Page 117 - Social Sciences Humanities - The Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 to 12 - 2013

A. RESEARCHANDINQUIRYSKILLS OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
Throughout this course, students will:
A1. Exploring: explore topics related to clothing, and formulate questions to guide their research;
A2. Investigating: create research plans, and locate and select information relevant to their chosen
topics, using appropriate social science research and inquiry methods;
A3. Processing Information: assess, record, analyse, and synthesize information gathered through research;
A4. Communicating and Reflecting: communicate the results of their research and inquiry clearly and effectively, and reflect on and evaluate their research, inquiry, and communication skills.
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
A1. Exploring
Throughout this course, students will:
A1.1 explore a variety of topics related to clothing (e.g., fabrics, fibres, dress codes, wardrobe planning, evaluating clothing, consumer awareness) to identify topics for research and inquiry
A1.2 identify key concepts (e.g., through discussion, brainstorming, use of visual organizers) related to their selected topics
A1.3 formulate effective questions to guide their research and inquiry
Teacher prompt: “If you were researching dress codes in schools, how would you decide which schools to include in your research? Why might it be useful to consider school dress codes from previous eras?”
A2. Investigating
Throughout this course, students will:
A2.1 create appropriate research plans to investi­ gate their chosen topic (e.g., outline purpose
and method; identify sources of information), ensuring that their plans follow guidelines
for ethical research
A2.2 locate and select information relevant to their investigations from a variety of primary sources (e.g., interviews, observations, surveys,
questionnaires, fashion spreads in magazines) and/or secondary sources (e.g., textbooks, newspaper articles)
A2.3 based on preliminary research, for each investigation formulate a research question and use it to focus their research
A3. Processing Information
Throughout this course, students will:
A3.1 assess various aspects of information gath­ ered from primary and secondary sources (e.g., accuracy, relevance, reliability, inherent values and bias, voice)
A3.2 record and organize information and key ideas using a variety of formats (e.g., notes, graphic organizers, audio/digital records)
A3.3 analyse and interpret research information (e.g., compare observations with images obtained from magazines; determine whether common images arise in media products from different eras)
A3.4 demonstrate academic honesty by docu­ menting the sources of all information generated through research
A3.5 synthesize findings and formulate conclu­ sions (e.g., weigh and connect information to determine the answer to their research question)
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