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Name:
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Class: ________________________ Date: ________________
Research Project: ____________________________________
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#1
Task Definition |
What is your research question? |
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Define the problem |
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Identify the information needed |
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What types of information do you need? |
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#2
Information Seeking Strategies |
Where can you find the answers? |
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Brainstorm all possible sources |
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Select the best sources |
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Which ones are the best source of information for |
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your research? (Circle your best two sources.) |
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#3
Location and Access |
Where is each source located? |
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Locate sources |
Library? Your classroom? Your home? Other? |
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(intellectually/physically) |
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Find information within sources |
What pages, sections or part of your source is your |
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information found? Write answers on the back. |
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#4
Use of Information |
Study your information. |
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Engage (e.g. read, hear, view) |
How will you answer your research question? |
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Extract relevant information |
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Decide what information will be useful for your |
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research? Write it down. |
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#5
Syntheses |
Organize the way you want to present your |
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Organize info from multiple sources |
information. |
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Present the results |
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Present your information! |
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#6
Evaluation |
Did your research answer your question? |
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Judge the product (effectiveness) |
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Judge the process (efficiency) |
What information sources worked best for your |
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research? |
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How would you change your research process |
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next time? |
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This
Big 6 Research Form is based on "The Big Six Guide to Information
Problem Solving" by
Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert Berkowitz, 1988.
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