Identifying and Stating a Research Problem

Identifying and Stating a Research Problem

1. Choose a topic or subject

   • Use sources
     • Theories
     • Experiences
     • Studies,etc
       • Identified problem
         • Transform to a manageable problem

2. Good Problem

   • Interesting
     • Theoretical and Practical
       • Improve education
         • Ethical and not harm
           • Use available resources

3. Start

   • Quantitative
     • Indicate variables
   • Qualitative
     • Use general language
   • Use hypothesis
     • It's based on a sound rationale
       • Inductive-Deductive
       • Research hypothesis
       • Non directional - Directional

4. Testing Hypothesis

   • With the help of resources the researcher tests hypotheses