Research Skills: Grade 10

By the end of grade 10, students will:

Inquiry and Research: Reasoning

prioritize questions for significance, relevance and practicality
form questions into focus and reflect on continual appropriateness of focus
select specialized atlases, such as historical and cultural atlases
select appropriate census material
analyse inaccuracy and ambiguity in information and their effect on argument
evaluate the clarity of language to support ideas
judge if conclusions follow the argument
understand general principles of good research
use journal to track product and process, including emotional and intellectual responses

Inquiry and Research: Organizing

compare the organizational structures of similar reference materials
interpret statistical information in varied media such as handbooks, yearbooks, almanacs and reports
use advanced print or online indexes to periodicals
create advanced databases and spreadsheets and output information in a variety of ways
create summaries
use advanced bibliographic conventions
revise introduction and conclusion to provide context
verify accuracy of facts and quotations from secondary sources
follow a standard format for a a variety of products

Inquiry and Research: Communicating

use informal debate strategies to explore ideas during the research process
use informal meeting strategies to share ideas during research
use flow charts in peer and teacher conferencing to check progress and test clarity of ideas
use presentation software to present research

Inquiry and Research: Applying

use published print and electronic bibliographies to start search
begin to use special libraries, local and virtual, for information
begin to search the Internet using a range of strategies available in a variety of metasearch engines
discover relationships in information
make personal meaning from the information analysed
make judgments and draw conclusions to solve problems