Transcript The Research Process

The Research Process
Research Is a Four-Stage Process
Research is a process made up of many small
steps.
What Next?
Steps in the Research Process
1. Prepare for Research – Wonder and Explore
2. Access Resources – Search and Select
3. Process Information – Think and Connect
4. Transfer Learning – Create and Share
Wonder and Explore
Make sure that you understand
your assignment.
 Explore the topic by looking at a
variety of resources.
 Identify ways to organize the
information.
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Stage 1: Wonder and Explore
What is Your Assignment?
Explore the topic by reading, viewing and
listening.
 Create a research question – a Fat
Question.
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Stage 2 - Search and Select
Which Resources?
Books – Know where to look for
information.
Use the School Library Website to
find good resources.
Check a variety of resources –
encyclopedia, books, articles,
internet
Use the Table of Contents, indexes,
and menus to find information
Search and Select
The World Wide Web
Web sites are useful for researching.
 Good: Web sites provide up-to-the minute
news and information about current
events, trends, and many topics.
 Bad: Because anyone can publish
anything on the web, web site information
is frequently inaccurate or biased, and
sometimes outdated..
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Evaluating Websites
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Authority—Who provided the information?
Who sponsors this website?
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Currency—Is there a date on the page? Is
it recent enough to be relevant?
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Bias—Does this website have a point of
view? Is it designed to influence your
opinion?
Processing Information –
Stage 3: Think and Connect
Record information that answers your
question.
 Use your own words to take notes.
 Arrange and Organize[ notes by
subtopic, visual organizers, charts,
diagrams
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Transferring Learning
Stage 4: Create and Share
Edit and Revise your work.
 List your resources.
 Prepare your final copy.
 Practise, rehearse and share what you
have discovered.
 Ask others how you did.
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Create and Share
Formats for Presenting Research
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Visual—bulletin board, chart, graph, table, comic strip, demonstration,
game, illustrations, map, model, photos, poster, picture book…
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Oral—debate, drama, interview, lesson, report, song, speech,
discussion
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Performance—dance, musical performance, play, puppetry, skit,
Reader’s Theatre…
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Written—article, book, brochure, menu, newsletter, poem, report,
review, script, story, summary, survey…
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Multimedia—blogs, CD, digital video, portfolio, slide show, web
page, guided tours and tasks…
Sources:
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T.D.S.B. Imagine the Learning
Primary/Junior
Inquiry and Research Process Overview
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Powerpoint presentation adapted by H.
Bell from [PPT] The Research Process
www.louisburg.edu/library/The%20Research%20Process1.ppt