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You learn at your best when you have something you care about and can get pleasure in being engaged in.
You learn at your best when you have something you care about and can get pleasure in being engaged in.
In 1981, Marland broke research skills down into nine sequential stages: formulate and analyse needs; identify and appraise likely sources; locate individual resources; examine, select and reject sources; interrogate sources; record and store information; interpret, analyse, synthesize and evaluate information collected; present and communicate resulting work; and evaluate what has been achieved. All of these skills are just as valid today as they were then; however, the presence of the electronic library and the internet makes some of those skills much broader in application than they once were (Barry 1997).
Source: Approaches to teaching and learning in the Diploma Programme (pre-publication)
Information literacy skills
Information literacy skills
• Accessing information from various sources
• Interpreting and evaluating information
• Using critical thinking skills to analyse and interpret information
• Making connections between various sources of information
• Creating new information
• Using collected information to identify solutions and to make decisions based on evidence
• Reporting results of research
Source: Morley, K. Oxford IB Diploma Programme: IB Prepared: English B. Oxford University Press, 2020.
Media literacy skills
Media literacy skills
• Locating, collecting, recording and verifying data from a variety of media
• Organizing, analysing, evaluating, information from different sources and media
• Synthesizing information from a range of sources and media
• Using citations correctly and ethically
• Making reasoned decisions about information you have listened to, read or viewed
• Understanding the impact of media representations and modes of presentation
• Identifying different perspectives from multiple and varied sources
• Communicating information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats
Source: Morley, K. Oxford IB Diploma Programme: IB Prepared: English B. Oxford University Press, 2020.
RESEARCH IS FORMALISED CURIOSITY. IT IS POKING AND PRYING WITH A PURPOSE.
How can I develop my research skills?
How can I develop my research skills?
Practice your critical reading. Read and annotate an academic article. Then paraphrase what the author is proposing.
Practice evaluating online sources. Look at a website that you think will help deepen your understanding of a topic. Question if it is credible by making sure you know who the author is, that it cites it sources and that the domain name is reputable.
Dig into how to cite your sources. We recommend you use MLA, but there are many other systems for referencing.
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