1. Can Fiction be useful in teaching research skills?
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Clute Institute International Education Conference
San Diego, CA March 2017
Margot Kinberg
National University

2. Can Fiction be Used to Teach Research Skills?
Why teach research skills?
Fiction as a tool to teach research skills
The present study
How can these findings apply in different content areas?

3. Why Teach Research Skills?
Accountability Expectations
Self-Efficacy
Critical Thinking Skills

4. The Present Study – Background , Participants, and Procedures
Participants solicited through blog
Two-week timeline

5. Results

6. Results

7. Results

8. How Can These Findings Apply in Different Content Areas?
Fiction sparks curiosity, and curiosity motivates research.
Fiction can help focus student interest.
Fiction is flexible and varied.

9. References
Escandell Pou, L. (2016). An Action Research Project: Enhancing Students' Motivation.
Gray, C., Turner, R., Sutton, C., Petersen, C., Stevens, S., Swain, J., ... & Thackeray, D. (2015). Research methods teaching in vocational environments: developing critical engagement with knowledge?. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 67(3),
Kerrigan, M. R., Hayes, K. W., & East, H. V. A. (2016). EdD Students’ Self-Efficacy and Interest in Conducting Research. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 11.
McCarthy, G. (2015). Motivating and enabling adult learners to develop research skills. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 55(2),  
McDevitt, A. L. (2016). Why Are Students Doing Research? Examining The Motivation Of Students Involved In Undergraduate Research Programs.
Woolf, J. (2014). Integrating Research Skills Training into Non-Research Methods Courses. Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 7(1),