Doing research 1: Research questions

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Doing research 1: the question 

Explanation: research assignment 

What is research? 

What is a research question? 

What is a good research question?

What is research?

To find answers in a structured and systematic way with the use of your common sense and your logical and creative brain

Exercise: write down what 'research' means in a way that you understand it yourself

Step 1: the research question 

Research question: the question you want to answer in your research 

  Topic

                Research question

A good research question is:

1. specific (who, what, when, where)

2. doable

3. really only one question

4. not something that you can google

easily

who

what

where

when

Why has mister Beltman

in the last couple of years

here at school

bitten children in their noses?

Our own research: choosing a research question

Exercise 1

1. Read the page with the research questions

2. For every research question, judge if it is a good research question or not and explain why (not)?

3. From the good questions, choose one for your own research

4. 15 minutes, in pairs, discuss softly

Next lesson: sources

1. know your research question

2. bring your laptop

3. make a folder in OneDrive for this assignment