Educational Research Methods
A site to support teaching and learning...
Analysing
Research Questions
This simple framework may be useful for analysing research questions in studies.
In your reading:
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•It can direct you to what to expect elsewhere in a research report;
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•It can help you search for coherence in a research study
It may also be useful for thinking about the suitability and adequacy of your own research questions.
The questions in black text refer to the logic of a research design. The red text invokes consideration of the ethical aspects of a study.
You can download a copy of this diagram (for example, if you wish to annotate it when analysing particular studies): RQ Analytical FW.pdf
This is a personal site of Keith S. Taber to support teaching of educational research methods.
(Dr Keith Taber is Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.)
Taber, K. S. (2013). Classroom-based Research and Evidence-based Practice: An introduction (2nd ed.). London: Sage.
