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BRIEF INTRODUCTION:

Experimental research approach is a systematic, objective method of discovery with empirical

evidence under rigorous control. The control is achieved by holding constant all the conditions
except for the phenomenon under study for both the experimental group and the control
group. Research approach and research design is the blue print of the procedures that enable
the researcher to test hypotheses.

Experimental research is any research conducted with a scientific approach, where a set of
variables are kept constant while the other set of variables are being measured as the subject
of experiment. Experimental research is one of the founding quantitative research methods.

There are three primary types of experimental research design:

 Pre-experimental research design
 True experimental research design
 Quasi-experimental research design

There are various variables used in experimental methodology. A brief discussion is given
below.

 DEPENDENT VARIABLES: These variables are dependent on independent variables and

the variation in the dependent variable depends on the variation in the independent
variable

 INDEPENDENT VARIABLES: The researcher have control on these variables and may
involve manipulating existing or introducing new in the research setting. Therefore,
independent variable will have some effect on (or relationship with) the dependent
variables

 INTERVENING VARIABLES: Refer to abstract processes that are not directly observable
but that link the independent and dependent variables

 MODERATOR VARIABLES: Affect the relationship between the independent and

dependent variables by modifying the effect of the intervening variable

 CONTROL VARIABLES: The variables that are not measured in a particular study must
be held constant, neutralized/balanced, or eliminated, so they will not have a biasing
effect on the other variables. Variables that have been controlled in this way are called
control variables

 EXTRANEOUS/CONFOUNDING VARIABLES: Are those factors in the research

environment which may have an effect on the dependent variable(s) but which are not
controlled.
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PART – A OF ASSIGNMENT

“AN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON THE LEARNING

STRATEGY AT HMA: WOULD IT BE EFFECTIVE IN
ENHANCING COGNITIVE AND MANAGERIAL DOMAIN OF
PGDAM STUDENTS”

PART – B OF ASSIGNMENT

TARGET POPULATION : 33 PGDAM Students

SAMPLE : 20 PGDAM Student and 10 CPAM Student
(Taken Approx. 50% of either population)
EXPERIMENTAL GROUP : 33 PGDAM Student
CONTROLLED GROUP : 30 CPAM Student
VARIABLES : Currently, discussing only 4 variables as per table given
below

INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT CONTROL CONFOUNDING

 Learning Model of  Assignments Scores:  Prerequisite  Geographical

teaching Cognitive based knowledge Divergence like
state, Mother
 Teaching  Presentation Tests  Subjects Covered: tongue, family
Methodologies Scores: Managerial Ranging from background, etc,.
Skills Qualitative to
Quantitative  Scores in Previous
 Faculty Methodologies exams like H.S.C.,
accountability  Unit Test Scores: For Graduation, etc,.
writing ability  Class of students: 33
PGDAM Students  Scores in Module-1
 Internal Marking: A & Module-2
combination of all  Teachers
the three
mentioned above

NOTE: If I have been given opportunity to go ahead with the research, I would prefer the Quasi-
Experimental Research Design Methodology because Quasi-experimental designs are
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commonly employed in the evaluation of educational programs when random assignment of

subjects to the two groups is either not possible or not practical.