PR1 C

Question 1

identify or direct you to the exact aspect of the problem that your study has to focus on

Answer 1

specific questions or sub-problems

Question 2

aim at investigating specific aspects of the research problem

Answer 2

Research questions

Question 3

plays a crucial part in the entire research work. They lay the foundation for the research study. Therefore, they determine the research design or plan of the research.

Answer 3

set of research questions

Question 4

through this, you can precisely determine the type of data and the method of collecting, analyzing, and presenting data

Answer 4

sub-questions

Question 5

Guidelines in Formulating Research Questions

Answer 5

1. Establish a clear relation between the research questions and the problem or topic.
2. Base your research questions on your RRL or Review of Related Literature
3. Formulate research questions that can arouse your curiosity and surprise
   you with your discoveries or findings.
4. State your research questions in such a way that they include all dependent and independent variables referred to by the theories, principles, or concepts underlying your research work!
5. Let the set of research questions or sub-problems be preceded by one question expressing the main problem of the research.
6. Avoid asking research questions that are answerable with “yes” or “no” and use the “how” questions only in a quantitative research.
7. Be guided by the acronym SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-bound) in formulating the research questions

Question 6

(BLANK) serve as guide posts in research. The research topic, the general issue, challenge, knowledge gap or concern you wish to address in your investigation, and the purpose of your study are concretized in your (BLANK). The (BLANK) will be the focus of your inquiry. They will be the basis for your data gathering instruments and the queries which you would need to address all throughout of your research.

Answer 6

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Question 7

Roles of Research Question according to Punch (1998, in Silverman, 2013, p.83)

Answer 7

-They organize the project and give it direction and coherence-your questions will serve as your guide, from the start of your research project until the end, in the beginning, you plan how to get answers to these questions by coming up with a research design, with your data gathering procedure and tools.
-They delimit the project, showing its boundaries though your research topic might be broad
-They provide a framework when you write up your research-your paper can be organized according to your research questions
-They point to the methods and data that will be needed-as mentioned in chapters one and two, there are certain inquiries which either requires a qualitative or quantitative research methodology