Research Protocol

“ We never seek things for themselves--what we seek is the very seeking of things.” Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

Creating a Research Protocol for Secondary Students ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How many times have you heard a teacher say, “Just Google it?” to a student? ,[object Object]

A googol (10 100 ) is a very big number ,[object Object]

Why are we encouraging students to look for needles in haystacks?

Search engines are phone books ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Misconceptions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Skills that college freshmen need ,[object Object],[object Object],http://joycevalenza.com/skillsart.html

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What do we want a student to do? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Key Skills for Student Research ,[object Object],[object Object]

Plan Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Create Terms for Boolean Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Database Searches ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Searching Skills ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Non-Traditional Sources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Is research in your school conducted as a journey or a destination? Are your students adept at researching beyond commercial search engines?

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