After every video, there will be some additional readings for that video content. They are all links to external websites, you can visit them for in-depth reading of the content.
- Your participation in discussion forum is important for certification and course completion.
- For a better audio experience kindly make use of headphones. You can also maximize the video to view the full screen.
- 100% completion of the course with assignments submissions will only get you a CERTIFICATE. You will receive your certificate within 7 days after completing the course.
- If you face any difficulty in navigating through the course post your queries above in QUERIES section.
- This course is self-paced. The content in the course will be available for TWO WEEKS ( scheduled start and end date).You can complete the course within this period of two weeks, after which course content will not be displayed.
- There is a practice questions of 25 marks ( MCQ 1 marks each ) and one end course assignment of 6 marks( short answer) .Your need to get minimum 35 % in both of them to move to next course.
Course Instructor
Module 1 : Basic terms in Sampling
Introduction to this Section
Population & Sample
Has Quiz
Sample Size
Has Quiz
Additional Resources
Activity I
Module 2: Probability Sampling Method
Introduction to this Section
Meaning of Probability Sampling
Has Quiz
Simple random sampling
Has Quiz
Stratified Sampling
Has Quiz
Cluster Sampling
Has Quiz
Systematic Sampling
Has Quiz
Multistage Sampling & Multiphase Sampling
Additional Resources
Activity II
Module 3 : Non Probability Sampling Method
Introduction to this Section
Meaning of Non Probability Sampling
Has Quiz
Convenience Sampling
Has Quiz
Purposive Sampling
Has Quiz
Quota sampling
Has Quiz
Snowball Sampling
Has Quiz
Additional Resources
Activity III
Module 4 Sampling: Few basic facts
Introduction to this Section
Selecting a Sample
Sampling Error
Sampling in Qualitative Research
Activity IV
Additional Resources
Discussion forum
Module 5: Net Smackdown for course 3
Introduction to this Section
Practice Questions
Has Quiz
Module 6 : Final Assignment for course 3
Introduction of this Section
Final Graded Assignment
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