QUESTIONS Thate Educational Rechearchers ASK:


The specifi c question chosen for research, of course, depends on the area that
interests the researchers, their background, and the particular problem they
confront.some children more achievement-oriented than other children?" the relationship.Probably more common in quantitative educational research are studies that
aim to test already existing theories.Theories of learning have thus been developed because investigators have shown the relationships among
 certain methods, individual and
environmental variables, and the effi ciency of the learning process.From the fi ndings, they may begin to formulate a theory about
the phenomenon. PRACTICAL QUESTIONS:

Many questions in educational research are direct and practical, aimed at solving specifi c problems that educators may encounter in everyday activities."What is the
relative effectiveness of the problem discussion method as compared with the
lecture method in teaching high school social studies?"THEORETICAL QUESTIONS:

Questions of a theoretical nature are those asking "What is it?" or "How does
it occur?"Research with a theoretical orientation may focus on either developing new
theories or testing existing theories.or "Why does it occur?"