Broad questions (also known as “open-ended questions”): • have no specific answer. • require higher-level thinking, exploration, observation, or an opinion. • promote discussion and divergent thinking.
Are research questions broad?
Make sure you have enough sources and information to answer your research question. Have defined and specific concepts. Remember you should use in your question only terms with well-defined meanings. We suggest avoiding broad questions and vague language.
Is the question too broad or too narrow?
For example, your research may bring you to the major things thought to have caused obesity in the recent last two to hree decades in order to establish a direct relationship between cause and treatment. Once you establish that direct cause-and-effect relationship, you can project similar types of relationships based on the new genetic research.
What to do if your topic is too broad?
Focus : Make sure that your topic isn’t too narrow or too vague. If the topic is too broad, you will be overwhelmed with information. If the topic is too narrow, you may not be able to find enough information for your research paper. A good first step is trying to ask a question about your topic to give you both a focus and structure.
Is it too broad to ask for tips?
Asking for general tips based purely around location or time of day seems too broad. To narrow the questions down, you need to think about what it is you are actually trying to achieve. What is it that’s missing from your knowledge / experience?
Do you consider all four topics while answering?
While answering please consider all the four topics, and demonstrate example questions for the same. They should address a specific issue. Demonstrate that you’ve put effort into the question yourself and that you’re not just casting a wide net. If you’re just casting a wide net, we’re really not the right place – at least on the Q&A portion.
