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**PROFORMA OF THE SYLLABUS** Name of the Candidate : SOUMYAMOL C A Discipline : EDUCATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVENESS OF AN...

**PROFORMA OF THE SYLLABUS** Name of the Candidate : SOUMYAMOL C A Discipline : EDUCATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVENESS OF AN E-CONTENT INTEGRATED LEARNING PACKAGE IN STATISTICS ON CRITICAL THINKING ,DATA INTERPRETATION AND DECISION MAKING AMONG POST GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title of Research Work : Title of Course Work Paper III : PSD21C03 : CONSTRUCTS AND PRACTICES IN THE AREA OF RESEARCH -------------------------------------------------------------- No.899/AC A13/2024/MGU dt 31-01-2024 (Reg. No. MGUPHD246760) -------------------------------------------------------------- Number and date of the Registration Order : Name of the Research : Dr. SMITHA S. Supervising Teacher ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SCHOOL OF PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES, M.G. UNIVERSITY, KOTTAYAM. Name of the Research Centre : SCHOOL OF PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES, M.G. UNIVERSITY, KOTTAYAM. **MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY** **SCHOOL OF PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES** **Ph.D. COURSE WORK** **SPSDC1C1303: CONSTRUCTS AND PRACTICES IN THE AREA OF RESEARCH** **(74 Teaching Hours)** **MODULE 1: STATISTICS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH** Statistics --Meaning, Definition, Scope, Statistics in Social Science - Nature, Use and Limitations, Interpreting information in social science- Meaning, concept and importance, Measures of Central Tendency- Mean, Median and Mode- Merits and Demerits, Measures of Dispersion- Mean Deviation, Standard Deviation, Correlation-Meaning and types, Karl Pearson's Correlation, Spearman's Rank Correlation **MODULE 2: E-CONTENT INTEGRATED LEARNING IN STATISTICS** E-learning and E-contents -- Introduction, Concept & Importance, Theoretical basis of developing E-content, Learning package --meaning and concept, E-content integrated learning package -- Concept and meaning, Features of an E-content integrated learning package in statistics, Challenges of integrating an E- content in Statistics **MODULE 3: PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF AN E-CONTENT IN LEARNING STATISTICS** Pedagogy -- Meaning, Nature and characteristics**,** Different pedagogical approaches**,** Significance of the integration of an e-content integrated learning package **MODULE 4: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICS** Concept of educational research - Meaning, purpose and scope of Social Science Research, Concept, nature, and types of variables, Hypothesis Testing in Research, and Confidence Intervals for Estimation, Interpreting Statistical Significance, Application of Inferential Statistics in Decision-Making **MODULE 5: DATA INTERPRETATION AND DECISION MAKING** Meaning, definition and importance of data interpretation, Graphical representation of data, creating effective charts and graphs, Interpretation of charts and graphs, Meaning, nature and importance of decision making**,** Real-world applications- Applying data interpretation and decision-making skills in various fields. **REFERENCES** Abrahams, F., & Abrahams, D. 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