Q3: Statement of the Problem

Question 1

A concise description of an issue to be addressed or a condition to be improved upon.

Answer 1

problem statement

Question 2

A concise description of an issue to be addressed or a condition to be improved upon.

Answer 2

problem statement

Question 3

It identifies the gap between the current state and desired state of a process or product.

Answer 3

problem statement

Question 4

True or False

Problem statement should address the relevance of the research & why it is important to resolve the problem.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Purpose of the Statement of the Problem:

Answer 5

• To describe the substantive focus of the research study
• To identify the issue that is a concern and focus it in a way that allows it to be studied in a systematic way.
• To clarify why your study and project in general is valuable.
• To pose initial research questions
• To forecast the literature to be discussed in the second section
• To discuss the limitations of the study

Question 6

Two parts of the statement of the problem

Answer 6

1. General statement of the problem/objective
2. specific research questions

Question 7

Begin the research questions with ________ or ________ explanation of a qualitative research design.

Answer 7

• WHAT?
• HOW

Question 8

A question that implies an explanation of an occurrence and suggests a cause-and-effect type of thinking.

Answer 8

“Why?”

Question 9

True or False

A statement of the problem should only focus on a single phenomenon or concept.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False

Qualitative research uses exploratory and directional verbs.

Answer 10

False

non-directional verbs

Question 11

Verb used for grounded theory problem statement

Answer 11

discover

Question 12

Verb used for ethnography

Answer 12

seek to understand

Question 13

verb used for a case study

Answer 13

explore the process of

Question 14

verb used for phenomenology

Answer 14

describe the experiences of

Question 15

verb used for narrative research

Answer 15

report the stories

Question 16

Quantitative reserach uses ____________ verbs such as: affect; effect; influence; impact; cause; relation; relate; and determine.

Answer 16

directional

Question 17

True or False

The research question should be permanent throughout the study.

Answer 17

False

It can still evolve and change during the study

Question 18

True or False

Use open-ended questions without reference to the literature or theory unless otherwise indicated by a qualitative strategy of inquiry.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

True or False

The problem statement should not yet specify the participants and the research site of the study.

Answer 19

False

Specify them if the information is not yet given.