4 Regular vs. Research Questions
Most of us look for information to answer questions every day, and we often act on the answers to those questions. Are research questions any different from most of the questions for which we seek information? Yes.
See how they’re different by looking over the examples of both kinds below and answering questions about them in the next activity.
Examples: Regular vs. Research Questions
Regular Question: How many children play musical instruments?
Research Question: What is the role of music in modern life?
Regular Question: When was it common to learn Latin in high school?
Research Question: How does learning Latin make someone a more educated person?
Regular Question: What is the Whorfian Hypothesis?
Research Question: Why have linguists cared about the Whorfian hypothesis?
Regular Question: What company developed the first home computer?
Research Question: What does it mean to be computer literate?
Regular Question: What was la Reconquista?
Research Question: How can learning about this historical event help us to better understand contemporary religious strife?
Regular Question: Does MLA style recommend the use of generic male pronouns intended to refer to both males and females?
Research Question: How do age, gender, IQ, and socioeconomic status affect whether students interpret generic male pronouns as referring to both males and females?
