{"id":258,"date":"2023-06-30T23:14:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T06:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/?p=258"},"modified":"2023-06-30T23:14:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T06:14:28","slug":"activity-3-what-makes-a-good-research-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/activity-3-what-makes-a-good-research-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity 3 | What makes a good research question?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s2.research.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/24114614\/research-question-1-1200x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"240\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/240;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There are many things to consider when considering what makes a good research question. A good research question is fundamental for leading meaningful and effective research. Here are 2 key patterns that I have seen when it comes to the characteristics of a good research question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be clear and focused: A good research question should be clear and concise, focusing on a specific subject, statement, or problem within the broader area. It should avoid being too general or too limited, ensuring that the research remains manageable and attainable (Bell, n.d.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Reference<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bell, T. (n.d.-b). <em>LibGuides: Developing your essay: 2. What focus will you take in the work?<\/em> Libguides.royalroads.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2023, from https:\/\/libguides.royalroads.ca\/developing_essay\/focus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many things to consider when considering what makes a good research question. A good research question is fundamental for leading meaningful and effective research. Here are 2 key patterns that I have seen when it comes to the characteristics of a good research question: Be clear and focused: A good research question should [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lrnt522"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/293"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions\/259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}