Developing research skills: Lesson 6

Worked Example for the Main activity Challenge topic: Education for all Sub-topic: The importance of learning The weblinks below are examples of how to reference web addresses correctly – they may not necessarily be active links, as these often change. You can either use these, or nd your own and follow the same formatting. 1 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/ sep/10/10-good-reasons-to-home-school-your-child (main idea – benets of being educated / learning at home rather than at school) Full reference: Barbieri (2016). 10 good reasons to home school your child. The Guardian. [online] Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/ sep/10/10-good-reasons-to-home-school-your-child (Accessed 21/09/2018). 2 http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/learning_primary_ secondary_school.html (main idea – how children and teenagers learn) Full reference: Raising Children Network (2016). Learning: Primary and secondary school years. Raising Children Network. [online] Available at: https:// raisingchildren.net.au/articles/learning_primary_ secondary_school.html (Accessed 21/09/2018). 3 https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/thegurugram-school-that-has-one-class-for-96-students/ story-BFPAt9HvBCjvXX9gvAwpSK.html (main idea – No space and crumbling building forces learning in an area with a leaking roof) Full reference: HT correspondent (2018). The Gurugram school that has one class for 96 students. Hindustani Times. [online] Available at: https:// www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/the-gurugramschool-that-has-one-class-for-96-students/storyBFPAt9HvBCjvXX9gvAwpSK.html (Accessed 21/09/2018). 4 https://www.dragonsocial.net/blog/education-in-china (main idea – the problems of education in China) Full reference: Thai (2017). Education in China: The Good, The Bad & The Big Opportunities. Dragon social. [online] Available at: https://www.dragonsocial. net/blog/education-in-china (Accessed 21/09/2018). 5 https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/ technology-empower-children-developing-countries (main idea – the use of technology for learning) Full reference: Kelly (2013). Technology can empower children in developing countries – if it’s done right. The Guardian. [online] Available at: https://www. theguardian.com/sustainable-business/technologyempower-children-developing-countries (Accessed 21/09/2018).

Independent reflection activity; Self-assessment; Challenge topic review (approx. 15 –20 mins) Good for: Encouraging learners to consider their learning in lessons. Ask them to be as honest as they can. There is no correct response, and they can choose more than one option. Encourage learners to reect on other skills as well as research skills (analysis, evaluation, reection, communication, collaboration) they have used this lesson, for example, collaboration skills as they discussed with a partner. Learners also complete the self-assessment to set their own learning targets before they move on. Learners think about and shade where they think they are at this time in their learning. ‘With help’ refers to guidance given (pointing a learner in the right direction, although examples should still come from the learner), for example, from you, other learners or previous work done by the learner in the Learner's Skills Book 7. For the Challenge topic review, learners explore the topic used in this section to develop research skills. These activities can be done in class, at home or in self-study time. Suggested examples: 1.1 Construct relevant research questions. Features of a good research question: a question that people care about; a question that is not too broad, too narrow or too vague; a question that allows for information to be found/an answer. Good research questions: ‘Is home-schooling better than learning at school?’ ‘Do humans need animals for survival?’ 1.2 Identify and begin to reference a range of print and multimedia sources and use them to locate relevant information and answer research questions. To acknowledge/recognise someone else’s ideas; referencing, for example, Wiggins (2016). Students Learn Best When You Do This. Teachthought [online] Available at: https://www.teachthought.com/ pedagogy/students-learn-best/ (Accessed 2/12/2019). 1.3 Select an appropriate method and conduct research to test predictions and begin to answer a research question. Research methods include: Interview,