New methods in research srhs
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The document summarizes findings from a study on the research habits of early adults (college students). It finds that over three-fourths of students surveyed found getting started as the most difficult part of the research process. Students reported not knowing what to look for or what question to ask. They also struggled with evaluating large numbers of search results and deciding which sources to use. When choosing sources, some students valued currency, familiarity with sites like Wikipedia, or simple design and appearance over authority or accuracy.
New methods in research srhs
- 1. “The more faculty “The only way to get participate in students over the fear integrating of research is to research, the demystify it by more exposure integrating research students will at all levels of receive.” teaching.” ~ University English ~ University Psychology Professor Professor "Project Information Literacy." : A Large-Scale Study About Early Adults and Their Research Habits. University of Washington, 1 Apr 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://projectinfolit.org/>.
- 4. For over three fourths (84%) of the students surveyed, the most difficult step of the course-related research process was getting started. "Project Information Literacy." : A Large-Scale Study About Early Adults and Their Research Habits. University of Washington, 1 Apr 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://projectinfolit.org/>.
- 8. Students Report: Starting Research is the Hardest Part “I never know what to look for. I start “The longest sifting through part of research websites and is getting to the databases until I question to find an article that ask.” might fit.” ~ College ~ College Freshman Sophomore "Project Information Literacy." : A Large-Scale Study About Early Adults and Their Research Habits. University of Washington, 1 Apr 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://projectinfolit.org/>.
- 26. “The hardest thing for me is getting 1-million results in Google and then deciding which ones to use. I guess I just use the ones on the first or second page. I rarely go beyond that.” ~College Freshman "Project Information Literacy." : A Large-Scale Study About Early Adults and Their Research Habits. University of Washington, 1 Apr 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://projectinfolit.org/>.
- 36. “Typing something “When evaluating a into Google and source I always finding the same choose the most information from recent one in the different sites verifies results list. Currency information for me.” is always important.” ~ College Junior ~ College Sophomore "Project Information Literacy." : A Large-Scale Study About Early Adults and Their Research Habits. University of Washington, 1 Apr 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://projectinfolit.org/>.
- 37. C •Currency R •Relevance A •Authority A •Accuracy P •Purpose
- 38. “The design of a site does a lot for me, if “When I’m the color is bright searching for pink, or lots of ads, information, I like to or looks like it was use a site like made by a 15-year- Wikipedia because old, then it isn’t I’m familiar with it.” worth my time.” ~ College ~College Junior Sophomore "Project Information Literacy." : A Large-Scale Study About Early Adults and Their Research Habits. University of Washington, 1 Apr 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://projectinfolit.org/>.
- 39. Some comments on Wikipedia
- 40. Some comments on Wikipedia
- 41. "Project Information Literacy." : A Large-Scale Study About Early Adults and Their Research Habits. University of Washington, 1 Apr 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://projectinfolit.org/>.
- 60. Photo by Rosie O'Beirne Creative Commons on flickr
- 80. From the SRHS Student Handbook
Editor's Notes
- #2: Hand out chocolates, rubrics, and the craap test
- #4: You wouldn’t be searching if you already had all of the answers. Uncertainty and uneasiness is natural.
- #8: Now go out and prove your thesis by finding facts to back up your statement. This is where the real research begins.
- #20: My goal is to prepare our students for college level research and make the process a little bit easier for them.
- #26: Almost 800,000,000 results
- #36: Currency is good… but should not be the only criteria for assessing credibility.Students in this sample used a lot of “self-taught” methods: interface design/familiarity
- #38: credibility
- #39: Let’s create familiarity with OTHER websites.
- #41: Let’s make a policy that we don’t accept Wikipedia as a citation on anything.
- #43: Managed by a white supremacist group called StormfrontMartinlutherking.org
- #44: Wto.org
- #45: Wto.com
- #46: Satire
- #47: This is from the online version of the Atlantic magazine… John Fleming, US Representative from Louisiana thought an Onion article was real and announced it on Facebook
- #48: I like the comment by D “The Onion is satire. How exactly did you get elected?”
- #49: If you hear of something or read something too good to be true, check it on Snopes.
- #50: Utilize databases to support our students on research. At college they may have access to 100 databases from their libraries… we seriously have six. Although Ebsco is actually a search engine filled with many more databases…
- #51: Before I forget.. This is how we access these resources from home.
- #53: This is page 1 of the database list from Ebsco… “Academic Search Premier”
- #54: “Professional Development Collection” “Business News” and “GreenFILE” – all environmental information.
- #57: The HTML versions have some cool features: often indexed to specific contents- but they also have a “Listen” toolbar
- #58: Some articles are available as PDF… nice
- #59: Any article comes with this “tools menu” which includes “Cite”
- #60: Any article comes with this “tools menu” which includes “Cite”
- #61: Using primary material in your work not only adds credibility to your argument, but it demonstrates that you are an expert researcher.Primary sources are a big part of the common core, too.
- #62: The national archives has some amazing resources
- #65: Also from the national archives
- #69: Joint resolution proposing an amendment (the 19th) to the Constitution extending the right of suffrage to women
- #70: Primary source sets From the library of congress
- #72: Academic Integrity/Honesty and the Rubric
- #77: It’s a big problem in Bollywood right now… there are tons of articles.
- #81: No more zeros. Let’s make sure that we continue to deal with issues as classroom teachers, but report each instance to the administration (for tracking). No exceptions.