Formulating an enquiry question
I can use research frameworks to create good enquiry questions.
Formulating an enquiry question
I can use research frameworks to create good enquiry questions.
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Key learning points
- An enquiry question helps geographers to learn more about the world when they do fieldwork.
- A good enquiry question guides the geographer through the enquiry process, is linked to place and uses precise language.
- Enquiry questions come from different ways of conducting fieldwork known as research frameworks.
Keywords
Enquiry - a way of learning new information about a place by following a set course of activities or tasks
Hypothesis - a prediction taken at the start of the enquiry that can then be tested
Research framework - the type of geographical research on which the enquiry will focus
Common misconception
A good enquiry question is answered in the data collection stage.
A good enquiry question guides you through all stages of the enquiry to help you find an answer.
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