Description
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The standard research paper encourages copying and data dumping. Using the strategies in Research Without Copying students
* think critically about what they read and hear by seeking facts that support the data
* use information in a variety of ways rather than to simply copy information
* learn research skills and practices those skills
* change the product so that they must locate, read, comprehend, analyze, and synthesize information
* learn proven methods and models moving to analyzing and synthesizing data rather than rote copying of data
* see actual product models that they feel competent in gathering and using data
* find topics for every day of the school year so they can explore a broad spectrum of knowledge through research
Sample Pages
CLC0449A.pdf
CLC0449C.pdf
CLC0449D.pdf
CLC0449B.pdf
CLC0449E.pdf
Loyal Customer –
The author describes how to motivate self-directed or independent research related to a student’s strongest “thinking mode,” which may lie in one of four quadrants:
A) Descriptive – The Thinker (likes written facts and charts, values accuracy)
B) Co-relational – The Mover (likes to gather data through a survey, well-organized)
C) People-oriented – The Nurturer (likes case studies and field studies)
D) Original — The Creator (likes an experimental approach)
The book also suggests products for each of these quadrants that require research but would not be “copyable,” e.g., a biographical poem about a notable person, or an “eyewitness script” about an historic event.