1. Phase 1 PAT / Research project

2. Purpose Investigate problem
Provide evidence in a report of a full investigation with clear Introduction and Conclusion
In summary pull everything together
Follow systematic method of investigation
Talk to learners about General PPT

3. Look at these URLs before starting this section
The question is the answer
Questions and questioning
Searching for the Grail

4. Task 1 Task definition and Information finding strategies

5. The problem is How can we effectively use the printer in the Computer Applications Technology classroom

6. First …
do background reading/thinking about a ‘printer’ in a ‘CAT’ classroom
investigate why use of the printer in the CAT classroom is a problem or could become a problem
look to see how the printer was used and what for
investigate what is the current situation
look at the meaning of the word ‘effectively’

7. This is a large part of the work
This is a large part of the work! Background information is necessary before deciding and doing anything meaningful

8. On the basis of the questions above, now develop your own questions on what needs to be done to solve the problem
Now write down a broad description of problem you need to solve
What needs to be done to solve the problem
Describe it in full clearly. About lines.
Write down your main question, i.e. what are you going to look at to solve the problem
One or 2 lines

9. You have the BIG question. What must you do to solve the BIG question?
Print both sides of paper
Print 2 pages per sheet (get paper from recycle bin)
HEADINGS/IDEAS (my ideas after background thinking and investigation)
Introduce quotas
No printing at all
Printing in draft

10. Write down ± 20 questions under HEADINGs/IDEAs

11. Questions must begin with:
What? When? Where? Who? How many? Etc.
Why? How? Etc.
If, What if? Etc.
Would it be better if? What recommendation? How can I determine? What would be the best way? Etc.

12. Questions Group under HEADINGS Label the questions based on their type
Indicate where or how you will find the answers for each question. Be sure to include Internet, Encarta, printed media such as magazines, brochures, newspapers, books, opinion polls/surveys, interviews, s, SMSs, telephone calls, etc.
For each question/answer indicate how it will help solve the BIG problem

13. Suggestion Put questions into a table in landscape
This document will probably be 3-5 pages
Make sure it is grammatically correct

14. Questions No Heading Type No Question begins with / Type of question
Where or how the answer will be found
How the question/answer will help solve the problem A
Print both sides of paper 1
What? When? Where? Who? How many? Etc.
What problems do you foresee if you print both sides of the paper? 2
Why? How? Etc.
How do you print both sides of the page? 3
If, What if? Etc.
What happens if you print both sides of the page? Any problems with the printer/paper?
If you print both sides how would printing costs change? 4
Would it be better if? What recommendation? How can I determine? What would be the best way? etc.
Would it be better if you left the paper for a day to cool before you print on the back? B
Print 2 pages per sheet

15. Comments Look at the rubric
Give decent questions – questions that need to be looked up/answers found
Have 4/5 questions per HEADING
Try and solve this awful problem please!
Do not waste time looking for answers to questions that have nothing to do with solving the problem

16. Hand in
Detailed description of the task or the problem in your own words
Main question
Set of questions posed

17. Teaching this section Learners must check each others work
‘Talk’ it to see if it makes sense
Throw out poor questions - All questions must be
Answerable
Single questions