Week 20

Developing, Articulating and Evaluating the Inquiry Question(s) in Your Research Essay

Depending on the insights you gain from the literature, the inquiry question might seek to answer ‘how’ or ‘what’ or ‘why’ about an aspect of your area of focus in your particular context. It might seek to provide an answer about something that is a gap in the existing research.
Your inquiry question should be open-ended, and not answerable with a simple “yes” or “no”, or a few factual statements. Try to avoid terms that are too broad or vague such as "modern technological practices" and presumptions like "most effective in...".
Structuring Your Inquiry Question
To what extent does gamification impact on behavioural engagement for Year 10 distance learners?


Whānau - the family structure principle The whānau and the practice of whanaungatanga (family connectedness) is an integral part of Māori identity and culture. What other perspectives may be relevant as you apply your new learning from the literature to your Action Plan?
Whānau and whānaungatanga come to the foreground as a necessary ingredient for Māori education, Māori health, Māori justice and Māori prosperity. It will be important to have that link to the supervisors through the ClassDojo App.
Kaupapa - the collective philosophy principle Kaupapa Māori initiatives are held together by a collective vision and commitment. In what ways does your new learning from the literature that you will bring to your action plan connect to a collective vision and commitment?
In Māori education, for example, ‘Te Aho Matua’ is a formal charter that has collectively been articulated by Māori working in Kaupapa Māori initiatives. This vision connects Māori aspirations to political, social, economic and cultural well-being. Likewise in Māori health, a healthy Māori would have be healthy politically, culturally, socially and economically.