The Question

After our tutorial I began looking at the question that would best describe the subject of my essay, I also had to make the question different to the one I discussed for my previous essay as I did not want to repeat too much of the research.

This was a problem I was worried about, I had researched the topic quite thoroughly in my previous essay and I was concerned that I would be repeating the same information or researching along the same lines. I made a list of the points my previous essay covered and aimed to stay clear of those if I could, or at least to look at the area from a different angle or in greater depth.

One of the best ways that I could change the content of my research would be to alter the question. This would divert the course of my research and hopefully ensure nothing is repeated.


I narrowed my choices of essay question down to three possible choices...


1) How have digital games changed the way education is delivered in primary schools?

2) Have digital games enhanced education in the primary sector (Key Stage 1)

3) How has the role of digital games changed in the primary school sector?


Although the three questions sounded quite similar, the path they would lead me on would be quite different.  Therefore I decided that I would research more before deciding on my question. That way I would be able to see where my research would take me and structure the question to suit.