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Role of Hypothesis

1. A hypothesis is an intelligent guess that orients all research activities toward its verification. It is also known as a tentative theory. 2. Major sources of hypotheses include specialization in an educational field, published studies and research journals, instructional programs, analysis of the area studied, existing practices and needs, extension of previous investigations, and offshoots of other research studies. 3. A hypothesis must be testable and clearly defined in observable terms in order to obtain pertinent data, draw conclusions, and apply statistical analysis to the results.

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Role of Hypothesis

1. A hypothesis is an intelligent guess that orients all research activities toward its verification. It is also known as a tentative theory. 2. Major sources of hypotheses include specialization in an educational field, published studies and research journals, instructional programs, analysis of the area studied, existing practices and needs, extension of previous investigations, and offshoots of other research studies. 3. A hypothesis must be testable and clearly defined in observable terms in order to obtain pertinent data, draw conclusions, and apply statistical analysis to the results.

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ROLE OF HYPOTHESIS

HYPOTHESIS
• Intelligent guess.

• All the research activities are oriented towards the verification of the
hypotheses.
-Hypotheses is plural of Hypothesis

• It is also known as tentative theory.

• These are subjected to verification.


SOURCES OF
HYPOTHESES
Major sources of hypotheses

1. Specialization of an educational field.

2. Programme of reading: Pubished studies, abstracts reearch journals.


Hand books, seminars on the issue, current trends on the research
area.

3. Instructional programmes pursuaded.

4. Analyse of the area studied.


Major sources of hypotheses cont’d

5. Considering existing practices and needs.

6. Extension of the investigation.

7. Offshoots of research studies in the field.


Process for the Formulation of Theories

• Deductive thinking - Deduction is a process which goes from


the general to the specific

• Inductive thinking - Induction is a process which goes from the


specific to the general
FORMULATING
HYPOTHESIS
Example
Problem: “the effect of ” massive, positive, verbal rewards on the
reading achievement of children.”

At first glance these three hypotheses might be offered :

1. Reward Increases reading achievement.

2. Reward decreases reading achievement.

3. Reward has no effect on reading achievement.


FORMULATING HYPOTHESIS
• Both induction and deduction. are needed to choose among the possibilities.

• Researchers formulate hypotheses using induction and deduction, one of the goals
of researcher is to produce that pieces for generalizable bodies of theory which
will provide answers to practical problems.

• Since a hypothesis is a formulation of anticipated findings, students are advised to


develop a hypothesis as a means of demonstrating the basis for their study to
themselves and their reader.
FORMULATION OF
TESTABLE HYPOTHESIS
A poorly chosen or poorly worded hypothesis can
prevent:

• The obtaining of enough pertinent data.

• The drawing of conclusions and generalizations.

• The application of certain statistical measures in the analysis


of the result.
FUNDAMENTAL BASES OF
HYPOTHESIS
The researcher deals with reality on two levels

• The operational level - researcher must define events in observable terms in order
to operate with the reality necessary to do researches.

• Conceptual level - It is this movement to the conceptual level which enables that
the result to be generalized beyond the specific conditions of a particular study
and thus to be of wider applicability.
Difficulties in the Formation of Useful Hypothesis

• Absence of knowledge of a clear theoretical framework.

• Lack of ability to make use of the theoretical framework logically.

• Lack of acquaintance with available research technique resulting in failure to be


able to phrase the hypothesis properly.
FUNDAMENTAL BASES OF
HYPOTHESIS
Validity of a hypothesis is established in two stages.

• The statement of hypothesis allows the investigator to develop deduction and


certain implications which when stated in operational terms can lead to rejection
of hypothesis that are in conflict with accepted knowledge at the logical level.

• If a hypothesis passes the test of logic, it then must be subjected to an empirical


test, perhaps through an experiment or a series of measurement.

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