Research Skills
Researching is an important part of inquiry learning. Good research skills enable you to find, evaluate, select, organise, and present information in order to answer a specific question or questions as part of your inquiry.
With so much information readily available, how do you locate and select just the relevant and accurate bits? And then what do you do with the information once you have found it??
The Research Skills guide from the State Library of Victoria shows how you can break down the research process into manageable parts. Click anywhere on the image below to go to the Research Skills website to access helpful information and research tips.
With so much information readily available, how do you locate and select just the relevant and accurate bits? And then what do you do with the information once you have found it??
The Research Skills guide from the State Library of Victoria shows how you can break down the research process into manageable parts. Click anywhere on the image below to go to the Research Skills website to access helpful information and research tips.
Another useful website is Study Vibe which offers great study tips and resources for students.
Once you have started researching and found some information, it's very important that you evaluate that information before deciding to use it - especially if the information comes from an unverified source or is someone's personal opinion. You should always start by looking for information from authoritative and credible sources, e.g. in the online encyclopedias Britannica or Te Ara.
Once you have started researching and found some information, it's very important that you evaluate that information before deciding to use it - especially if the information comes from an unverified source or is someone's personal opinion. You should always start by looking for information from authoritative and credible sources, e.g. in the online encyclopedias Britannica or Te Ara.