Ib ee presentation
- 1. IB Extended Essay Research Skills
- 2. What do you do when you research?
- 3. Research is a cycle. Key Points Start referencing & taking good notes now. Helpful resource covering this on the Dio Library website Research>Senior high school
- 4. 1. Task Definition 1.1 Define the information problem 1.2 Identify information needed 2. Information Seeking Strategies 2.1 Determine all possible sources 2.2 Select the best sources 3. Location and Access 3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically) 3.2 Find information within sources 4. Use of Information 4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) 4.2 Extract relevant information 5. Synthesis 5.1 Organize from multiple sources 5.2 Present the information 6. Evaluation 6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness) 6.2 Judge the process (efficiency) Big 6
- 5. 1. Task Definition Understand what is expected from your extended essay Identify an area/direction for investigation Research questions - descriptive, relational, casual What do you know? & how do you know it? Background reading What do you need to know? What are some keywords? 1.1 Define the information problem 1.2 Identify information needed
- 6. 2. Information Seeking Strategies 2.1 Determine all possible sources 2.2 Select the best sources What resources might help? Where will you find them? Alternative search engines, Refining your search Online databases
- 7. Carrot 2 http://search.carrot2.org/stable/search Google Advance Search https://www.google.co.nz/advanced_search Google Scholar (costs for access) https://scholar.google.co.nz/ Alternative Search Engines Tag cloud : organise information Larger the tags have more results Helps to refine search
- 8. Quotation Marks Minus sign Site: ~Tilde symbol Boolean searching: and, or, not Plus sign Searching within numerical values eg 1940s..1960s related: Keywords Google searching tips
- 9. Databases
- 10. EPIC
- 12. Library Non-fiction books to help researching your topic are available to borrow from the library. By doing a search in our catalogue you are able to see what books we have available and where to find them with their call number. If the book has a green tick it is in our library and available. 000 – 099 Computer science, information & general works 100 – 199 Philosophy & psychology 200 – 299 Religion 300 – 399 Social sciences 400 – 499 Language 500 – 599 Science 600 – 699Technology 700 – 799 Arts & recreation 800 – 899 Literature 900 – 999 History & geography
- 13. Public Library
- 14. 3. Location and Access Do you know if the information is valid? Who is responsible for the information? What other information is there? 3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically) 3.2 Find information within sources
- 15. Currency - When was it written? Has it been updated? Relevance - How is it relevant to your research? What is its scope? Authority - Who is the author & publisher? What is their point of view? Accuracy – Is it true? Has anyone checked it – peer reviewed? Purpose - Why was the source created? Who is the intended audience? http://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/evaluating-resources CRAAP
- 16. URL : http vs https, .govt, .edu or .ac (education), .co or .com (company) Contact/about us? Invasive advertising? Do their links work? Wikipedia? Do other sources match up? Correct spelling & grammar? Examples Dog Island - http://www.thedogisland.com/index.html Tree Octopus http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ All about explorers https://allaboutexplorers.com/ Martin Luther King https://www.martinlutherking.org/ (6th hit on Google) https://sites.google.com/a/cloud.diocesan.school.nz/dio-senior-library-2/research-skills/senior-high-school http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/blogs/libraries-and-learning/15-03/spot-hoax-when-evaluating-web-content Evaluate Sources
- 17. Taking good notes Reading Critical thinking 4. Use of Information 4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) 4.2 Extract relevant information How is this relevant to my question? What parts support my answer? How does it relate to what else I know? What parts do not support my answer? Does it raise new questions?
- 18. It’s important to see both side of the issue and then make your own conclusions. Show multiple perspectives. Quoting from a biased book and disproving it will show you are critically thinking. 5. Synthesis What is my main point? Who is my audience? What else is important? How does it connect? 5.1 Organize from multiple sources 5.2 Present the information
- 19. Evaluating the reliability and usefulness of selected information in relation to the inquiry 6. Evaluate 6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness) 6.2 Judge the process (efficiency)
- 20. Plagiarism Massey – how to avoid plagiarism
- 21. Referencing/Bibliography Do it from the start. Do it as you work • In text citations • Bibliographic citations https://www.digitalchalk.com/blog/10-online-bibliography-citation-tools