Researchable Question: EDIT 6900 & Assignment Description

EDIT 6900 & 7340
Researchable Question
Assignment Description
Value: 10 points
designed by Janette Hill; adapted by M. Fitzgerald
Updated 9-20-07 for EDIT 6900

Mode

M.Ed. and non-degree students: here, you need to make a choice between working in a team and working alone. I have no preference - you may truly choose the best scenario to fit your needs and learning style.
Ed.S. students: because this Question forms the basis of your Applied Project, you must do this as an individual.
Students in any degree program working alone should feel free to solicit lots of peer feedback from cohort members and classmates.

Purpose
A research project begins with a problem or feeling of curiosity. After some initial reading for background, the next step is to compose a researchable question. The question serves as the focus for any research project. Evaluation of this assignment will not be qualitative. Instead, the goal is to construct the question (with supporting elements), and full credit will be given for a complete submission. Qualitative feedback, however, will be provided, so that you may launch your project properly.

It can be a major challenge to write a question that is truly "researchable." Do your best to make your question specific and answerable. The instructional team will work with you (even after the assignment is graded) toward the goal of establishing a truly researchable question.

Components

The following statement (one sentence, if possible): My study is about...
Paragraph: why you perceive this to be a problem worthy of research for a lay audience*
Context: brief explanation of where this problem is situated - media center, classroom, etc.
Research Question: it should be one sentence, and it should be a question
Rubric with self-assessment

*clarification added 9/20:
Justify your study to a principal, parent, or some other interested, educated person who knows nothing about our field.

Submission Format
Please submit each of these:

Hard copy handed in, Sep 29 (all pieces together)
Post to your assignment page (all team members link to the assignment)

Evaluation Checklist

Criterion	Value	Your assessment: (yes or no)	MAF's assessment
Answers the question "My study is about ____"	2	.	.
Indicates how this question is worthy of research	2
Provides enough context for readers to picture your problem situation	2
Research Question is a single sentence	1	.	.
Research Question is a question	1
You self-assessed	1	.	.
Mechanics are not a problem	1	.	.

Total:

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Updates: 9/20: changed submission format for EDIT 6900. 9/6: specified submission format

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