Learning goals
At the close of the Focusing Research Topics workshop, students will be able to:
- Sufficiently narrow a broad topic, and identify the criteria for recognizing when such a topic has been articulated.
- Articulate analytical, researchable questions about a focused topic.
- Name a variety of motivating purposes for research, such as the creation of a new process; the clarification or complication of previous understanding; the illumination of a contemporary issue; or the replication of earlier, preliminary findings.
Workshop materials
- Lesson plan PDF (with printable handouts)
- Lesson plan slides (with embedded handouts)
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