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The Purpose of Research
The Purpose of Research
The purpose of research is to advance knowledge, increase understanding, educate others and inform practice. Research primarily attempts to describe or explain things.
The purpose of research is to advance knowledge, increase understanding, educate others and inform practice. Research primarily attempts to describe or explain things.
The Focus of Research
The Focus of Research
The focus of research refers to what the investigation will be guided by, whether it is a question or a hypothesis.
The focus of research refers to what the investigation will be guided by, whether it is a question or a hypothesis.
RESEARCH QUESTION:
RESEARCH QUESTION:
A research question includes a problem, which has the intention of being solved through the research being conducted, posed as a question or a statement.
Highlight the area of interest and underline the problem to solve in the question on page 4 of your workbook
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS:
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS:
Alternatively, a hypothesis is a predication statement that will be either proven or disproven through conducting the research.
Link: How to write a hypothesis...
Develop a hypothesis for TWO of the questions on page 4
Explore a variety of existing research projects or reports.
Explore a variety of existing research projects or reports.
Preview AT LEAST three previous IRPs and record the following on page 5 of your workbook:
Preview AT LEAST three previous IRPs and record the following on page 5 of your workbook:
What was the focus of the research?
What was the question?
What was the hypothesis?
Developing a Question
Developing a Question
A well written question uses the PICOT scaffold:
A well written question uses the PICOT scaffold:
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