IJSTR >> Volume 8 - Issue 11, November 2019 Edition

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AUTHOR(S)

Prof. B. William Dharma Raja, Dr V. Sasikala

KEYWORDS

Credible Research Instrument, Instrumentation, Quality Research, Workshop Effectiveness.

ABSTRACT

Instrumentation refers to the tools or means by which investigators attempt to measure variables or items of interest in the data-collection process. Present paper evaluates the effectiveness of the workshop on instrumentation organised by the Centre for Techer Resource and Academic Support, under School of Education sanctioned under Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) scheme by the MHRD, Government of India in imparting knowledge on construction of a quality research tool among/for research scholars and young supervisors. Pre-test post-test single group design was adopted to evaluate the effectiveness of the workshop on imparting important criteria, principles, development and construction of a quality research instrument. The subjects for the study were 25 research scholars and young supervisor who were the participants of the workshop from four states of India. The data was collected using an ‘Achievement Test on Tool Construction’ developed and validated by the investigators. The twelve hours of intensive lectures and hands on training on instrumentation piloted by two well renowned resource persons were the intervention. The results of paired t-test analysis revealed that there was a statistically significant difference among research scholars and young supervisors. The findings of the study revealed that workshop on instrumentation significantly impacted the participants to gain knowledge of designing a reliable, valid and credible research instrument.

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