EIS Information Literacy

Becoming a Better Researcher:

This website contains tools and guides o help you develop your research skills through the MYP and DP years of study. Remember that research is a process with clear steps to be taken. You will not develop the skills you need to become a good researcher overnight; accurate citation of sources takes practice, the selection of appropriate material (discernment) requires experience and wisdom that often only comes through trial and error, the critical evaluation of evidence is a challenging skill that will be built up over time and sometimes varies subject by subject. So do your best, use the support material provided, but don't expect to be perfect - until you write your 4,000 word Extended Essay in Grade 12 that is!

Aim HighWith Your Research:

What are we aiming for when completing research projects?

There are four main elements of good research that the assessment criteria in any MYP subject will address.

1. Formulate a clear and focused research question, and justify its relevance

2. Formulate and follow an action plan to investigate a research question

3. Use methods to collect and record appropriate, varied and relevant information

4. Evaluate the process and results of the investigation.

Research is a process:

Research Skills for MYP Students:

By the final year of the MYP we hope you will be able show you can:

Collect and analyse data to identify solutions and make informed decisions to further the project.
Create references and citations, use footnotes/ endnotes and construct a bibliography according to recognized conventions.
Locate, organize, analyse, evaluate, synthesize and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media (including digital social media and online networks).
Use critical-literacy skills to analyse and interpret information.
Understand the impact of media representations and modes of presentation when analysing information.
Demonstrate awareness of media interpretations of events and ideas (including digital social media).
Understand and implement intellectual property rights.

Taken from

IB MYP Further guidance for Projects. For use from May 2016

IB Diploma:

Good research in the Extended Essay is described as:

The research question is clearly stated and focused.
The research question is clear and addresses an issue of research that is appropriately connected to the discussion in the essay. Methodology of the research is complete.
An appropriate range of relevant source(s) and/or method(s) have been applied in relation to the topic and research question.
There is evidence of effective and informed selection of sources and/or methods
The essay must provide the reader with the precise sources of quotations, ideas and points of view through accurate citations, which may be in-text or footnotes, and full references listed in the bibliography, which, regardless of the system used, must ensure the minimum requirements.

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