Introduction to Research in the ARHS Library

Janis Wolkenbreit

Understanding by Design

Enduring Understanding The research process is a flexible method for

acquiring, evaluating, understanding and using information.

Essential Questions How do I find pertinent information? How do I evaluate the reliability of the information? Does the information increase my understanding of

the topic? How does my increased understanding help me to

understand other issues?

Understanding by Design Students will know:

The purpose and use of library information sources

How to evaluate information for bias, authority and point of view

How to narrow/enlarge the scope of their inquiry

Students will be able to: use the ARHS library and its print and non-print

resources to access information effectively and efficiently

write a critically annotated bibliography use keyword and subject searches appropriately, use

Boolean searching, truncation and wildcards

Standards

AASL Information Literacy Standards

National Educational Technology Standards

Massachusetts Health Curriculum Frameworks Standards

To appeal to all learners…

Demonstration with hands on practice On-line tutorials Written instructions Self-paced guided explorations Subject choice Multiple resources Presentation choice

Hear, See, Do

Class Schedule

Day 1Intro, tour, reference books, notes

Day 2Library catalog, search strategies bibliography/ annotation sheets

Day 3Notes: what is important, resource evaluation

Day 4Library home page, bias, databases, search strategies, notes

Day5Notetaking, action plans

Day 6Noodlebib

Classroom follow-up: final prep day, presentations, reflection statements and annotated bibliographies due

Personal Assistance

Rubrics Data collection/annotation –

reference book, general collection book, Infotrac article, ProQuest or SIRS article

Final annotated bibliography Action plan Reflection statement Presentation Total project

Data Collection

Iterations30 times and counting

Multiple one-shot activities on different topics

One project over whole trimester Self-paced notebook approach Directed notebook approach Restricted time “file case” approach Include web – No web - Webquests Hot potatoes evaluations

Examples of final projects Posters Children’s books Powerpoints Videos Skits Simulations

Reflection statement excerptsMy partner and I learned a lot about the research process. It was

so valuable to do this project not just because of what we learned on the topic, but also the whole process. One aspect is using the online data bases. I personally had only used Proquest and found the others very useful as well without this project I wouldn’t have known they existed. I also learned about reference books and I had also never used any books from any library. I am now able to use these books and cite them using Noodlebib. I also wrote my first annotated bibliography using the online based Noodlebib. It was great that there was a rubric and an example to follow. I have learned a lot about the topic and research in general. I think that it was a terrific idea to do the research project using the library in health, that way we can research something that actually means something to us.

Links to Resources ARHS Library web page

www.arps.org/hs/library.html Rubrics Bibliography/Annotation sheets Noodletools How to evaluate a web site AASL Information Literacy Standards National Educational Technology Standards Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks Standa

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