How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education, 5/e

Jack R. Fraenkel, San Francisco State University
Norman E. Wallen, San Francisco State University

The Research Problem

Learning Objectives

Studying this chapter should enable you to:

Give some examples of potential research problems in education

Formulate a research question

Distinguish between researchable and nonresearchable questions

Name five characteristics that good research questions possess

Describe three ways to clarify unclear research questions

Give an example of an operational definition and explain how such definitions differ from other kinds of definitions

Explain what is meant in research by the term "relationship" and give an example of a research question that involves a relationship

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