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.

Stage 1: Wonder and Explore What is Your Assignment? Explore the topic by reading, viewing and listening. Create a research question – a Fat Question.

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Because anyone can publish anything on the web, web site information is frequently inaccurate or biased, and sometimes outdated..

Evaluating Websites Authority—Who provided the information? Who sponsors this website? Currency—Is there a date on the page? Is it recent enough to be relevant? 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

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.

Create and Share Formats for Presenting Research Visual— bulletin board, chart, graph, table, comic strip, demonstration, game, illustrations, map, model, photos, poster, picture book… Oral— debate, drama, interview, lesson, report, song, speech, discussion Performance— dance, musical performance, play, puppetry, skit, Reader’s Theatre… Written— article, book, brochure, menu, newsletter, poem, report, review, script, story, summary, survey… Multimedia— blogs, CD, digital video, portfolio, slide show, web page, guided tours and tasks…

Sources: T.D.S.B. Imagine the Learning Primary/Junior Inquiry and Research Process Overview Powerpoint presentation adapted by H. Bell from [PPT] The Research Process Research Process