Developing a Research Question

1. Developing a Research Question

2. 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.

3. 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?

4. 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?)

5. 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?

6. 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?)

7. Controversial, Current or Social Issue Historical Issue Health Issue History Resource Center MasterFile Premier

8. History Resource Center Country Person Scientific Issue

9. IMAGE COLLECTION Picture Search Careers Literature Images

11. A meaningful question about the topic: WHO A meaningful question about the topic: HOW A meaningful question about the topic: WHAT Topic My research question: A meaningful question about the topic: WHY