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RESEARCH QUESTION

RESEARCH QUESTION. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. Role of the Research Question. Attempts to focus on a stated goal Gives direction to research process Suggests the hypothesis(es). RESEARCH QUESTION. Must be CLEARLY stated!!!! Must be SIGNIFICANT!!!! Must be ETHICAL!!!! Must be FEASIBLE!!!!

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RESEARCH QUESTION

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  1. RESEARCH QUESTION EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

  2. Role of the Research Question • Attempts to focus on a stated goal • Gives direction to research process • Suggests the hypothesis(es)

  3. RESEARCH QUESTION • Must be CLEARLY stated!!!! • Must be SIGNIFICANT!!!! • Must be ETHICAL!!!! • Must be FEASIBLE!!!! • Must indicate RELATIONSHIP!!!!

  4. RESEARCH QUESTION • The educational significance of your study must be one/more of following: • advance knowledge in the field • improve instructional practices • help individual (person-school-agency)

  5. Ethical Conduct • Ethics ALWAYS relevant • Physical/psychological risk/harm • Vulnerable persons • Anonymity • Confidentiality • Informed consent

  6. RESEARCH QUESTION CLARITY • Operational definition • very specific meaning • ascribes meaning to concepts and constructs • specifies operations to measure - manipulate concept

  7. More on Operational Definitions • written in complete, grammatically correct sentences

  8. What are Researchable Questions? • Data can provide answers • NO value judgments

  9. Sample Researchable Questions • Is there a significant difference between client-centered therapy and behavior modification in client satisfaction among middle-aged adults? • What is the effect of Ritalin on success rate in math of elementary school children?

  10. What are NonResearchable Questions? • Data CANNOT be collected to answer question

  11. Sample NonResearchable Questions • Are children who attend Sunday School more likely to go to Heaven than children who do not? • Is behavioral family therapy the BEST method for counselors to use with alienated youth?

  12. Which are which? • Does high school achievement influence the academic achievement of university students? • RESEARCHABLE • What is the LEAST effective way to teach grammar? • NONRESEARCHABLE

  13. Which are which? • Should elementary school teachers use the inquiry method to teach math concepts? • VALUE JUDGMENT • What is the effect of kindergarten on success in first grade? • RESEARCHABLE

  14. Writing Your Own Question • Be within your area of Expertise and interest • Be able to collect data • Be feasible • time location • resources money

  15. How to Phrase Question • What is the effect of [independent variable] on [dependent variable] among [population]? • EXAMPLE • What is the effect of study skills on reading achievement among sixth grade students?

  16. Another Example • What is the effect of a mainstreaming workshop on teachers’ attitudes toward mainstreaming among secondary teachers?

  17. Another Example • What is the effect ofcomputer-based instruction versus traditional instruction onmath achievement among elementary school children?

  18. How to Phrase Question? • Is there a significant difference between [independent variable] and/versus [independent variable] on[dependent variable] among [population]? • Is there a significant difference between boys and girls on math achievement among at-risk students?

  19. Another Example • Is there a significant difference between elementary and secondary teachers’ attitudes on the purposes of school among Southern teachers?

  20. Another Example • Is there a significant difference between boys and girls oncomputer usage among middle school students?

  21. INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL • The second paragraph of the introduction SHOULD read as follows:

  22. The purpose of this proposal is to [state research question in form of a sentence]. [1 or 2 filler sentences elaborating upon the purpose]. Therefore, the educational significance of this study will be to [choose 1 of the following or in combination---advance the existing body of knowledge in [field of...]; improve instructional practices of [subject]; and/or help an individual/school...]

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