Creating a research_question
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The document outlines a process for developing a research question from a broad topic through several steps of refinement. It provides examples moving from broad topics of pollution, learning disabilities, online social networks, and nutrition to more focused research questions. The process involves first restricting the broad topic, then further narrowing the topic, and finally articulating a specific research question. Users are prompted to apply this process to their own topic ideas to develop a well-focused research question.
Creating a research_question
- 1. Creating a Research Question The table below illustrates how a research questions develops from a broad topic to a focused question. Flow the four examples down the columns to see how the questions develop. Then use the blank form provided below to develop your own research question. Broad Topics Pollution Learning Online Social Nutrition Disabilities Networks Oil spills Dyslexia Facebook Diets and Restricted Topic nutrition Oil spills and Dyslexia and Facebook and Vegetarianism Narrowed Topic wildlife children marketing How do oil spills How is the What are How does a Research affect wildlife American Facebook’s vegetarian diet Question populations? educational business maintain system helping practices in adequate dyslexic marketing? nutrition? children? Now try out your topic idea below. It is useful to work out several variations of the topic idea to see how it could change slightly and be improved or amended. Broad Topics Restricted Topic Narrowed Topic Research Question Derived from Exercise 11, in Burkhardt, J. M., MacDonald , M. C., & Rathemacher, A. J., (2003).Teaching Information Literacy; 35 Practcial Standards-based Exercises for College Students, American Library Association, Chicago, p27-28. G://Publis Services Department/Instruction/Class AssisngmentsCreating a Resaerch Question.doc June 08 (Springfield College) Adapted by JR/Fenwick Ref, July 2010