How to Develop a

Strong Research
Question
A research question is a
statement that identifies
the issues to be studied.
The research question is a
clear, concise and focused
question.
 How to develop a
STRONG Research
Question?
PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 PHASE 4 PHASE 5
Choose a BROAD topic Do some preliminary Narrow down to your Identify research Write your research
reading specific niche problem question
CHOOSE A BROAD TOPIC IDENTIFY RESEARCH
Social Media PROBLEM
Many studies have identified many
negative effects of the use of social
media but few has conducted research
PRELIMINARY READING on teen's attention span.
Negative impacts of Social Media to
academic performance among teens;
teens are the most active SocMed users
WRITE YOUR RESEARCH
QUESTION
NARROW DOWN TO A
NICHE
Academic Performance to Attention
Span
What effect does daily use of
Twitter have on the attention
span of people in the age
group of 16 to 20?
 Types of Research

descriptive comparative correlational causal

FOCUSED COMPLEX
RESEARCHABLE RELEVANT
FEASIBLE SPECIFIC
What effect does daily use of
Twitter have on the attention
span of people in the age
group of 16 to 20?
Make multiple specific
questions.