Chapter 2: Ask a Compelling Question - Vocabulary Quizlet
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research question
a question posed about a specific person, thing, phenomenon, etc. Scientists, scholars, and others begin with a research question, and then conduct research to answer this question.
topic
a specific aspect of a subject, an area that a researcher explores in a paper, presentation, or other kind of research project.
idea generator
a list of topics, often found on the Web.
concept mapping
an idea-generating process in which a person or a group records a concept, writes a cluster of words or phrases around this concept, and then repeats the process with the new set of words and phrases.
brainstorming
an idea-generating process in which a person or group freely lists all the ideas that come to mind.
