The Inquiry Cycle

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The Inquiry Cycle

• From The Web of Inquiry
• http//wsprod.colostate.edu/cwis232/webofinquiry/i
  ndex.htm

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Questioning Theorizing

• Our Research Topic
• Our Theories
• Possible Questions
• Our Specific Question

3
Forming Hypotheses

• Our First Hypothesis
• Our Second Hypothesis
• Our Third Hypothesis
• An Ifthenwill hypothesis

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Investigating Our Hypotheses

• Variables
• Detailed Plan
• Test Our Hypotheses
• Our Data
• Problems

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Analyzing Our Data

• Data Summaries
• Patterns In Our Data
• Findings

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Synthesizing

• Our Current Best Theory
• Explanation for Our Theory
• Evidence for Our Theory
• Other Possible Theories

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Extending Our Theories

• Uses of Our Theory
• Limits of Our Theory
• Further Research