Narrowing Your Research Question

(and creating some search terms!)

Let’s start with a broad research question.

 How is technology affecting us?

Here are some specific ideas around each aspect of this question.

Technology Affecting Us
cell phones how we communicate adults
laptops bullying teenagers
tablets friendships children
texting romantic relationships college students
online dating how we learn
social media

Are there ideas, things, words you would add to this list? What are some other specific
concepts you would add?

Technology Affecting Us

Using the specifics from the lists above, create a few new research questions.
 How has social media affected bullying among teenagers?

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Following the model above, use your own research question to generate a list of
specifics, and create some alternate research questions.

What is your broad research question?

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What are some specifics relating to this question?

Using the specifics from the lists above, create a few new research questions.

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