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    Writing a Research Question

    Criteria and Practice


    Why have a question?
    • It guides your research
    • It allows you to seek what others have
    written
    • It allows you to relate the needs of your
    students to techniques for analyzing where
    they are and what they need.
    Something to stay away from…
    • Correlation studies
    • (These are studies that compare variables
    that already exist such as:
    – Does age affect grades?
    – Does poverty affect motivation?
    What makes a good question?
    • Is it interesting?
    • Is it researchable?
    • Is it significant?
    • Is it manageable?
    Samples. For each one of these
    determine if it is a good question?
    • Does the use of rewards increase
    students’ fluency in writing?
    Is it interesting?
    Is it researchable?
    Is it significant?
    Is it manageable?
    Sample
    • Does the use of pictures influence student
    motivation to learn chemistry?
    Is it interesting?
    Is it researchable?
    Is it significant?
    Is it manageable?
    Sample
    • Do students from single parent families
    write more than children from intact
    families?

    Is it interesting?
    Is it researchable?
    Is it significant?
    Is it manageable?
    Sample
    • Does peer editing increase students’
    abilities to be on time?
    Is it interesting?
    Is it researchable?
    Is it significant?
    Is it manageable?
    Sample
    • Do video clips of Civil War documentaries
    influence students’ long term memory of
    facts?

    Is it interesting?
    Is it researchable?
    Is it significant?
    Is it manageable?
    Sample
    • Does a teacher’s appearance increase
    students’ reading ability?
    Is it interesting?
    Is it researchable?
    Is it significant?
    Is it manageable?
    Sample
    • Do choices influence the quality of projects
    in a 5th grade social studies class?
    Is it interesting?
    Is it researchable?
    Is it significant?
    Is it manageable?
    Sample
    • Do games improve 3rd grade students’
    motivation and math achievement?
    Is it interesting?
    Is it researchable?
    Is it significant?
    Is it manageable?
    Sample
    • Does “intake” (the opportunity to eat and
    drink while learning) increase students’
    attention span?

    Is it interesting?
    Is it researchable?
    Is it significant?
    Is it manageable?
    Sample
    • Do children who have dogs have higher
    IQs than children who do not have dogs?
    Is it interesting?
    Is it researchable?
    Is it significant?
    Is it manageable?
    Sample
    • Do field trips to the different regions of the
    state influence children’s attendance?
    Is it interesting?
    Is it researchable?
    Is it significant?
    Is it manageable?
    Sample
    • Does paying students for good behavior
    improve behavior?
    Is it interesting?
    Is it researchable?
    Is it significant?
    Is it manageable?
    When designing a study
    • Choose an issue or problem
    • Relate it to the School Improvement Plan
    • Look at the demographics of your class
    • Examine research and studies that relate
    to the problem
    • Write the question

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