Updated | October 26, 2026
What are examples of research questions? This article lists 8 illustrative examples of research questions that can serve as your guide in writing your thesis.
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Introduction
Well-written research questions determine how the entire research process will proceed. They serve as the foundation upon which the study is built, guiding the methodology, data collection, and analysis to ensure that the research remains focused and meaningful.
To effectively write the statement of your thesis’s problem, you will need to remember certain principles that will guide you in framing those critical questions.
There are already many literature pieces written on how to write the research questions required to investigate a phenomenon. But how are the research questions framed in actual situations? How do you write the research questions in a manner that will help you make an incisive analysis?
Intention of Writing Research Questions
The intention of the research activity should guide all research decisions. Once this is clearly defined, the research typically pursues one of three primary outcomes: 1) to describe a phenomenon, 2) to determine if differences exist between variables, or 3) to find out if correlations or relationships exist between variables.
Before writing your research questions, you will need to understand specific rules and principles that govern their formulation. Start by discerning what you intend to achieve in your research and identifying your expected outcomes based on past experience and literature review.
Consider these key questions:
- What are your research aims?
- What outcomes do you expect?
- Do you intend to describe something, determine differences, or explain the causes of a phenomenon?
Research has at least three essential outcomes, each with distinct principles for framing research questions. The following sections describe these outcomes in detail and provide examples of research questions for each.
Three Primary Research Outcomes
In quantitative research, there are at least three basic research outcomes that will arise in writing the research questions. These are
- come up with a description,
- determine differences between variables, and
- find out correlations between variables.
Research Outcome Number 1. Come up with a description.
The outcome of your research question may be as a description. The description contextualizes the situation, explains something about the subjects or respondents of the study. It also provides the reader with an overview of your research.
For instance, the school administrator might want to study a group of teachers in a school to help improve the school’s performance in the licensure examinations. The school has been lagging in their ranking and there is a need to identify training needs to make the teachers more effective.
Specifically, the administrator would like to find out the composition of teachers in that school, find out how much time they spend in preparing their lessons, and what teaching styles they use in managing the teaching-learning process.
Below are examples of research questions for Research Outcome Number 1 on research about this hypothetical study.
3 Example Research Questions That Entail Description
- What is the demographic profile of the teachers in terms of age, gender, educational attainment, civil status, and number of training attended?
- How much time do teachers devote to preparing their lessons?
- What teaching styles are used by teachers in managing their students?
The expected outcomes of the example research questions above will be a description of the teachers’ demographic profile, a range of time devoted to preparing their lessons, and a description of the teachers’ teaching styles.
These research outcomes show tables and graphs with accompanying highlights of the findings. Highlights are those interesting trends or dramatic results that need attention, such as very few training provided to teachers.
Armed with information derived from such research, the administrator can then undertake measures to enhance the teachers’ performance. A hit-and-miss approach is avoided. Thus, the intervention becomes more effective than issuing memos to correct the situation without systematic study.
Research Outcome Number 2. Determine differences between variables.
To write research questions that integrate the variables of the study, you should be able to define what is a variable. If this term is already quite familiar to you, and you are confident in your understanding, you may read the rest of this post.
For example, you might want to find out the differences between groups in a selected variable in your study. Say you would like to know if there is a significant difference in long quiz scores (the variable you are interested in) between students who study at night and students who study early in the morning.
You may frame your research questions thus:
2 Example Research Questions to Determine Difference
Non-directional
- Is there a significant difference in long quiz score between students who study early in the morning and students who study at night?
Directional
- Are the quiz scores of students who study early in the morning higher than those who study at night?
The first example research question intends to determine if a difference exists in long quiz scores between students who study at night and those who study early in the morning, hence are non-directional. The aim is just to find out if there is a significant difference. A two-tailed t-test will show if a difference exists.
The second research question aims to determine if students who study in the morning have better quiz scores than what the literature review suggests. Thus, the latter is directional.
Research Outcome Number 3. Find out correlations or relationships between variables.
The outcome of research questions in this category will be to explain correlations or causality. Below are examples of research questions that aim to determine correlations or relationships between variables using a combination of the variables mentioned in research outcome numbers 1 and 2.
3 Example Research Questions That Imply Correlation Analysis
- Is there a significant relationship between teaching style and the long quiz score of students?
- Is there a significant association between the student’s long quiz score and the teacher’s age, gender, and training attended?
- Is there a relationship between the long quiz score and the number of hours devoted by students in studying their lessons?
Note that in all the preceding examples, the conceptual framework integrates the study variables. Therefore, research questions must always incorporate the variables in them so that the researcher can describe, find differences, or correlate them with each other.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What are examples of research questions in education?
Education research questions generally evaluate teaching methods, student achievement, learning environments, or school policies.
Examples:
1. What teaching styles are used by teachers in managing their students? (Descriptive)
2. How does the implementation of flipped classroom models affect student test scores in secondary STEM education? (Comparative or Experimental)
What are examples of research questions for students?
These are inquiries tailored around student behaviors, study habits, motivation, and academic milestones.
Examples:
1. How much time do students devote to preparing for their daily lessons and examinations?
2. What is the relationship between the number of hours spent studying and students’ long quiz scores?
What are examples of research questions in quantitative studies?
Quantitative research questions focus on measurable variables, statistics, numerical data, frequencies, and relationships. They typically fall into descriptive, comparative, or relationship-based categories.
Examples:
Descriptive: What is the average grade point average (GPA) of freshman students in university settings?
Comparative: Is there a significant difference in long quiz scores between students who study early in the morning and those who study at night?
Relationship-based: What is the correlation between weekly study hours and final exam scores among college students?
Where can I find examples of research questions and answers for thesis writing?
You can look to academic writing guide here in dev.simplyeducate.me detailing how to frame research aims around description, differences, and correlations—which pair questions with expected analytical outputs (like descriptive statistics or t-tests).
Example Pairing:
Question: Is there a significant relationship between teaching style and the long quiz score of students?
Expected Answer or Outcome: Statistical identification of whether specific teaching methodologies have a measurable positive, negative, or neutral correlation with academic performance.
What are good research questions examples for college students?
College-level research questions require a narrower, more analytical scope that connects independent and dependent variables relevant to higher education or specialized fields.
Examples:
1. How do socioeconomic factors impact access to digital learning platforms and online education among undergraduate students?
2. What is the impact of part-time employment on the academic performance and stress levels of university undergraduates?
What are 5 good research questions to use as a starting template?
Depending on your research goals, here are five templates spanning different intents:
Descriptive: What is the demographic profile of [target population] in terms of [list variables, e.g., age, income, experience]?
Comparative (Non-directional): Is there a significant difference in [measured outcome] between [Group A] and [Group B]?
Comparative (Directional): Are the performance scores of [Group A] higher than those of [Group B]?
Correlational: What is the relationship between [Independent Variable] and [Dependent Variable] among [target group]?
Outcome: How does participation in [program/intervention] affect the result of [target group]?
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How to approach research questions in a qualitative methodology?
PJGreene
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Dear Patricia,
Thanks for visiting SimplyEducate.Me. Qualitative methodology answers questions that cannot be answered simply by quantification. Answers to qualitative research questions are words, not numbers, as data for analysis. In the given example above on students’ long quiz score, you might want to ask a qualitative question like “What keeps students from studying their lessons?” Essentially, qualitative questions require qualitative methodology.
what will be a research question on topic of education system?
Dear zahir, education system is quite broad. What do you want to know about it. Narrow down your research topic into something that you can manage, or break down into variables that you can measure.
Pls sir, i want to formulate three different research questions and i dont know how to go about it. I need your help sir. The first one is about ladies who thought time is in their hands and keep finding already-made-man but found none. And when age is no longer on their side, the will begin to find anyone who come their way to marry and many will not see it, some will find the wrong partner etc. The second one is on the fall of education which lies on government, teachers and student – problems and prospects. The third, is diversifying resources to meet personal economic needs. Then, what are the dependent and independent variables. Thank u sir.
Dear Alih, the first question, I believe, relates to women preference in relation to their age. The second one is an exploratory study on how the government, teachers, and students perceive education. The third one pertains to personal finance. Perhaps you just want to know what are the factors that predict one’s income. As for the difference between the dependent and independent variables, read my previous post: https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2012/10/22/what-are-examples-of-variables-in-research/
Loved it..can you give an educational research proposal for my assignment??
Dear Aana, we usually provide that as a paid service because of the considerable time it takes to prepare.
Congratulation for the work you have been doing. my question is, “How social-economic status of student affect his/her academic perfomance?” and can I use it as my research title?
Hello Philemon, thank you for visiting SimplyEducate.me. Your question that will lend itself to statistical analysis should be: “Is there a significant relationship between a student’s socio-economic status and his/her academic performance?” By all means you may use the two variables in your research title. But I suppose there are already a lot of literature that show that there, indeed, is a significant relationship between socioeconomic status and academic performance.
Sir, is this an example of quantitative research?
Sir, is this an example of quantitative research? What are the things i need to consider in this research? Can you give me an example? Do i have to survey a lot of things? Thank you so much.
Hello sir,
I am going to do a research in my university. I have to make my research question based on political economy subject. I don’t know how to make a question to be applicable in the university. I need your help in this regard.
Thank you
Dear Zirbena,
Your research questions on political economy should revolve around interaction between politics and the economy. For example, you may ask the question: How can the level of corruption affect the market processes? Or probably, national policies on biodiversity to wildlife trade. Your question depends on your interest as a researcher. You also need to read researches related to political economy. See this example: https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/wp97139.pdf
Keep it up with the great work you are doing. At least i have an idea of what i am suppose to do in a research.
I however have one question, how can i frame my research question on multiculturalism? I am interested in finding out the degree of influence that other cultures have to the US economy particularly the Asians’.
Thanks for reading Elly. A good review of literature on the relationship between culture and the economy will help you figure out your research question. There are many theories out there that attempt to explain the influence of culture to the economy and vice-versa. The following reading can help you get started: http://www.micsem.org/pubs/counselor/frames/culture_economic_developmentfr.htm
you are doing a wonderful job!
My question is,” Do good athletes make good students and good citizens?” can u help me to find a good literature for dis topic… is this a good question?
– Educate Me Plx ! –
Dear Rozy, Dr. Kenneth Cooper, in his book aerobics says that studies indicate that those who were intelligent enough to keep themselves in good physical condition were also intelligent enough to make it as students and officers. Further, he says that a man who is physically fit usually has a better outlook, among others so that means that person will also be good citizens. Read the following article and see the references for more readings: http://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/files/p-fasrek/pdf/2011/DU%20TOIT%20et%20al%20%282011%29%20RELATIONSHIP%20BETWEEN%20PHYSICAL%20FITNESS%20AND%20ACADEMIC%20PERFORMANCE%20IN%20SOUTH%20AFRICAN%20CHILDREN.pdf
please help me to create a concept map using research terms n linking words
Dear Jammer,
I am not really clear about your request. See the following articles which might be relevant to your concern: https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2014/05/14/5-tips-on-how-to-make-a-mind-map-for-research-purposes/ and https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2013/09/14/how-to-use-a-mind-map-to-prepare-your-research-proposal/
Modern education systems tend to effect social inequality in the society. please help me to find readings for this topic
Dear Rozy, thank you for visiting this site.
You need to be more specific about what modern educational system you would like to study as well as what social inequality you would like to explore.
To shed light on this matter, please read my previous article written in Knoji here: https://college-college-life.knoji.com/what-is-the-difference-between-the-theoretical-framework-and-the-conceptual-framework/
I want to work on “the major causes accident”. So it’s that a good project topic.
Hello Gabriel, thanks for visiting dev.simplyeducate.me. I think that would make a good topic. But you have to define the context of your study. What specific accident would you like to look into? Is it road accident, accident at work, or other places it could occur? You need to translate your idea into something that you can focus on or manage.
What would be good research questions for a research topic ” project based learning on teaching and learning in Business Education.
Dear Kupsy, project based learning is founded on the assumption that learning can be best achieved if done independently by students. Thus, they are exposed to real world problems unlike the conventional approach in classrooms where they are at the receiving end.
An example directional research question I could figure out is: Are students trained under project based learning approach more congruent with their jobs after graduation compared to those who underwent conventional academic training? You may then have to measure the level of congruence as the dependent variable while the teaching approach, conventional and project based, are your independent variables.
Hope that helps.
Is this a good research question?
“Is there a significant relationship between the active use of Facebook and the self-esteem of a student?”
Dear Louie, your question is okay as long as you are clear on how you are going to measure active use of Facebook as well as a student’s self esteem. You also need to establish the relationship between the use of social media such as Facebook and self-esteem through your review of literature. That will strengthen your thesis on the social media vs. self-esteem connection.
Is this a good research question; “studying the relationship between managerial succession and organizational performance” and where would i get the literature view that would enable me build a good hypothesis and framework for data collection
Dear JoMak,
Let me rephrase your research question. It should be stated something like this: “Is there a significant relationship between managerial succession and managerial performance?” You will have to define your managerial succession and managerial performance. Read: https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2012/10/22/what-are-examples-of-variables-in-research/
You should be able to get free literature from several sources. I wrote about those sources here: https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2014/02/07/five-techniques-to-review-related-literature/
What will be likely research questions for a project like ” Motivation and teachers retention in secondary schools”? And what statistical method will be suitable?Thanks.
Dear Ogah,
Your research question may be posed like this: Is there a significant relationship between motivation and teacher’s retention in secondary schools? But of course you need to define what is motivation and teacher’s retention in measurable terms for you to apply statistical tests for it. The nature of the two variables that you try to relate will determine the type of statistical test. See discussion of the appropriate statistical test in https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2015/02/18/statistical-analysis-how-to-choose-a-statistical-test/
Is overweight problem too broad to use as a research topic? Thanks.
Hello Hanna,
If you want to study people being overweight, there are many things you need to consider such as associating this with health problems like diabetes, heart disease, or cancer. Or you might want to study a group of people who were once overweight but engaged themselves in an exercise program. Or maybe you’d want to study the relationship between diet and being overweight. Thus, you need to narrow down further your topic into something that can be investigated based on laid out objectives of your study. You should have a goal in mind first. You may read my previous post on how to design your study to address this concern: https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2014/04/24/research-goal-its-importance-in-designing-a-study/
Thank you so much for your help!
Thank you so much for your help!
Is this a good research problem?
“Effectiveness of Group Activities to Academic Performance”
Thank you so much!
Dear Mari, your research topic appears okay as long as you specify the group activities you will study as well as the specific variable you need to measure academic performance. There are just a lot of group activities that can influence academic performance which may be the student’s grade in a particular subject. To identify which group activities affect academic performance, you will have to review relevant literature.
Sir you are doing a great job which we are all benefiting from but my question sir is um currently doing an attachment at a company which specialises in the manufacturing of stock feed so i want to know how do i come out with a research question based on the company for an example one of the research question i had thought of was What makes(company name) succesful in the stockfeed industry?
Dear t.J, the first question you have to ask yourself or probably better, questions you should ask the managers or leaders of your stock feed company, is “What improvements do they desire or problems the company has to solve related to the operations of the stock feed company?” You just use research as a tool to help them. The bottom line is: Why do you want to do research in the first place? What are your objectives, goals or desires for the company? Start off with a purpose and design your research to fulfill that purpose. Your question will depend on the goals or objectives of the company. You should align your research to what they want to realize as a supplier of stock feed.
pls sir what do u think could be my research questions on effects of broken homes on academic performance of secondary students in Nigeria
Dear raliat, that is a good topic but first you have to define what you mean by broken homes as well as academic performance. You may read the following interesting article on your topic to see how the variables were measured: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1079510/Children-broken-homes-times-likely-suffer-mental-troubles-says-Government-study.html
Hi ..thank you so much for your article I was wondering if the following would be a good problem statement
What are effective strategies that will help to successfully implement reading groups in the elementary classroom?
Dear Betty,
Your question can be answered by reviewing existing literature. You should find a way to measure differences between strategies in implementing reading groups by comparing pupil performance under each strategy. Your question would be to compare differences between these strategies. For example, “Is there a significant difference between Strategy A and Strategy B in implementing reading groups among elementary pupils?”
I hope that helps. Thank you for visiting dev.simplyeducate.me
hi. in my country primary schools make up school development plans, which is a road map of the year. the plans are made towards the end of the year in preparation for the following year. however, most school do not follow their plans. as a researcher i want to find out why is this so. what do you think can be a research question .
Dear busi,
I missed your question but here’s my answer: Your concern is about the implementation of school development plans. Are schools required by the government to plan then execute their plans? If they are required then the issue is about the school’s compliance to the government’s directive. And there may be many reasons behind their inability to do so. Your initial question should be “What are the reasons for the school’s inability to follow their plans?” You will get a simple listing of all the reasons and you can then rank them accordingly to see which ones are preventing them from following their plans. It is possible that those plans were not backed up by the corresponding budget to carry it out. From this initial question, many other questions may arise for follow-up research.
I’m currently doing a project proposal for my Stat class. Is this a reasonable research question for a semester?
“Do students who go to school and work at the same time affect their academic performances?”
Dear AAAAP,
I believe your study will be a reasonable one. Please read the following paper by Nonis and Hudson (2006): http://www.fatih.edu.tr/~hugur/study_hard/Academic%20Performance%20of%20College%20Students.pdf
That will help jumpstart your study. Thank you for visiting Simplyeducate.me.
I am looking at reading intervention at my school for children from grades 3-8. what would be my possible research question for this topic. What am seeing here is that children guess many words, having hard time to pronounce them and more.
Dear Paul,
What you are saying that children guess many words is already your hypothesis. The issue has something to do with reading comprehension. You will need references about reading comprehension to direct your research towards your intended study.
Meanwhile, what would you like to do? Do you want to try your reading intervention if it will work? If you want to do so, your question would be “Is there a significant difference in reading comprehension between pupils who have undergone teaching style X and those who did not?” This of course requires a tool to measure reading comprehension.
Hi Patrick,
I am doing a research on struggling readers at a particular school. Can this research question work? If not how can I improve it? Please help. “What are the causes and effects of struggling readers at X school?”
Dear Lovely,
There are already literature available that can explain why students struggle in reading. Here’s a good reading for you to start off your study: http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/strategies/topics/literacy/articles/helping-struggling-readers/
The authors have identified four reasons and it would be great if you explore interventions to help struggling readers improve on their lot.
Thank you very much!
Hi Sir! Could you please help me with my research. It is about relationship of vocabulary to student’s achievement in Math. I need some suggestions about this topic. Thank you!
Dear Clang,
You already have identified your topic. You are asking if the vocabulary of students has something to do with their Math achievement. You just have to define exactly what you mean by vocabulary. Does it have to do with their mastery of the English language? You need to read the article on variables here ( https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2012/10/22/what-are-examples-of-variables-in-research/ ) to get a better idea on how to define the variables of your study.
Hello Sir,
Could you please help me with my research question. I am not sure if it has been already done. I am leaning towards qualitative research. The question I am formulating is : What teaching behaviors are strongly associated with high achievement among English Language Learners in elementary schools?
Is this reasonable. Thank you!
Dear Maria,
Looking for answers to your question is just a click away. Just go to Google Scholar and type a phrase with your variables, e.g. , relationship between teaching style and English proficiency. Here is a sample literature: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2307/3586356/abstract
I need help developing research questions and need to know if we can start it out with the word “if”. If teenagers had a healthier alternative to caffeinated and carbonated beverages, would that lower and/or eliminate obesity amongst youth?
Dear Viera,
Your question shows that you are clear on what you intend to do. If you are a student and asking the question starting with “if” is allowed by your school, go ahead and ask the question. The point in asking questions is for you to be able to pin down the question in your mind in answerable form. Being unconventional or innovative opens new doors that offer exciting discoveries. Please read https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2013/05/21/thinking-beyond-vs-outside-the-box/ for you to see what I mean. Alternatively, you may ask the question in its conventional form: “Is there a relationship between obesity and the type of beverage taken by the youth?”
Hi, I was wondering if you could help me develop a research question. The topic I was interested in is overpopulation of humans. My teacher wants this to be very specific and I’m having a hard time developing a questions. Here are some I came up with: “How over fishing leads to destruction of bio ecosystems”, “What is the psychology behind overpopulation of humans”. Thank you for your time
Dear Heidi,
Indeed your question is still general. You need to ask the question showing the variables you would like to explore. To understand how this works, you may read my post: https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2012/10/22/what-are-examples-of-variables-in-research/
What is the correct way to phrase the research question about the age of consumers who no longer buy unhealthy beverages and the decline in sales of those beverages?
Dear Viera,
You may read the following article on how to write your question: https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2012/10/22/what-are-examples-of-research-questions/
If you cannot still frame your question, you may go see an example I provided to allow one to perform statistical analysis: https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2013/10/12/example-of-a-research-question-and-its-corresponding-statistical-analysis/
Thank you for reading the articles here.
I need help with my research question that is being carried out for 5 weeks. Would this question be possible, “is organic prodcuts overpriced?” I need primary research whIch I am struggling with.
Dear Mich, if you want to know if your product is overpriced or not, then you need to have a standard by which you can compare. The price of products is dictated by the law of supply and demand. And at the end of the day, the final measure of the price is the willingness of people to pay for that product.
Therefore, considering whether a product is overpriced or not is just a matter of consumer perception. You may then have to ask customers if the price of organic products is overpriced or not compared to what people think the price of an organic product should be. Another way would be to ask people how much additional cost they are willing to pay to buy an organic product. The average additional cost may be assumed as the price limit for a product that is not overpriced.
I hope that helps. Thank you for visiting SimplyEducate.me.
A.O.A
My Question is How can we prove that Nestle Milk pack is pure …! If the Researcher has Reserch on it ?? ….!
Dear Muhamad, I’m not quite sure what your question is.
My question is A company of ”nestle” which Research’s that nestle is pure milk Then how can we prove that Nestle Milk pack is pure Milk ?
Dear Muhammad, if you are interested in knowing that Nestle milk pack is pure milk then you will have to use a standard that is considered pure milk. Alternatively, milk may be subjected to a lab test to confirm its purity.
“Why the level of students in X’s high schools is lessing?” will this make a good research question? thank you in advance.
Dear Alou, you’re probably looking at a phenomenon on deteriorating performance of students in X high school. That’s a good start to review related literature on factors affecting academic performance.
Gone through your work and its so wonderful how you handle it . i am working on my project proposal and am having hard time coming up with the best research question . help me out start with this if its good and its framing i will appreciate,,,, What are the implications of aligning investment decisions with overall strategy on company performance
Dear Cheks, asking for implications is too broad. What do you want to do or what outcomes do you want?
My research proposal is:
In patients receiving medical care, what is the effect of animal-assisted therapy on physical, emotional, and observed behavior?
Using PIO/question template but it sounds like it is missing something. Any advice?
Does the question need a narrowed down population?
Do I have too many dependent variables?
Thanks!
Dear Andrea, your questions seems vague? What is your target population?
I am looking to develop a research question about the teaching the concept of packaging to grade 10 students. Whether having a practical setting of them actively packaging items than just sitting there listening to me teach the topic
It seems you are not quite clear on what you want to do Alicia. Are you comparing two teaching approaches?
“How does the introduction of healthier items in McDonald’s menus from 2010-2015, measured by the nutrition count (provided by McDonald’s), have bearings on the image of Macdonald’s now in 2016?”
Dear raja, you can rephrase your question: Is there a significant difference in customer’s perception of McDonald’s food items before and after the company introduced healthier food items?
Hi can you help me with the literature for this topic: how can education be used to reconstruct a society?
That’s too general a question Unity. Narrow it down into manageable bits.
hi! I would like to ask if this is a good research title for my thesis?
” Factors affecting early childhood behaviour ” and if you have any reference that you would like to share with me?thanks a lot:)
Dear roselle, childhood behavior is too broad. You need to narrow this down further. Are you looking into their antisocial behavior, aggressive behavior, etc. Once you narrow this down, you can just go to Google Scholar and type your keyword there to start off a review.
hellow ! can you please narrow this reseach topic for me “A case study of khomasdal campus third and fourth year students teacher training on how to teach writing skills in senior primary phase” or is it fine like that ? Thanks
Dear Penny. So what do you want to get out of your case study? What for is your case study? Why do you want to study the training on writing skills?
I am about to begin an action research and your explanation of how to formulate research questions has made my task much clearer than before. Thank you very much for being generous with your knowledge.
Welcome Arthur. I’m glad this article helped you in your action research.
I need help! I am writing a research proposal and my topic is “Benefits Leveled Literacy Intervention system has on the reading levels for students identified as struggling readers”
I have a section where I have to write sub-problems, assumptions and limitations. I am not sure what to write for those three sections any ideas?
Dear Cari, just refer to your university’s research proposal manual for a description of the sections. Each university has its own unique format. Anyhow, subproblems are just mini-problems encompassed by your main questions. For example, if your problem statement is: Is there a relationship between BLLI and the reading levels of struggling readers? Your subproblem might be a question about the characteristics of struggling readers. When you cannot get the information you want for your study and it might be costly to obtain such information, you just write assumptions to level off understanding. You might assume that there is no difference between the reading skills of males and females. Lastly, limitations just define the extent of your study. For example, you might say that your study covers only first grade students, and not the everyone in the elementary level. May you find these tips useful in your study.
Thank you!!!
Hi. Please help me in this one. Is Mathematics Performance Enhancement Program Among Students a good research title? What would be the possible questions for this one. tnx.
Edgar, what do you want to do with Mathematics performance program? The answer will guide you in writing your problem statement.
Hi!
I need help for my research question for my thesis. I was thinking along the lines and to do in in a qualitative method such as semi-structured interview because I am not confident with my quantitative analysis skills. Will that be okay? I understand that a mix of both is the best, but my current skills are not equipped with doing a quantitate analysis.
I have a few questions in mind, are you able to assist me in your opinion and how to improve them?
1) Will citizens be unhappy with poor government performance?
2) Good government performance information is likely to increase more cynicism in citizens
I missed this question Bryan. Your first question is easily answered. Who’s happy with poor government performance? The point is, you need not conduct a study about it. As for the second question, you could possibly do research on that topic. That is not a research question but a hypothesis.
Hi!.. I am a teacher. Can you please help me to come up with topics that I can use for my research paper?.. It will be of great help if the topic is related to grade school pupils.
A heartfelt thank you!
Neri
Dear Neri, well you can start with the topics I have written for education researchers: https://dev.simplyeducate.me/2013/07/30/four-examples-of-research-topics-on-education/
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What a cool forum! I want to design a research study on the benefits of homework in increasing engagement and academic levels in primary schools..would this topic need refining or narrowing down further??
Thank you..
Dear Rhonda, indeed homework improves academic achievement. I think your research topic is focused.
Hello I nid help here cn u pliz hlp me to come up with a research problem in dis topic;engaging and empowering youth through government programs like;youth fund,national heritage,sports nd recreation and others also the literature review nd theories related to it…thanks
Dear Thato, your request needs considerable time. Use Google Scholar and look for information using keywords like youth empowerment. That keyword will show you some relevant studies you can read and understand.
Hi sir I greatly appreciate your work to humanity.I Wish you help me came out with a good research topic Muslim indigenous communities and their perceptions toward girl child long stay in school.Futhering education to post secondary
Dear Fritz, you are relating perception and length of education of women. What particular perception would your like to look into? Is it that they are in favor or not in favor? You need to be specific.
Hello , your article was an interesting read. thank you
We have to design a research question which is related to business.
e.g. does business investment on advertising actually contribute toward customer awarness and lead to business profitability . is this is a suitable one?
Dear Nilanke, the way I see it, you need not study that question. Indeed if there is advertising, people will be aware about a product and there is a greater chance that people will buy that product. Find other questions that are not easily answered or require a systematic approach to obtain answers.
hello sir!
i have my research regarding the facilitative learning style to raise the students’ academic performance and i want to know if there is a need for me to narrow down my topic ? Secondly, can you suggest research questions on this topic? thank you so much. 😉
That seems alright Rut. Just review the literature to strengthen your framework.
My topic is student school engagement and emotional engagement a correlate of academic achievement of a state
My topic is student school engagement and emotional engagement as a correlate of academic achievement: what will be the research question.
You are doing a great job sir and your articles are quite helpful. Please help see to this dissertation topic : Influence of Teachers attitude, intellectual capacity and experience on students academic achievement. Also, help with theoretical and conceptual framework. Thanks in anticipation.
Hallow Sir, I’m in South Africa, I wish to do a research on the so called , fees must fall, a calling made by South African University students which led to riots and unrests. How do I phrase my research question with good variables.
Dear Bhekizenzo, you need to write your objectives first. What outcome would you want out of your study.
Hello, I am having difficulty structuring my research question, I was wondering if you could give me some help. The question that I have been working with so far is ‘What are post-primary teachers’ perceptions of teacher collaboration’? The sub-questions to this question include; Are teachers collaborating in school. How are they collaborating? What factors support or inhibit collaboration among post-primary teachers? and How important is school leadership in supporting and facilitating a collaborative culture?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Dear Athena, find a need and see how your knowledge in accounting could be put to good use.
Dear Santana, you need to define the term “collaboration.” How can you assess it? Are there indicators of collaboration? Reading the literature will help you.
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Am trying to start a research and my proposed topic is;;the effect of transparency and accountability on performance of medium and large enterprises.let me know would this be a good topic for my research sir?
Dear Wilbroad,
I believe your topic is a good one. Just have measurable indicators for transparency and accountability as well as business enterprise performance.
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Please can you start a research question with Do” example;- Do they purchase because of the celebrity?
Do they purchase because of the brand?
Omi, asking the question is just okay. However, the convention is to state in a way that will facilitate the formulation of the hypothesis. In your question, preference branded and non-branded products is the research focus. Hence, the question would ideally be: Is there a significant difference between sales of branded and non-branded products?
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Its an excellent job you are doing. I want to know that what will be research questions on the topic “Role of social media in teaching learning process”. Response will be highly appreciated.
Dear Abbas, my suggestion is: Is there a difference between the use of social media and the conventional pedagogical approach?
Hi. I am thinking of writing my research paper on teaching English. my research question is English Immersion vs. Bilingual Approach. I am thinking to choose Empirical Research Method (Qualitative Research). Need a source for ideas and the already existing research paper on my chosen topic. Could anyone support me with the info. Thanx
Hello there?
i am doing a research on CLOUD COMPUTING IN OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTION AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA . Just wondering what research questions will be good.
Thanks
Hi, my research title is about the Effect of Social Media to Academic Performance of Learners. What are good research questions for it?thank you..
You just said it Elaine. You may ask: “Is there a relationship between the use of Facebook and academic performance?”
Hi, please help me come up with a research topic and questions. I strongly feel that the secondary school curriculum in my country is overloaded, since teachers are sometimes forced to work on weekends and even school holidays to cover the syllabus. student centered methods are ignored in the interest of covering the syllabus on time. please help.
Can you please give me a title research about lack of sleep in relation educational performance of students? can I also have some references regarding this and RRL?
Hi this page is wonderful. I need to write a research practice assignment and I’m struggling to make a research question. It needs to be business related in South Africa
I need some questions on a research paper I’m writing on Minority Women in University Administration.
Sir/Madam,
I need assistance in formulating a research question on the use of a sash for the school of applied arts and technology
Hi. I want to formulate a research question on opioid abuse and disorder of high school adolescents in a particular region. How do I go about it qualitatively?
I am Valentine by name. Might not be able to locate this site. I need a research proposal on the topic… ” A study on the effects of the hazards of methyl methacrylate (monomer) on dental technologists in the university college hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria”…
I know i will have to pay cos of the effort.. email me on vnwaozor@gmail.com. Thanks.
Thanks for the work done.
At least I have tried to understand the variable though still some how lacking.
I need a help on how can I formulate a topic in Education field talk of Assessment of learner’s determining there knowledge.
Or Examination in determining the best learner.
Thanks once again.
Am Raban from Uganda
Can you please help me in rephrasing a research question for mid-level management research
What is the reason for very less middle level women managers when compared to the low-level women managers?
Dear Gayathri, what you would like to do is to compare the mid and the low-level women managers. You may then ask, “Is there a difference between mid- and low-level women managers in terms of … (whatever variable you want to examine the difference). There should be a measure for comparison.
Amazing presentation. Thank you following from Kenya
Thank you Kamene.
Can u give me a research title about the marketing strategy. Thank u 🙂
Good job 🙂 I want to know that what will be research questions on the topic, “the impact of Modular learning to the students on Covid 19 pandemic?
I selected the Sustainable Development Goal 1 about Poverty.
The research project is about how students conceptualize sustainable livelihoods on Poverty. Help me to write a good research topic from that Goal 1 and what are some of the research questions and interview questions suitable for it please.
Dear Fafagu, poverty is quite a big issue to deal with. Narrow it down into something that you can measure. Related to livelihood, you may perhaps explore the difference between the livelihood opportunities in urban and rural places. Which of these places offers greater opportunities to reduce poverty?
Thanks for all that u are doing….but I was asked the following questions…but I don’t have any topic at heart…..pls if u can help me with a research question….I believe I can do the rest….or better still tell me how to go about it…I need a research question under education. Thanks.
*Questions*
1) Generate a researchable research topic.
2) indicate the independent and dependable variables.
3) State 2 research questions and 2 research hypothesis to the study.
4) Indicate the population of the study.
5) Indicate the sample of the the study.
Dear Delicate, here is a guide on how to find a good topic: https://dev.simplyeducate.me//2015/06/20/good-research-topic/
good one, this has been so helpful ,i would like to know what research topic can be for ‘effectiveness of erythropoietin in dialysis patients with ckd’
My topic: impact of educational facilities on the academic performance of students
Please I need help with three research questions and three hypothesis…
My topic is “The high failure rates in an education course among first-year students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education programme in Fiji University”.Please I need help with three research questions and three hypothesis…