Which one of the following research questions meets the criteria of a good research question?
A) What are the ways of decreasing violence in American society?
B) How could high school students be motivated to study world geography?
C) Does attending kindergarten affect the social maturity of the children at the elementary school level?
D) Should high school curricula aim at preparing students for college or should they aim at preparing students for life?

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A good research question should be clear and specific, feasible to research, important and relevant to the field, and answerable through empirical evidence. Option C meets all of these criteria as it clearly asks about the impact of attending kindergarten on social maturity, is a feasible question to answer through research, is relevant to the field of education, and can be answered through empirical evidence. Options A, B, and D are all overly broad or not specific enough, making them difficult to answer with empirical evidence in a feasible and relevant way.

Which One of the Following Research Questions Meets the Criteria