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STATEMENT OF  PROBLEM

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Problem statement 

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Presents the issue to be researched

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Answers the question

  • What issue needs to be addressed and why?

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4 parts of a problem 

statement

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1.Context

Provide background

Information.

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Helps reader understand the problem's relevance 

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2.Issue

Clearly states the problem

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What we need to know about it

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3. Relevance

Provides Justification of the problem

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States why this problem is worth investigation

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��Emphasize significance of the problem

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Highlight problem's

 implications

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Explain potential consequences of the problem

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4. Objectives

Assert what you hope to discover, clarify or confirm.

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Qualities of a good research question

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Five elements of a problem statement

Topic

Educational issue

Evidence for the issue

Deficiencies for the evidence

What remedying will do for the select audience

Subject area

A concern

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A problem

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Something that needs a solution

Evidence from the literature 

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Evidence from the practical experience

In this body of evidence, what is missing?

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What do we need to know more about?

How will addressing what we need to know help:

-researchers

-educators

-individuals like those in the study

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