The Question Matrix
The Question
Matrix Grid helps students to think about the different focus questions
they can develop when planning a research task.
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Event
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Situation
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Choice
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Person
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Reason
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Means
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Present
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What is?
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Where / When is?
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Which is?
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Who is?
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Why is?
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How is?
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Past
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What did?
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Where / When did?
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Which did?
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Who did?
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Why did?
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How did?
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Possibility
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What can?
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Where / When can?
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Which can?
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Who can?
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Why can?
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How can?
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Probability
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What would?
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Where / When would
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Which would?
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Who would?
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Why would?
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How would?
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Prediction
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What will?
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Where / When will?
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Which will?
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Who will?
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Why will?
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How will?
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Imagination
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What might?
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Where / When might?
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Which might?
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Who might?
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Why might?
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How might?
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This chart was taken from:
Widderhold,
C. (1991) Co-operative learning and critical thinking. The question
matrix. San Juan Capistrano, CA: Resources for Teachers
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