Advanced Research Methods in Educational Coaching: Unveiling Cutting-Edge Performance Strategies

RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH METHODS WHAT IS RESEARCH? (RE) (SEARCH) THIS CONNOTES AN ENDLESS SEARCH ACTIVITY A NEVER COMPLETED PROCEDURE AS NEW SEARCH TOOLS EVOLVE, A NEW SEARCH TEAM GOES INTO ACTION. RESEARCH IS A CONTINUOUS FACT FINDING MISSION IT CANNOT BUT BE AN ACADEMIC EXERCISE A VERY FORMALISED AND CORE OF ACADEMIC STUDIES

METHODS? IMPLIES WHAT? RESEARCH IS NECESSARILY PROCEDURAL AND PHASIC IN NATURE ONE STEP LEADS TO ANOTHER AND YOU CANNOT JUMP STEPS. THIS IS WHY THERE ARE ESTABLISHED AND UNIVERSALLY PROVEN METHODS OF CONDUCTING DIFFERENT FORMS OF RESEARCHES. GOOD RESEARCH MAY NECESSARILY ATTRACT EXPERTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF RESEARCH VIZ. DOCUMENTATION, INSTRUMENTATION, STATISTICIAN AND MEASUREMENT EXPERT. OTHER EXPERTS MAY BE INVITED AS IT WOULD BE NECESSARY. NO MAN IS AN ISLAND IN RESEARCH BEST RESEARCH ARE JOINT RESEARCH.

A DEFINITION FOR RESEACH? UNLESS WE SHALL BE QUOTING AUTHORS DEFINITION OF RESEARCH, UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT IS PREFERRABLE TO DEFINING IT. HOWEVER, RESEARCH IS PART OF SCIENCE THEREFORE A RESEARCHER IS A SCIENTIST. SINCE SCIENCE IS AN ACTIVITY INVOLVING GATHERING AND THE USE OF INFORMATION, DISCOVERING NEW WAYS AND IDEAS, A BREAKTHROUGH AND THE GENESIS OF A NEW SCIENTIFIC THEORY. RESEARCH THEREFORE CAN BE DEFINED AS ANY ORGANISED ENQUIRY THAT AIMS AT PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR SOLVING IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS.

CONTD CONTD EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. THE APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC METHODS TO THE STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS. THE MAIN GOAL IS TO DISCOVER GENERAL PRINCIPLES OR INTERPRETATION OF BEHAVIOUR THAT CAN BE USED TO EXPLAIN, PREDICT AND CONTROL EVENTS IN EDUCATIONAL SITUATIONS THEREBY CULMINATING INTO SCIENTIFIC THEORY, (KOLEOSO, 1999).

RESEARCH FOR CUTTING EDGE PERFORMANCES TOWARDS A WINNING EDGE KIT FOR COACHES. THE 21STCENTURY COACH MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH APPROPRIATE RESEARCH TOOLS TO PROCURE THE WINNING EDGE KIT. ASK YOUR SELVES WHY DO SOME ATHLETES PERFORM JUST BETTER THAN THE OTHER? I HAVE REASONED THAT THIS IS PROBABLY OUT OF THE EXTRA EFFORTS PUT IN BY THE RESEARCHER COACH.

AREAS OF COACHING FOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT NUTRITION KITS AND WEARS ADAPTATIONS VIS PHYSIOLOGY OF ATHLETE. PSYCHOLOGY OF COACHING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES VIS STRATEGIES PERIODIZATION ACCLIMATISATION MOTOR EDUCABILITY MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION. ETC ..

PRE REQUISITES FOR CONDUCT OF RESEARCH Inquisitiveness. Inquisitive Coach Enquiry . Fact finding Coach Problem solving. Solution finder Scientific. Scientific coach Information processing. Info processor Data processing. Data interpreter Hypothetical thinking. Reasoning coach Book reviewer. Up to date with dev. Analytical mind. Analytical in training. Can analyse. Critical thinking. Can do critical analysis Tenacious. Breaker of new frontiers.

RUDIMENTS OF RESEARCH Tools in Research: Information gathering tools e.g. Questionnaires, Measurement tools, Statistical tools, Scales and Inventories, Test tools, Nomographs and Nomograms and

contd INFO GATHERING TOOLS VIZ : VIDEO CORDER, CAMCORDER, VOICE RECORDER, DIGITAL CAMERA, SMART PHONES, STOP WATCHES, METRONOME, ETC. QUESTIONNAIRES, STRUCTURED INTERVIEW SHEETS, OPINIONNAIRE. SCALES: RATING SCALES, ATTITUDE SCALE, LIKERT SCALE CHECKLIST INVENTORY OBSERVATION

CONTD CONTD TESTS: ACHIEVEMENT TESTS, APTITUDE TESTS, INTELLIGENT TESTS, INTEREST INVENTORY, PERSONALITY MEASURES (PERSONALITY PROFILING IN SPORTS). NOMOGRAPHS AND NOMOGRAMS ARE OFTEN USED IN MEDICAL STUDIES AND PHARMACY OR DRUG ADMINISTRATION STUDIES. IN EXERCISE SCIENCE WE USE THEM FOR ESTIMATED PROCEDURES WHERE INSTRUMENTS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE FOR DIRECT MEASUREMENTS. INTERVIEWS: STRUCTURED, SEMI STRUCTURED, UNSTRUCTURED, SINGLE AND GROUP INTERVIEW, FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEW.

RATIONALE FOR RESEARCH CATEGORISE DESCRIBE EXPLAIN EVALUATE COMPARE CORRELATE PREDICT CONTROL

contd CATEGORISE - INVOLVES FORMING A TYPOPOLGY OF EVENTS, SUBJECTS OR CONCEPTS. WHAT IS CALLED SORTING INTO BOXES. IT IS USEFUL IN EXPLAINING WHICH THINGS BELONG TOGETHER AND HOW. DESCRIBE - DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH RELIES ON OBSERVATION AS AMEANS OF COLLECTING DATA IT ATTEMPTS TO EXAMINE THE SITUATION IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH WHAT IS THE NORM, AND WHAT CAN BE PREDICTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCE.

contd EVALUATE THIS INVOLVES MAKING JUDGEMENTS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF OBJECTS OR EVENTS. QUALITY HERE CAN BE MEASURED ON AN ABSOLUTE SENSE OR ON COMPARATIVE BASIS. COMPARE IN THIS CASE TWO OR MORE CONTRASTING CASES CAN BE EXAMINED TO HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THEM, LEADING TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHENOMENA.

CONTD CONTROL THIS IS EMPLOYED IN A CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIP OR SITUATION IN ORDER TO CONTROL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PLAN IS TO HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF EXERTING CONTROL OVER THE VITAL INGREDIENTS. COMMON IN TECHNOLOGY BASED RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OF NEWER TECHNOLOGY IN SPORTS EQUIPMENT AND HARDWARES.

CONTD CORRELATE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TWO PHENOMENA ARE INVESTIGATED HERE TO SEE WHETHER AND HOW THEY INFLUENCE EACH OTHER. PREDICT WHERE A RELATIONSHIP HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED, PREDICTIONS OF POSSIBLE FUTURE STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO OR MORE CHARACTERISTICS OR EVENTS IN THE PAST IS EXPECTED TO EXIST IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE FUTURE. LEADING TO PREDICTABLE OUTCOMES OR PERFORMANCES.

PURE VERSUS APPLIED RESEARCH PURE RESEARCH IS ALSO CALLED BASIC RESEARCH OR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH. IT IS PURELY SCIENTIFIC AND THE PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE SCIENTIFIC THEORIES FOR IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OR PREDICTION OF NATURAL PHENOMENA ESPECIALLY. IT IS CURIOSITY DRIVEN. IN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES. THEOREMS AND FORMULAE ARE DERIVED FOLLOWING PURE RESEARCH.

CONTD CONTD APPLIED RESEARCH IS A METHODOLOGY DRIVEN RESEARCH EMPLOYED TO SOLVE A SPECIFIC , PRACTICAL PROBLEM OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP. APPLIED RESEARCH IS DONE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN BUSINESS, MEDICINE, EDUCATION. TO CURE DISEASES, SOLVE SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS AND DEVELOP (NEW) TECHNOLOGY.

IDENTIFYING RESEARCH PROBLEMS AND SELECTING TOPICS. BASIC STEPS IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS (WWW.NHCC.EDU-LIBRARY-BASIC STEPS 1. DISCOVER A GAP (PROBLEM) IN ANY OF YOUR SPECIALISED AREA. 2. IDENTIFY THE STUDY VARIABLES VIS DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT VARIABLES. 3. DERIVE A TOPIC THAT WILL REFLECT THE DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT VARIABLES IN YOUR STUDY. 4. DO A PRELIMINARY SEARCH FOR INFORMATION.

CONTD CONTD 5. LOCATE MATERIALS. 6. EVALUATE YOUR SOURCES. 7. MAKE NOTES. 8. WRITE UP A REPORT. 9. CITE YOUR SOURCES PROPERLY.

MORE DETAILED PROCEDURE 1. IDENTIFY A PROBLEM 2. ESTABLISH A BACKGROUND ANTECEDENT/ PREVIOUS STUDIES 3. DO YOUR LIERARY EXERCISE VIZ LITERATURE SURVEY, SORTING AND REVIEW FOR CORROBORATION OF FACTS. 4. DO A THEORETICAL REVIEW 5. ESTABLISH A THERETICAL FRAME WORK. 6. ESTABLISH THE METHODOLOGY

CONTD 7. IDENTIFY THE STUDY POPULATION 8. DETERMINE POPULATION SIZE 9. DETERMINE A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE SIZE 10. USE THE APPROPRIATE SAMPLING METHOD 11. CAREFULLY CHOSE INSTRUMENTATION 12. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND COLLATION, DATA COLLECTION AND DATA ANALYSIS.

HYPOTHESIS AND FORMULATION OF HYPOTHESES IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEFINED AS AN ASSUMPTION OR A PRESUPPOSITION. A TEMPORARY AFFIRMATION WHICH IS SUBJECTED TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND RETAINED OR NOT FOLLOWING THE OUTCOME OF DATA ANALYSIS. ACCEPTABILITY USUALLY IS BASED ON ESTABLISHING A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE FOLLOWING THE ENTRY OF RAW DATA FROM RESEARCH. SIGNIFICANCE OF DIFFERENCE MAY BE ESTABLISHED STATISTICALLY BETWEEN TWO VARIABLES INTER AND INTRA PRETEST AND POSTTEST. IT MAY ALSO BE A STATEMENT OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PARAMETERS.

CONTD THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF HYPOTHESES 1. NULL HYPOTHESIS 2. ALTERNATIVE TO NULL OR ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS

NULL NULL HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS DEALS WITH NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PARAMETERS BEING MEASURED. AN ESTABLISHMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE OF DIFFERENCE IS THE PURPOSE OF STATING A NULL HYPOTHESIS. EXAMPLE - THERE IS OR (WILL BE) NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PERFORMANCES OF MALE EXTROVERTS STUDENTS AND MALE INTROVERT STUDENTS IN SHOOTING SKILLS OF BALL GAMES. NH IS USUALLY DENOTED BY Ho

ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS THIS IS REFERRED TO AS A DIRECTIONAL HYPO IT STATES CATEGORICALLY THE DIRECTION OF DIFFERENCE STATED THUS THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFF BETWEEN GROUP A DND GROUP B EXAMPLE THE MEAN SCORE OF INTRVERT STUDENTS IS HIGHER THAN THAT OF THE EXTROVERT STUDENTS IN SHOOTING SKILLS OF BALL GAMES.