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Retooling Research
Fran BullingtonJune 13, 2012
Research Crazies Got You
Yet?
“I Hate Mornings” http://www.flickr.com/photos/34671994@N00/2215915251
What aspect of research makes you
craziest?
Warm and Fuzzy On….• Planning?• Locating and Accessing Information?• Note Taking?
• Citing Sources?• Pulling It Together?• Grading?
Trends in Info literacy
Retooling Research Wiki
http://retoolingresearch.wikispaces.com
Planning: Teachers
Designing Student Projects to Prevent
Plagiarism
How prevalent is plagiarism?
What percent of high school students said they had plagiarized on school assignments?
• 15%• 33%• 50%• 75%
Based on research done by Donald L. McCabe, Rutgers University Image “Plagiarism” www.flickr.com/photos/ad4evr/2128607/
Why Do Students Plagiarize?
Andrea’s View
The Four A’s of Successful Student Projects
• Assignments that Matter• Activities that Involve the Researcher• Assessments that Help by Promoting
Growth and Showing Care• Attitude (of the teacher, that is!)
From http://www.doug-johnson.com (Director of Media and Technology in the Mankato, MN School District)
Why Do Students Plagiarize?
Kelsey’s View
Providing StructureTeaching students a research process
provides them with structure. The Big 6 model suggests 6 steps:•Task Definition•Information Seeking Strategies•Location and Access•Use of Information•Synthesis•Evaluation
http://www.big6.com/
Provide Checkpoints
You have a five page paper due on Oct. 22nd. Include a minimum of three sources.
Research Paper?
day 134 - 10.01.2009 - high key frustrationwww.flickr.com/photos/ardenswayoflife/3184839175/
Checkpoints Ease FrustrationResearch Paper: You have
a five page paper due on Oct. 22nd. Include a
minimum of three sources.
Checkpoint #1: Thesis statement
Checkpoint #2: Ten note cards with at least two source cards
Checkpoint #3: Twenty note cards with three source cards
….etc.
Provide a Rubric for Guidance
What is he expecting me to do?
This is just what she wants!
Provide Examples
An Ounce of Prevention...
Planning: Students
Infohio
Infohio ASK
Research Planning Form
Narrowing a Topic
Infohio ASK
Research Project Calculator
Research Project Calculator
Locating and Accessing Information
Keyword Identification
Easy Bib: Keywords
Infohio ASK
Gathering Grid
Library Catalogs
SC DISCUS
Feeling better yet?
“I Hate Mornings” http://www.flickr.com/photos/34671994@N00/2215915251
Note Taking
Zotero
Evernote
Citing Sources
Easy Bib
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Vj6H-eJWI&feature=channel&list=UL
Pulling It All Together
Grading
Parody: “Before He Cheats”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NvA4hCOfjU