"Quest for Information" provides CHS students with the steps needed to plan and conduct a meaningful and successful research strategy. |
Step 1: Define the Question
What do I need to know?
What do I already know?
What questions need to be addressed (who, what, when, where, how,
why)
Define Purpose and Thesis
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Step 2: Plan
Develop keywords and strategies to narrow or broaden the search
Identify potential print and non-print sources
Select information appropriate to the problem or question
Determine where the best information is found
Decide which resources are reliable |
Step 3: Gather and Sort
Locate and compile information from a variety of sources
Analyze information and distinguish between fact, point of
view and opinion
Evaluate for accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness
Sift, sort, compile and record the relevant information
**Remember your original question and stay focused** |
Step 4: Synthesize
Organize, arrange, rearrange information
Draw conclusions and derive meaning from the gathered
information
**Remember to stay focused on your question(s)
Repeat steps 1, 2 and 3 as needed** |
Step 5: Report and Reflect
Present final product
Evaluate result
How effectively were the original
questions answered |
