The Thoughtful Researcher

by Rankin, Virginia

• ISBN13: 9781563086984
• ISBN10: 1563086980
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-15
• Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc

Summary

Rankin provides learning activities to help middle and junior high students develop the skills necessary to carry out the steps of the research process. She also explores the roles of time management and the visual display of information, and she outlines techniques that can help practitioners reach their own insights and conclusions about teaching the research process.

Author Biography

VIRGINIA RANKIN is a Teacher-Librarian at Odle Middle School, Bellevue, Washington.

Table of Contents

List of Handouts
Preface
Teaching Research in a Middle School: May You Live in Exciting Times	p. 1
Becoming a Reflective Practitioner: Change Is the Only Constant	p. 9
Performing a Presearch: Build on a Solid Foundation	p. 23
Generating Questions: A Sense of Wonder	p. 31
Planning: It's Really Great to Metacogitate	p. 43
Managing Time: Everybody's Problem	p. 59
Searching for Information: Location, Location, Location	p. 71
Evaluating Sources: Thinking Critically	p. 87
Notetaking: No More Copying	p. 101
Reading for Information: Making Meaning	p. 117
Thinking Skills: Constructing Knowledge	p. 131
Information in Visual Formats: The Eyes Have It	p. 145
Creating a Quality Product: An End to Mediocrity	p. 175
Assessing Process and Product: The Research Assignment Starts Here	p. 183
Sentences to Summarize	p. 201
Index	p. 205
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