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Research problem and objectives

Research Aptitude

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Overview

A good research problem is clear, researchable and significant; objectives state precisely what the study will find out.

Key points

A research problem should be specific, feasible, original and relevant.
Research questions narrow the problem.
Objectives use action verbs (to examine, to compare, to identify).
Objectives guide design, tools and analysis.
The FINER criteria: feasible, interesting, novel, ethical, relevant.
Delimitations state the scope of the study.

Explanation

Too broad a problem cannot be studied well.
Limitations are weaknesses beyond the researcher’s control.
Operational definitions make terms measurable.
Objectives should match the title.
A literature review helps refine the problem.

Step by step

Identify the concept, method or policy asked.
Recall the definition, thinker, year or rule.
Apply it to the situation and eliminate extreme options.

Examples

"Education in India" → too broad; "Effect of storytelling on Grade 3 vocabulary in two Bhubaneswar schools" → focused.
Objective: "To compare reading scores of children taught with phonics and without phonics."
Delimitation: "The study is limited to government schools of one district."

Traps and advanced points

Trap: Vague problems.
Trap: Objectives that do not match the title.
Trap: Mixing delimitations and limitations.

Quick revision

FINER.
Action-verb objectives.
Delimitation vs limitation.

Practice MCQs

A good research problem should be —
1. already solved
2. vague and broad
3. specific, feasible and relevant
4. impossible to study
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Answer: (c) specific, feasible and relevant. Clear and researchable.
FINER criteria stand for feasible, interesting, novel, ethical and —
1. random
2. relevant
3. rapid
4. rare
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Answer: (b) relevant. R = relevant.
Objectives should use action verbs such as —
1. to feel
2. to appreciate
3. to know
4. to compare
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Answer: (d) to compare. Measurable verbs.
"Education in India" as a research problem is —
1. ideal
2. too narrow
3. unethical
4. too broad
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Answer: (d) too broad. It must be narrowed.
Delimitations describe —
1. the scope chosen by the researcher
2. weaknesses beyond control
3. results
4. references
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Answer: (a) the scope chosen by the researcher. The researcher sets boundaries.
Limitations are —
1. weaknesses beyond the researcher’s control
2. the scope chosen
3. the title
4. the hypotheses
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Answer: (a) weaknesses beyond the researcher’s control. They affect interpretation.
Operational definitions make terms —
1. secret
2. longer
3. measurable
4. vague
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Answer: (c) measurable. They define how variables are measured.
Research questions mainly —
1. narrow the problem
2. replace data
3. list references
4. end the study
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Answer: (a) narrow the problem. They focus the inquiry.
Objectives should match the —
1. printer
2. title of the study
3. font
4. page numbers
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Answer: (b) title of the study. Alignment is essential.
The literature review helps to —
1. refine the problem
2. avoid planning
3. skip objectives
4. collect fees
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Answer: (a) refine the problem. It shows gaps and focus.