Research Questions and Data Collections

Readings:
Hubbard & Power - Chapter 3 - Strategies for Data Collection & Appendix C
Research Workshop: Strategies for Working Toward a Research Question
By JoAnn Portalupi
Bisplinghoff - Teacher Planning as Responsible Resistance
Frank - Chapter 2 - 7

“The first real step in learning is figuring out the question.”
"Many report that they cannot find the question until they get a glimpse of the answer."

Some strategies:
Take a look at your day and think deeper about what is happening. Wonder about what to pursue.
Create a list about areas that are interesting to you.
Examine the list of questions. 
Write some “what” or “how” questions.
Figure out what kind of data you need to gather in order to answer your question.  Ask yourself how you will go about collecting the data.
Be aware of how your investigation will effect your students.



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