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Students learn about: the focus of research eg: question/hypothesis
Students learn to: Be able to identify the focus of the research
To guide you in formal research, a very clear idea is essential. This could be in the form of a question that would drive your research and become its focus. Alternatively, a hypothesis is a statement that can be proven or disproven through research. It anticipates a relationship between two variables and can be tested to see if it is true or false.
Activity 1:
Choose an article or online source to determine the focus of the research. IRP's from previous years can be looked at.
Write a clear research question and hypothesis for this project
Activity 2:
Do a quick search on the research conducted by Dr Jordan Smith inside the Active Teen Leaders Avoiding Screen time Program.
Write a paragraph that discusses the focus of the research
Activity 3:
Do a quick search on the work of Dr Kristy Goodwin. If she was to conduct research in her field, what would be the focus of her research?
Write a research question and a hypothesis for her research focus.
What is a hypothesis? (3)
Outline the purpose of a research question (3)
How would you distinguish between a research question and a hypothesis? (4)
Explain why developing a clear hypothesis or research question at the beginning of a project is important. (5)
Past HSC Questions
“Explain the importance of both confidentiality and accurately crediting sources of data when conducting a quality research project” (5) 2019
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