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Why we need school librarians
Research Assignmentswith a small ‘r’ – taking learners
beyond the textbook
Why?
• Pique curiosity• Extend their knowledge beyond minimum
content requirements• Think deeply about a topic• Discover worlds beyond their confines• Assist the journey to independent learning
Critical Outcomes
LearnerSelf-responsibility
technological
research communication
Problem solving
Macro-vision
Research Assignments
• Should be engaging and challenging• Pose problems/create research tasks which elicit
higher order thinking skills.• Bring in authenticity: real problem; real audience.• Acknowledge multiple intelligences by encouraging an
array of presentations• Demand the use of a wide variety of information
sources• Bear in mind that the critical outcomes reflect the
attributes of learners
The Do’s & Don’ts
DO• Scaffold & support learners
throughout the process• Provide templates/tools • Incorporate a criterion for a
wide variety of resources consulted in the rubric
• Do evaluate your information sources
• Think a typed sheet of instructions is motivation
• Assume learners understand the topic
• Assume learners know how to search for information and synthesize it
• Focus only on the end product• Allow plagiarism• Create ‘fill in the blank spaces’
and equate that with research
DON’T
All levels
• Foundation Phase• Intermediate Phase• Senior Phase• FET
Examples from FP teachers
• How do we make pancakes? Find out and show the class how they are made. Decide who will be your taste critics.[Numeracy]
• After a visit to Butterfly world, you and a friend create a scrapbook showing the different types of butterflies and where they originate in the world [Nat Sc]
• Conduct a survey amongst your friends, family, and neighbours. Create a chart with the top five songs that people like to hear. [LO/Num]
Examples from IP teachers
• Your favourite hobby is making kites. For Market Day you would like to turn your hobby into a profitable venture. Design an advert marketing your kites including prices.[EMS/LO]
• In the interest of scientific investigation, create a home for a creature (e.g. spider, butterfly, chameleon) using recycled material. Display your home on the Nature Table and explain to your classmates why you chose that house design, the environment within the house and what you feed the creature. [Tech/NS]
Examples from High School
• You are a member of the Entrepreneurship Club at school. In celebration of Consumer Rights Day on 15 March, a team of you has decided to compile a Teenagers’ Consumer Rights Directory for distribution.[EMS]
• Street art – is graffiti art or not? Present a slide show arguing your viewpoint.[A&C]
• You are an investigative journalist for your school’s newspaper. Investigate and report on one of the local, recent environmental issues. [NS]
Research Cycle Define
problem/task
Develop a search
strategy
Find information
Engage with information
Communicate findings
Evaluate process & product
Where do you start?Imagine the topic is …
FOOD
FOOD
•Why is eating junk food bad?
•Why are vitamin supplements considered a waste of money?
Why?
•What kinds of food can kids eat who are allergic to dairy products or wheat?
•Which popular diets are dangerous to health?
What/Which?
•How can I draw up a healthy menu for our tuck shop?
•How do I interpret a food label for my own size and body mass?
How?
Where to find information?
The Internet = A virtual library
Dear Librarian
Notice of School Research Project
TOPIC/S
LEARNING AREA/S FORMAT NO. OF
LEARNERS GRADE DUE
DATE You would like to follow a healthy lifestyle. Show how a balanced, nutritional diet can contribute to your healthy living.
Life Orientation; Languages
Tell a story; create an interview; or simulate a telephone conversation
40
7
July 23
Educator: ____________________________________ [Name] Cell: _____________ School: ____________________________________ [Name] Tel.: ____________ Fax: ____________ Today’s Date: ______________
Public library photocopy queue on atypical afternoon
Name: Date: Focus
Note- making
Subheading: ________________________________ Focus question: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________ _______ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Keywords: _______________________________________ Sentence: _____________________________________________ ____________________________ ____________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Source: _______________________________ _________________ Keywords: _______________________________________ Sentence: _______________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ _____________________________________ ___________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Source: _______________________________________________________________
ENCYCLOPAEDIA Author of article Date of publication Title of article Name of encyclopaedia Volume; Pages referred to Place of publication Publishing company
BOOK Author Date of publication Title Place of publication Publishing company Pages referred to
NEWSPAPER/ MAGAZINE ARTICLE Author Newspaper/magazine date Article title Newspaper/magazine title Pages referred to
PEOPLE Name Position of person (if relevant) Date of interview Topic of interview Place of interview
VIDEO RECORDING Title (if applicable) Date Producer Director Place of production Distributor Format
Author Date of publication Full title Full web address Date of access
Author of message Posting date Subject of message E-mail address of receiver E-mail address of sender
CD-ROM Author (if applicable) Date Title Place of publication Publisher Format
Communicate Findings
•Scrapbook
•Mural
Visual•Mo
ck panel discussion
•Phone conversation
Oral
•Slide show
•E-brochure
Digital
•Journal
•Short magazine article
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