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Research
Questions
 The specific or sub questions,
called Research Questions to
specify the scope and the method
in collecting and analyzing data,
give you the right direction in your
research.
 The research questions
formulated give focus to the
research as well as guide the
appropriateness of the decisions
the researcher made.
A quantitative research problem
can generate a set of research
questions or sub-problems that
fall under any of these types of
research questions:
Topic: ONLINE CLASS
Research Problem: Low grades of SHS
students in PRECALCULUS
Purpose of the Statement: To enhance
students’ performance of SHS students in
PRECALCULUS.
Research Questions: Can video lessons
improve the grades of SHS students in
PRECALCULUS?
Types of Research Questions:

Descriptive Relation Casual

research questions questions
questions
Descriptive research
questions

ask questions on the kind,

qualifications, and categories
of the subjects or participants.
 Example
Questions: What are the most important
factors that influence the career of SHS
students

Variable: Factors influencing career choices

Group: Senior High School Students
Relation questions

are questions about the

nature and manner of
connection between or
among variables.
 Example
Questions: What is the differences usage
behavior on Facebook between male and female
SHS students?
Variable: Usage behavior on Facebook
Group: 1. Male Senior High School student
2. Female Senior High School student
Casual questions

reasons behind the effects of

the independent variable on the
dependent variable is the focus
of these types of research
questions.
 Example
Questions: What is the relationship between
study time and exam scores among senior
high school students?

Dependent Variable: Exam scores

Independent Variable: Study time
There are two approaches to
quantitative research
questions:
1
Deductive approach – goes from
bigger ideas such as theories or
concepts to smaller ideas.
2
Inductive approach – focus on description
of things to prove. Central to this approach
are specific details to prove the validity of
a certain theory or concept.
 Guidelines for Writing
1. Pose a question.
2. Begin with “how”, “what”, or “why”.
3. Specify the independent, dependent, and mediating
or control variables.
4. Use the words, describe, compare, or relate to
indicate the action or connection among the
variables.
5. Indicate the participants and the research site for
the study.