How to Conduct Academic Research: 16 Steps User Reviewed Community Q&A Students and professionals both know that conducting accurate, valid, and timely research into academic topics such as history, literature, or anthropology is critical to success in the classroom and at work. Writing the results into a paper is also a major step in the process. Here are some basic steps in performing secondary research. Steps <img alt="Image titled Conduct Academic Research Step 1" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn" onload="WH.performance.clearMarks('image1_rendered'); WH.performance.mark('image1_rendered');">1Determine your research topic/question. Community Q&A Ask a Question If this question (or a similar one) is answered twice in this section, please click here to let us know. Tips The most serious and common error involves plagiarism-- not citing the source of materials taken. Article Info
Teach your students the right way to Google | eSchool News | eSchool News | 3 Kelly Maher November 24th, 2014 Alan November and Brian Mull take an interesting approach to assessing the reliability of online sources in their article “Web Literacy Where the Common Core Meets Common Sense.” To get students thinking beyond the surface of what they read, the authors suggest teachers have their students use Google to search for images of “ear mouse,” and then read two articles about this rodent. The first article, “Artificial liver ‘could be grown’,” comes from the BBC, a trusted news source. Spoiler alert, with further research students will find that the ear was not actually a human ear that was grown on the back of the mouse, as the BBC originally reported, but was instead ear shaped cartilage (derived from a cow) that was implanted on the mouse’s back. Kelly Maher is a mathematics and technology teacher and Technology Coordinator at Patrick F.
Teaching Adolescents How to Evaluate the Quality of Online Information An essential part of online research is the ability to critically evaluate information. This includes the ability to assess its level of accuracy, reliability, and bias. In 2012, my colleagues and I assessed 770 seventh graders in two states to study these areas, and the results definitely got our attention. Middle school students are more concerned with content relevance than with credibility They rarely attend to source features such as author, venue, or publication type to evaluate reliability and author perspective When they do refer to source features in their explanations, their judgments are often vague, superficial, and lacking in reasoned justification Other studies highlight similar shortcomings of high school and college students in these areas (see, for example, a 2016 study from Stanford). Start of newsletter promotion. Dig into the science of learning, as our editors unpack the latest research and data from the field. Subscribe now End of newsletter promotion. Prompting
College - Evaluating Information How to Evaluate Resources The CRAAP Test* is a useful guide to evaluating resources. CRAAP is an acronym for the general categories of criteria that can be used to evaluate information you find. Information used courtesy of University of Maryland University College Library and Creighton University Library; modified by Gettysburg College Musselman Library August 2012 Evaluating Information from a Citation First, make sure you are looking at the most detailed version of the citation/ abstract that is available to you. Then dig for specifics: Author. Sample article record from one of the library databases: You will notice that the author is from an educational institution; the article was published in August 2009; it has 19 cited references; and the article is 11 pages long. To ensure that the journal is peer-reviewed, you read more about it on the journal publisher’s website or even look it up in the Ulrichs database (or, ask a librarian!). Back to Top of Page
IS UNIT WEB SITE - IPTS - JRC - EC IPTS research on “ICT for Learning” started in 2005 with the aim to provide evidence-based policy support to DG EAC and Europe 2020 on harnessing the potential of ICT to innovate education and training practices, improve access to lifelong learning and to deal with the rise of new (digital) skills and competences needed for employment, personal development and social inclusion. The range of technologies has changed significantly since 2005 but the search for relevant and reliable evidence on the use, potential and impact of ICT for learning remains high on the agenda. This is confirmed in the recent EC Communication on Opening up Education: Innovative teaching and learning for all through new Technologies and Open Educational Resources. Current IPTS research on “ICT for Learning, Skills and Open Education” is structured around four main interrelated research strands, across all educational sectors:
Teachers Definitive Guide To Google Search Skills The 21st century education is all about cultivating such important skills as critical thinking and digital skills. Technology has radically transformed the way we teach and knowledge is no longer stored primarily in print. There is now much more knowledge online than you would find in all libraries of the world taken together. To tap into the potential of this vast repertoire of online resources, our students definitely need a bit of instruction on how to effectively use web search techniques to search for academic sources. They need to be taught how to fish instead of being given a fish everyday. Google Search Education has all the materials you need to help your students become skilled searchers, whether they are just starting out with search or ready for advanced training. Here is what it has to offer you : 1- Lesson Plans These are a series of lessons to help you guide your students to use search meaningfully in their school work and beyond. 2- Live Trainings
The Entire Guide to Google Search Features for Teachers and Students The Entire Guide to Google Search Features for Teachers and Students is the third ebook I am publishing here exclusively for Educational Technology and Mobile Learning readers. After the success of 80 Alternatives to YouTube and The Comprehensive Guide to Google Free Tools in Education, I am expecting my readers to find this guide of the same importance if not more. Here is an excerpt from its introduction : "As educators Google is the backbone of our online activities. calculator, zip code finder and many more.