Research Skills: Grade 11

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By the end of grade 11, students will:

Inquiry and Research: Reasoning

critique own questions as essential and non-essential
form questions into thesis and reflect on continual appropriateness of thesis
select specialized atlases, such as regional and economic atlases
select bibliographies
analyse the validity of hypothesis of a resource by examining its primary and secondary resources
construct logic statements to test the validity of an argument
recognize personal learning styles and their impact on research and problem solving
set goals for improvement in next research activity

Inquiry and Research: Organizing

describe different classification systems
use specialized indexes such as literary, legal, bibiliographic, biographic and business indexes
create abstracts
use outlining and flowchart software to organize data
use advanced surveys
re-examine currency of research and modify product in light of new findings

Inquiry and Research: Communicating

Inquiry and Research: Applying

examine published hypotheses for similarities and differences with own hypothesis
use special libraries, local and virtual, for information
search the Internet using a range of strategies available in a variety of meta search engines
begin to extend insights and opinions from findings
relate research findings to global perspectives
make judgments and draw conclusions to solve problems
suggest areas for further research

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 *use advanced surveys
 *re-examine currency of research and modify product in light of new findings
+''Inquiry and Research: Communicating''
+*use formal debate strategies to explore ideas during the research process
+*use formal meeting strategies to share ideas during research
+*use abstracts in peer and teacher conferencing to check progress
+*publish information in virtual formats such as web pages
+''Inquiry and Research: Applying''
+*examine published hypotheses for similarities and differences with own hypothesis
+*use special libraries, local and virtual, for information
+*search the Internet using a range of strategies available in a variety of meta search engines
+*begin to extend insights and opinions from findings
+*relate research findings to global perspectives
+*make judgments and draw conclusions to solve problems
+*suggest areas for further research