Review these questions and address the problems they highlight.
Do you remember being taught HOW to research? (Many of your students will say they haven't been taught.)
Did you realize that there are many research models available to help your students master the research process? (Mention that you expect your students to follow a "research process" and you may see a deer-in-the-headlight expression on their faces.)
Do you know WHY students plagiarize and how to design projects that discourage it? (Ban those canned research projects!)
Recommendations
"10 Ways to Improve Student Research - Improving Student Research - Research Guides at Temple University." Home - Research Guides at Temple University. N.p., 17 Sept. 2012. Web. 4 Mar. 2013. <http://guides.temple.edu/improving_research>.
Designing a Research Project
Review these questions and address the problems they highlight.
Do you remember being taught HOW to research? (Many of your students will say they haven't been taught.)
Did you realize that there are many research models available to help your students master the research process? (Mention that you expect your students to follow a "research process" and you may see a deer-in-the-headlight expression on their faces.)
Do you know WHY students plagiarize and how to design projects that discourage it? (Ban those canned research projects!)
Recommendations
"10 Ways to Improve Student Research - Improving Student Research - Research Guides at Temple University." Home - Research Guides at Temple University. N.p., 17 Sept. 2012. Web. 4 Mar. 2013. <http://guides.temple.edu/improving_research>.
Johnson, Doug. "Doug Johnson Website - dougwri - Designing Research Projects Students (and Teachers) Love." Doug Johnson Website - Welcome. N.p., n.d. Web.
4 Mar. 2013. <http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/designing-research-projects-students-and-teachers-love.html>.