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Listed below are the steps you should take in your research, as well as some excellent starting resources for progressing through these steps.
5 Step Research Model
5 Step Research Model
Step 1: Clarify
Step 1: Clarify
What information are you looking for? Consider keywords, questions, synonyms, alternative phrases, etc.
Step 2: Search
Step 2: Search
What are the best words you can type into the search engine to get the highest quality results?
Step 3: Dig deeper
Step 3: Dig deeper
What search results should you click on and explore further?
Step 4: Evaluate
Step 4: Evaluate
Once you click on a link and land on a site, how do you know if it offers the information you need? Is it a reliable website?
Determining the Credibility of Online Sources
Determining the Credibility of Online Sources
When researching and finding sources, remember to always ask yourself - am I using strong sources for my research?
You must determine credibility in order to validate the reliability of your own research.
Keep in mind:
Sites like Wikipedia, blogs, and social media sites are open forums for non-experts and while they may be great brainstorming tools, they are not always credible sources for formal research.
With so many websites available to you, it can be difficult to determine credibility.
For help determining whether or not the sources you find online are credible, check out the "Determining the Credibility of Online Sources" document or watch the video made by Teaching Without Frills -->
Flowchart_-How-to-evaluate-websites-Kathleen-Morris-1winq0c.pdfStep 5: Cite
Step 5: Cite
How can you write information in your own words (paraphrase or summarise), use direct quotes, and cite sources?
Citing Your Sources
Citing Your Sources
These sites will make the work easy for you; simply follow the directions and paste the link to your source or type in the book information and these cites will make sure your citations are properly done.
If you do not cite the sources that you get your information from, this is considered plagiarism. It is a very serious academic offense and could lead to you failing the assignment, or even potentially a suspension from school.
Citing in paragraph citations for websites with no page number - More common these days when using websites
Guidelines for citing anything
Online Writing Lab - Everything about MLA formatting
Source: Morris, Kathleen. “50 Mini-Lessons For Teaching Students Research Skills (Printable PDF).” Kathleen Morris | Primary Tech | Resources to Help Teachers with Technology in the Classroom, Kathleen Morris, 2019, www.kathleenamorris.com/2019/02/26/research-lessons/.
Teachers, also check out this article by Kathleen Morris: 5 Tips For Teaching Students How To Research Online And Filter Information (Free eBook And Posters)
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