Crafting Effective Research Questions

The video tutorial by Jessica from Scribbr outlines five steps to develop a strong research question. It emphasizes the importance of a good research question as a guiding tool for research papers. The steps include choosing a broad topic, conducting preliminary reading, narrowing down to a specific niche, identifying a research problem, and writing the research question. A checklist is provided to ensure the research question is focused, researchable, feasible, specific, complex, and relevant. The video concludes with additional resources for writing literature reviews and methodology sections.

What is the first step in developing a strong research question?

• Conducting a detailed literature review

• Writing the research question

• Choosing a broad topic of interest

• Identifying a specific niche

Why is it important to do preliminary reading on your topic?

• To narrow down the research scope

• To finalize the research question immediately

• To identify all potential research problems

• To gather sources for the bibliography

What is the purpose of narrowing down to a specific niche in research?

• To ensure the research is feasible

• To increase the scope of the research

• To avoid answering the research question

• To make the research more complex

What type of research question does the video example illustrate?

• Descriptive research

• Experimental research

• Comparative research

• Correlational research

Which of the following is a characteristic of a good research question?

• It is focused and researchable

• It is broad and general

• It requires no empirical data

• It can be answered with a simple yes or no