developing a research question

11
Developing a Research Question

Upload: ariana-finley

Post on 31-Dec-2015

36 views

Category:

Documents


2 download

DESCRIPTION

Developing a Research Question. Checklist for a good research question: Defines the investigation. Sets boundaries. Provides direction. Interests the researcher enough to spark his/her own thoughts and opinions. Requires higher order thinking to answer. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Developing a Research Question

Developing a Research Question

Page 2: Developing a Research Question

Checklist for a good research question:

Defines the investigation.

Sets boundaries.

Provides direction.

Interests the researcher enough to spark his/her own thoughts and opinions.

Requires higher order thinking to answer.

Requires multiple resources to answer.

Involves subsidiary questions.

Page 3: Developing a Research Question

What are eating disorders?

Does it --

Define the investigation?

Sets boundaries?

Provide direction?

Require higher order thinking to answer?

Require multiple resources to answer?

Involve subsidiary questions?

Page 4: Developing a Research Question

Why women more than men are affected by eating

disorders?Does it --

Define the investigation?

Sets boundaries?

Provide direction?

Require higher order thinking to answer?

Require multiple resources to answer?

Involve subsidiary questions? (What are they?)

Page 5: Developing a Research Question

Who was Martin Luther King?Does it --

Define the investigation?

Sets boundaries?

Provide direction?

Require higher order thinking to answer?

Require multiple resources to answer?

Involve subsidiary questions?

Page 6: Developing a Research Question

What was the significance of King’s “I Have a Dream”

speech?Does it --

Define the investigation?

Sets boundaries?

Provide direction?

Require higher order thinking to answer?

Require multiple resources to answer?

Involve subsidiary questions? (What are they?)

Page 8: Developing a Research Question

Country

Person

Scientific Issue

History Resource

Center

Page 10: Developing a Research Question
Page 11: Developing a Research Question

Topic

A meaningful question about the

topic:HOW

A meaningful question about

the topic:WHO

A meaningful question about

the topic:WHAT

A meaningful question about the topic:

WHY

My research question: