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.
Research Process
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Cognitive Skills
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Knowledge
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Classification
Broadening and Narrowing
Synthesis
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Knowledge
Comparison/Contrast
Broadening and Narrowing
Synthesis
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Knowledge
Application
Summarization
Evaluation
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Comparison/Contrast
Percision.Logic
Classification
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Analysis
Synthesis
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Metacognition
Inference
Persistence
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Knowledge
Application
Synthesis
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Overviews of Information Literacy
The research stages are adapted from the Research Cycle developed by Jamie McKenzie.
The meta cognitive reflections on each page are designed to encourage student learning and to support the recursive nature of the research process.