The significance, characteristics, main sources, process and methods of topic selection, and expression of content of topic selection are described as follows:
First, the significance of the topic
1, scientific research begins with problem discovery, and putting forward meaningful questions is the starting point of scientific research. Being good at asking questions is the key to scientific research, which determines the value and success of research. Improper topic selection is the most common reason for research failure. Because of this, great scientists, such as Einstein and Bernard in Britain, think that it is often more important and difficult to ask a problem than to solve it. "Because solving a problem may be just a mathematical or experimental skill. Putting forward new problems, new possibilities and looking at old problems from a new perspective all require creative imagination, marking the real progress of science. " (Einstein and infeld: the evolution of physics, page 66)
2. The topic selection determines the direction and level of educational research. The phenomenon and process of education are complex, and there are many problems to be studied, but not every problem is worth studying. In the case of limited manpower, material resources and time, we should first choose those regular problems with overall significance and study them by grasping the internal relations and connections of education, so as to truly play the benefits of educational research. As educators, we should grasp the overall situation in time, correctly handle the relationship between theoretical research and applied research, focus and generality, learning and originality, correctly choose our own research direction and problems, avoid blindness and improve our consciousness.
3. Correct topic selection is the determination of basic research topics for educational researchers to carry out scientific research, which means that researchers should be good at finding, putting forward and forming a meaningful and original problem from the thorough analysis of various contradictions between theory itself, theory and practice, current situation and social development needs. It is a comprehensive reflection of researchers' keen insight, judgment on the situation and courage.
Second, the principles to be followed in selecting the topic
1, demand.
Demand refers to determining the subject according to the needs of educational development and deepening of educational reform. Pay attention to the research of theory, policy and practice in education development, education reform and school education practice, and strive to make education research serve the decision-making of education administrative departments, the development of education and the deepening of education reform, the practice of school education and family education, and truly play the service function and leading role of education research. This demand is the starting point and belonging point of our topic selection.
2. scientific.
Scientific nature means that the topic selection must have theoretical basis, conform to the basic principles of educational science and the basic laws of primary and secondary education, and have certain scientific value.
3. Creativity. The topic selection must be creative and challenging. This is not only the motive principle of educational research, but also the value principle of educational research, otherwise educational research will lose its meaning of existence.
4. Feasibility. Feasibility means that we must attach importance to the possibility of completing the research task and consider the subjective and objective research conditions.