Q3: Statement of the Problem Flashcards
A concise description of an issue to be addressed or a condition to be improved upon.
problem statement
A concise description of an issue to be addressed or a condition to be improved upon.
problem statement
It identifies the gap between the current state and desired state of a process or product.
problem statement
True or False
Problem statement should address the relevance of the research & why it is important to resolve the problem.
True
Purpose of the Statement of the Problem:
- To describe the substantive focus of the research study
- To identify the issue that is a concern and focus it in a way that allows it to be studied in a systematic way.
- To clarify why your study and project in general is valuable.
- To pose initial research questions
- To forecast the literature to be discussed in the second section
- To discuss the limitations of the study
Two parts of the statement of the problem
- General statement of the problem/objective
- specific research questions
Begin the research questions with ________ or ________ explanation of a qualitative research design.
- WHAT?
- HOW
A question that implies an explanation of an occurrence and suggests a cause-and-effect type of thinking.
“Why?”
True or False
A statement of the problem should only focus on a single phenomenon or concept.
True
True or False
Qualitative research uses exploratory and directional verbs.
False
non-directional verbs
Verb used for grounded theory problem statement
discover
Verb used for ethnography
seek to understand
verb used for a case study
explore the process of
verb used for phenomenology
describe the experiences of
verb used for narrative research
report the stories
Quantitative reserach uses ____________ verbs such as: affect; effect; influence; impact; cause; relation; relate; and determine.
directional
True or False
The research question should be permanent throughout the study.
False
It can still evolve and change during the study
True or False
Use open-ended questions without reference to the literature or theory unless otherwise indicated by a qualitative strategy of inquiry.
True
True or False
The problem statement should not yet specify the participants and the research site of the study.
False
Specify them if the information is not yet given.
