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understanding
topic |
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understanding
key words |
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identifying
exisiting knowledge |
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identifying
information scope |
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focussing
on purpose of research |
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planning
the questions |
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setting
the scope of the task |
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deciding
how work will be presented |
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What
do the students need to know? |
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What
knowledge do the students already
have? |
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What
do the students need to find out? |
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How
will the students present their
research? |
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What
is the time frame? |
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How
will it be assessed? |
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What
questions will be set? |
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How
will individual students be catered
for? |
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What
will the final product look like? |
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identifying
where to look |
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learning
how to use search tools |
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locating
resources |
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Where
should students look? |
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Do
students know how to use search
tools? |
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Can
students find the resources? |
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Are
there sufficient resources? |
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Have
students considered a broad range
of potential sources? |
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evaluating
resources |
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choosing
relevant sources |
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selecting
material suitable for year level
and range of abilities |
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identifying
source of information |
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checking
currency of material |
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choosing
resources to cater for different
learning styles |
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checking
authority of Internet site |
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sorting
information into categories |
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writing
in your own words |
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note
taking |
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ensuring
notes are relevant to the topic |
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quoting
accurately |
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recording
bibliographic details |
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sorting
information into categories |
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writing
in your own words |
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note
taking |
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ensuring
notes are relevant to the topic |
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quoting
accurately |
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recording
bibliographic details |
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What
information should be recorded? |
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How
should the resource be cited in
a bibliography? |
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How
could notes be taken when using
a variety of sources? |
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What
is an effective way to take notes? |
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pulling
all the information together |
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checking
if information is relevant to
original question |
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drafting
and editing the information |
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communicating
using the most appropriate medium |
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considering
sense of purpose and audience |
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displaying
clearly and accurately |
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writing
concisely |
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How
can the work be drawn together? |
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Is
the original question answered? |
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Was
the work drafted? |
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Was
the work edited? |
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Has
the most appropriate type of presentation
tool been selected to suit the
audience? |
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Is
written material concise and well
expressed? |
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thinking
about performance at each stage
of research |
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analysing
how research could be improved |
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identifying
research skills needing improvement |
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identifying
how future improvement can be
made |
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How
satisfying is the final product? |
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How
competently was each stage of
the research process carried out? |
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Which
research skills were well done? |
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Which
research skills need improvement? |
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How
might some research skills be
improved? |
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