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Developing research skills is invaluable to a students educational journey. Using research to develop and justify a perspective, argument or hypothesis is used throughout a students education, from GCSE's & A levels, to Undergraduate, Post-graduate and Careers. Not only that but your mentees will no doubt need research in order to investigate GCSE options, A Levels, Sixth Form/College provider, and ultimately a career path.
A research project will be set for mentees over Christmas break. In the Mentee Skills Passport the Research skills page states:
Discuss with your mentor a research project you would like to pursue. They will advise you what makes a good research project, where to find resources, and how to present your findings. Over the Christmas break write approximately 500 words on your chosen topic, this can be as a paragraph, a short story, a poster, or a presentation! Discuss with your mentor what might suit your task best
The research task will be a great way to start mentoring again after the Christmas break and reflect on their experiences of completing a research task.
Some research topic ideas are listed in the document below.
Research Topics - examples.docxUSiSM Research Task documents
USiSM Research Task documents
AIMED AT: Y9 - Y13
MATERIAL COVERED:
Examples of previous mentee research topics
Thought clouds to aid mentees in their research planning
Research Task booklet
WHEN TO USE:
Leading up to the Christmas project
Research Task USiSM.docx
Research Task booklet exampleAnalysing Sources
Analysing Sources
AIMED AT: Y9 - Y11
MATERIAL COVERED:
This activity introduces the mentees to the idea that the same information can be presented very differently by different sources.
It gets mentees to consider the reliability of information before they start researching their Christmas project.
WHEN TO USE:
Leading up to the Christmas project
Do Aliens Exist Teachers NotesSource ASource BSource CSource DResearch Skills Workshop
Research Skills Workshop
AIMED AT: Y9 - Y11
MATERIAL COVERED:
This booklet is good for introducing the topic of research to mentees.
It facilitates discussion about what sources are reliable and how to breakdown a research topic into smaller questions.
WHEN TO USE:
Leading up to the Christmas project
Research skills workshop.pdfResearch Tips
Research Tips
AIMED AT: Y9 - Y11
MATERIAL COVERED:
This worksheet breaks a research task into smaller less daunting tasks.
This is especially useful when students have never had to independently choose a topic before and may get stuck.
WHEN TO USE:
Leading up to the Christmas project
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