Researching for assignments can be made easier if you follow a series of simple steps. The 6 steps that we suggest will make you think about the assignment you are completing. Each of the steps : Defining, Locating, Selecting, Organising, Presenting and Evaluating will help you achieve a sense of success when beginning, progressing and finishing your assignment.
Defining
What do I need to find out about this topic?
Locating
Where can I find the information I need?
Selecting
How do I select the best resources for my research task?
Organising
What is the best way to put the information together for my final project?
Presenting
Who is the audience for my presentation and what is the best format I should use?
Evaluating
How well did I do? Did I answer all my focus questions?
Dr Suess: Who am I? I am who?
1. Defining: What do I know about Dr Suess? What do I want to learn about him?
2. Locating: Where do I go to locate resources?
3. Selecting: What resources are worthwhile? What do I need to use?
4. Organising: How do I put all the information together? What is worthwhile? Is my draft on task?
5. Presenting: What is the best way I can present this? Was there a format I had to use?
6. Evaluating: Did I answer my questions?
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The Research Safari has links for all of the 6 steps, explaining the process and offering strategies for successful research
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