WorksheetsDeveloping a Strong Research Question
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the first step in developing a strong research question?
Choose a broad topic
Do some preliminary reading
Narrow down to a specific niche
Identify a research problem
Why is it important to choose a topic that sparks your interest?
To make the research more challenging
To ensure you have enough data
To keep you motivated throughout the research process
To impress your professor
What is the purpose of narrowing down to a specific niche?
To make the research more difficult
To ensure the research is within a feasible scope
To limit the number of participants
To make the research more general
What is the research problem in the given example?
The effect of social media on academic performance
The impact of social media on high school students
The relationship between social media and attention span
The effect of daily use of Twitter on the attention span of people aged 16 to 20
What type of research question is the given example?
Comparative research
Descriptive research
Correlational research
Experimental research
What should a good research question be?
Focused, researchable, feasible, specific, complex, and relevant
Broad, unanswerable, difficult, general, simple, and irrelevant
Vague, unimportant, impossible, unclear, basic, and outdated
Random, unrelated, impractical, ambiguous, easy, and insignificant
Why is it important for a research question to be researchable?
To make the research more challenging
To ensure the research can be answered with yes or no
To ensure the research can be answered through empirical data or existing literature
To limit the scope of the research
What does it mean for a research question to be feasible?
It can be answered with easily found facts
It can be answered by collecting empirical data
It can be answered with yes or no
It can be answered within a certain timeframe and available resources
Why is it important for the terms used in a research question to have clear meanings?
To confuse the readers
To make the research more challenging
To ensure the research is complex enough
To avoid ambiguity and ensure clarity in the research
Why is it important for a research question to be relevant to the field of study or society?
To make the research more interesting
To impress the readers
To contribute knowledge that future research can build on
To limit the scope of the research
