Research question worksheet

Narrow a topic into a researchable question.

All levels

Fields

• Broad topic — Example: Online learning
• Population — Example: First-year engineering students
• Setting and time — Example: One UAE university, 2025–26
• Variable or phenomenon — Example: Video-lecture completion and exam scores
• Draft question — Example: Is video-lecture completion associated with exam performance among…?
• FINER check — Example: Feasible ✓ Interesting ✓ Novel ? Ethical ✓ Relevant ✓