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Activity In pairs, consider the difficulties you feel are faced by students moving into secondary school.

On moving to secondary school many pupils find that… The library is much larger and more complex. The library staff do not know them. Distances across the school site make it difficult to drop in to the library. Breaks and lunchtimes seem short, so there is less time to get to the library. The Dewey system is unfamiliar. Individual access to the library is restricted to short periods of the day.

Activity On Handout 10.1, place the statement cards. Work in pairs. Write/note any duplicates onto your own sheet.

Activity Using handout 10.3, place the objectives into lines of progression.

Progression in research and study skills---overview. Year 7 Acquire and practise individual skills (skim, scan, make notes, select information and assess its relevance) Year 8 Select and apply strategies as appropriate (combine information from a range of sources) Year 9 Select, structure and re-present information to suit audience and purpose (review own strategies, evaluate quality of source material)

Activity What skills are needed to complete the following task in using a: the library and b: ICT? How you could best support such a task – as a teacher? You will be allocated a topic to consider in your pair.

Year 8 pupils have been asked to use the library to research a topic using books and the Internet. Their task is to create notes for a brief class presentation. Topics History Women in World War I Geography Industrial pollution Science Acids – their properties and their effect on matter English Charles Dickens – his life and work Mathematics Properties of a circle PE A sport they do not know how to play, eg cricket PSHE Work of the Citizens Advice Bureau Design Features and uses of resistant Technology and compliant materials MFL Food and eating habits in Spain Art Printing techniques in art and design Music The rise of rock and roll

Using the library Know alphabetical order Find correct shelves/right section of library Find the relevant books/websites Understand the forms and features of different text types Search using contents, index, key language: skimming and scanning Select relevant pages/sections Look for hotlinks/cross-references to other texts/sources Screen out unnecessary information Distinguish between fact and opinion, bias and objectivity Extract the relevant information quickly and efficiently: scanning Record the information in a form that will enable them to use it at a later date (make notes) Know when copying is useful

Using ICT Know which search engines/sites may be best for topic Find the relevant websites using key language Search for relevance using key words Select relevant sections Look for hotlinks/cross-references to other texts/sources Ignore unnecessary information (however interesting!) Create notes by printing selected pieces of text and highlighting/annotating them Synthesize and summarise information under sub-headings

Task version 1 Year 8 research presentation to class: Pollution and its effects on mankind. You may use the library and the Internet to help you.

Task Version 2 Year 8 research presentation to class: Title: Industrial pollution – its impact on food sources Presentation: Tuesday 4 March 2001 Length: 5 minutes Audience: Class Outcome: Oral presentation with illustrations and A4 page handout summarising main points Grouping: Individual or pair Sources: Library, Internet, teacher consultations (Wednesday lessons) Content: Brief introduction Main points with evidence Visual evidence where possible (diagrams, graphs, pictures) Conclusion – areas for future research Resources available: OHP, whiteboard, flip chart (sheets to be prepared earlier) Marking criteria: See sheet provided

Activity Please discuss with your partner the features of setting a good research task. Check against Handout 10.7 after 3 minutes Briefly consider Handout What use do you think you could make of these in school? Consider and write a PDSA for using the Module in your school.

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