PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1 🚩

Emma wants to know how sleep affects a child's ability to practice their band instrument. Which of the following research questions would best help Emma find information about her topic?

• Are band instruments useful for parents?

• Should children be allowed to be in band?

• How many children in middle school are in band?

• Do children who sleep longer practice their band instrument longer?

Leland is curious about the health benefits of a vegetarian diet. Which of the following research questions would provide the most information about this topic?

• Why are some people opposed to vegetarian diets?

• What are the most common types of vegetarian diets?

• What percentage of people in the U.S. follow a vegetarian diet?

• Why do some doctors recommend following vegetarian diets?

What do you call a good characteristic of a research question expressed in the lowest possible words?

• complex

• concise

• focused

• researchable

What characteristic of a good research question is the statement, "If the research questions are not clearly formulated , or have no direction, you will find yourself with too much data, and yet, not knowing what to do with them?"

• clear

• concise

• focused

• researchable

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good research question?

• ambiguous

• clear

• concise

• focused

Which of the following is not a type of guided response type of question?

• dichotomous

• multiple choice

• free answer type

• multiple response

Ava wants to know how diet can affect a person's attitude and mental health. Which of the following research questions could Ava use to find information about her topic??

• Which types of fast food have the most calories?

• What are the health benefits of eating dark chocolate?

• How does the sodium in salt increase blood pressure?

• How does the consumption of sugar affect mood?

Research questions should be unbiased. This means we should______.

• avoid issues that have already developed a strong opinion about (soapbox issues)

• avoid embedding leading phrases (like "we should" or "what is the best...")

• choose neutral phrasing like "How does [x] impact [y]?"

• choose topics that we have already conducted research on and have a favorite answer for.

What are the two elements of a research paper or thesis.

• scope and limitation

• limitation and delimitation

• scope and delimitation

• scope and research question

Which of the following defines the topic and boundaries of the research problem to be investigated?

• assumptions

• scope and limitation

• scope and delimitations

• significance of the study