RESEARCH QUESTION
OUTLINE DEFINITION IMPORTANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD RESEARCH QUESTIONS EXAMPLES
What is a research question? A question which the research sets out to answer
IMPORTANCE OF A RESEARCH QUESTION Help refine broad topics into researchable variables
Characteristics of a good research question Relevant (relate to the topic) Interesting Focused and specific Researchable
EXAMPLE OR RESEARCH QUESTIONS among teens? Broad topicNarrowed topicFocused topicResearch question Women’s healthWomen and cancerWomen smokers and breast cancer Is cigarette smoking associated with breast cancer risk? Computer gamesComputer game violence Computer game violence and children How does violence in computer games affect children? Eating disorders Teenagers and eating disorders Teen peer pressure and bulimia What role, if any, does peer pressure play in the development of bulimia