Exam Details

Subject Counselling And Family Therapy :Research Methods And Statistics
Paper
Exam / Course Master Of Science In Counseling And Family Therapy And Post Graduate Diploma In Counseling And Family Therapy
Department School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

What is the significance of research in counselling and family therapy?

What are essential principles of scientific method in research

Differentiate between research hypothesis and null hypothesis.

Discuss the criteria for identification of research problem in counselling and family therapy.

State how will you specify delimitations to any given research problem.

Write any five characteristics of research questions.

3. with the help of examples, explain the role of observer or investigator in data collection through observation method. Discuss different types of observation.

Define validity. Give an example to support your answer.

Describe any five types of validity used in psychological test.

5. Explain the following, giving the graphical representation for each

Histogram

Frequency polygon

Cumulative frequency curve

ogive

6. What is SPSS? Describe operating windows in SPSS. Write down the basic steps in data analysis of SPSS.

7. In the format of a synopsis, briefly write synopsis for anyone of the following:

Prevalence of drug abuse in school children.

Influence of work place on the family life of working women.

Impact of family therapy on the care giver burden in family members of patient with schizophrenia.

Discuss the steps involved in literature search.

Differentiate between a thesis and a research journal.

9. write short notes on any four of the following:

Features of good research design

purpose of research design

Pre-testing of questionnaire

Advantages of questionnaire method

Rank order correlation

Title page of a research report


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  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
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  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
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  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
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  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Applications And Interventions
  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Child And Adolescent Therapy
  • Counselling And Family Therapy : Basic Concepts And Theoretical Perspectives
  • Counselling And Family Therapy :Research Methods And Statistics
  • Counselling And Family Therapy: Applied Aspects
  • Human Development And Family Relationships
  • Marital And Family Therapy And Counselling
  • Mental Health And Disorders
  • Substance Abuse Counselling And Therapy