How to Become an Expert Researcher by https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no en-us 2023-11-19 01:46:23 UTC 2023-12-12 10:34:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png How to become an expert researcher. nicolettekavanagh https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811565106
Reading for specific information and taking notes may be the most challenging step in the information problem-solving process.

]]> 2023-12-03 05:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811565106 Step 1. Researchable Questions nicolettekavanagh https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811565700 Now that we have a clearer understanding of the topic, we will now have to think about specific information that is important to help us answer the topic question.


So...as a class let's come up with 5 questions. I have created the first one for you so that you understand how to do this.

  1. What are the main causes of bushfires in Australia?



You have 10 minutes to come up with 4 more questions that you think will help you gather more information about the the effects of bushfires on animals in Australia.


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]]> 2023-12-03 05:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811565700 Note-Taking nicolettekavanagh https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811566573 You now have 5 questions to research. But OMG you say, how, where what books do I look I, what websites do I look at.


The real skill of notetaking.

  1. Skim read and look for keywords. Together let us look at the below website and look at key words that might be important.


This is how most bushfires in Australia start, and how we know - ABC News


]]> 2023-12-03 05:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811566573 Key Words, Skimming, scanning and extracting. nicolettekavanagh https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811567597 More than just extracting needed information, note-taking consists of three steps: Identification of keyword and related words in the researchable questions, skimming and scanning and extracting needed information.

]]> 2023-12-03 05:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811567597 Organising your notes. nicolettekavanagh https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811569524 Once you have constructed researchable questions based on the information needed to complete your task or solve the information problem, you can transfer the questions to a note card or graphic organiser.

]]> 2023-12-03 05:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811569524 Reading for Information nicolettekavanagh https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811570003 Having organized the researchable questions on a graphic organiser, notes cards and identifying keywords and related words, you are now ready to begin reading for information.


Skimming and scanning "is to utilize text in a sensible and realistic way as possible with a minimum use of time and effort".

]]> 2023-12-03 05:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811570003 HOLD IT!!!Referencing your notes and why! nicolettekavanagh https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811570356 WE REFERENCE: • For honesty • To give our writing credibility • To allow people to follow up the sources • To avoid plagiarism.


WHAT TO REFERENCE • Direct quotes • Summarised information • Statistics • Research findings • The ideas, concepts and theories of others.


Most sentences that begin with the following phrases need citing:

  • It has been found that...

  • Research has shown that Some think that...

  • It has been suggested that...



]]> 2023-12-03 05:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811570356 What do I Reference? nicolettekavanagh https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811575883 DOES THIS MEAN I REFERENCE EVERY PARAGRAPH? In a research essay we demonstrate our ability to find, organize and explain the relevant information so this may mean that virtually every paragraph will have a reference. In research

essays or Unit of Inquiry, we demonstrate our ability to find, organize the relevant information so this may mean that virtually every paragraph will have a reference.



Earthsky. (2012). Little Ice Age: What Caused It. [online] Available at: https://earthsky.org/earth/volcanoes-might-have-triggered-the-little-ice-age/ [Accessed 3 Dec. 2023].


]]> 2023-12-03 06:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811575883 MyBib- Referencing Generator nicolettekavanagh https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811590434 Hatton, T. (2018). Free Harvard Referencing Generator. [online] MyBib. Available at: https://www.mybib.com/tools/harvard-referencing-generator [Accessed 3 Dec. 2023].

]]> 2023-12-03 07:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2811590434 Understanding The Topic nicolettekavanagh https://padlet.com/nicolettekavanagh/hbyom5mnthno86no/wish/2815094228 Before we even begin any research, we need to make sure that we understand the topic question.


Let's look at a research question and break it down, so that we can then create specific questions to make it easier to look up specific information.



Task 1:

'What impact do bushfires have on animal life in Australia?


As a class let's discuss what you have been asked to do. So, what is the question that you need to answer. Once we have discovered this, we will then be able to decide what questions we need to think of to help make it easier to research the information you need to look for, save, then put into your own words.


  1. Let's read the question again. What keywords are important?









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