Focus Groups and questions for research. Layout.

Keywords: questionnaires, focus groups, discursive.

You should continue to focus on content for primary research; questionnaires, focus groups and surveys.

Stay focused on the title of your investigation when you are considering questions. Think about what the possible answers might be and how they can contribute to your arguments 

This is a discursive essay.

The research needs to be carried out this week. 

E-mail participants in advance if they are needed for a focus group or survey.

Indicate results as percentages (rather than saying 7 out of 12).

Below are some more exemples of how to lay out documents for participants:

Again, here is the WJEC criteria:

Research Investigation 

• Research investigations should be undertaken individually and negotiated between student
and teacher.
• Titles need to be focused (can be based on one, or more usually, two texts) – to tailor titles
to the ability and interests of the candidates as well as helping them stay within the 1400-
1800 word count.
• Include the concept being investigated (genre, narrative or representation) in the title
• Students need to be taught research skills to equip them to work independently.
• Students need to undertake a range of research including primary research (such as textual
analysis, content analysis, questionnaires, focus groups etc) and secondary research
(books, magazines, internet relevant to the investigation).
• A 'bibliography' or list of sources referred to must be included. Clarity and accuracy is more
important than the style of referencing.
• The investigation should be presented as a discursive essay – with or without illustrations.