Crafting a great question

Landing on an area of academic interest is part of the challenge BUT there is a skill and some learned technique in developing and designing a good question.

Why, what, how

Overview of the session

You will develop an understanding that a great question is one which invites you to be evaluative and critical, rather than merely descriptive or narrative

heLP FOR THIS SESSION

Mr Grimble, as EPQ coordinator and general expert from the world of crafting critical evaluation and opinion pieces, offers his teaching wisdom through these slides.

Mr Grimble’s slides……………………

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In practice…

You are looking for a question in which it feels as though there is something at stake, something to be debated. You’re after a topic which could be approached from a number of different perspectives or angles, or which has more than one possible, plausible answer…

    Research…

    Our research is therefore chance to develop an understanding of – and critically evaluate – these different angles…

    …so that we can reach a compelling and thoughtful conclusion.