Research+Question

Today we are going to refine our questions.

1. Work through the worksheet to help refine the type of question (resource )

2. Discuss with a partner your ideas so far - share your 5 readings/articles.

3. Evaluate your question using the following 8 questions...

Ask the following 8 questions to evaluate the quality of your research question and the ease with which you should be able to answer it: 1. Does the question deal with a topic or issue that interests me enough to spark my own thoughts and opinions? 2. Is the question easily and fully researchable? 3. What type of information do I need to answer the research question? 4. Is the scope of this information reasonable (e.g., can I really research 30 online writing programs developed over a span of 10 years?) 5. Given the type and scope of the information that I need, is my question too broad, too narrow, or okay? 6. What sources will have the type of information that I need to answer the research question (journals, books, Internet resources, government documents, people)? 7. Can I access these sources? 8. Given my answers to the above questions, do I have a good quality research question that I actually will be able to answer by doing research? //copied from http://www.esc.edu/esconline/across_esc/writerscomplex.nsf/0/f87fd7182f0ff21c852569c2005a47b7//
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