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Secondary Social Studies Research

This research model will provide a framework for a comprehensive, collaborative research project co-taught between the members of the social studies department and the media specialist. The process will identify and support the cognitive skills that students need in order to create meaningful and varied products and to form a deeper understanding of social studies content.

Steps

Cognitive Skills

Research Cycle

Step 1

Knowledge

Pre-Search

Step 2

Classification
Broadening and Narrowing
Synthesis

Question

Step 3

Knowledge
Comparison / Contrast
Broadening and Narrowing
Synthesis

Plan

Step 4

Knowledge
Application
Summariztion
Evaluation

Gather

Step 5

Comparison / Contrast
Precision / Logic
Classification

Sift / Sort

Step 6

Analysis
Synthesis

Synthesize

Step 7

Metacognition
Inference
Persistence

Evaluate

Step 8

Knowledge
Application
Synthesis
Evaluation

Produce

Use the links below to explore Information Literacy further:

Overviews of Information Literacy

21st Century Information Fluency

Information Age Inquiry

21st Century Literacies

To Be Added: Student Research Workbooks.

Social Studies Research / Pre-search / Question / Plan / Gather / Sift & Sort / Synthesize / Evaluate / Produce

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Secondary Social Studies Research