Page 291 - 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 school-age children and adolescents, 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 and inquiry;
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 school- age children and adolescents (e.g., effects of vigorous physical exercise on school-age children; strategies for developing inclusive and diverse after-school care programs) 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 wanted to compare the experiences of adolescents in different cul­ tures, how would you decide which cultures to investigate?”
A2. Investigating
Throughout this course, students will:
A2.1 create appropriate research plans to investi­ gate their selected topics (e.g., outline purpose and method; identify sources of information; develop research tools such as surveys or questionnaires), ensuring that their plans follow guidelines for ethical research
Teacher prompts: “What are some ways to locate reliable sources of information?” “For which purposes might websites such as Wikipedia
be adequate sources of information? What are the risks of relying on websites such as Wikipedia?” “What methods would you use to ensure that you are following ethical guide­ lines when you develop surveys or interviews?”
A2.2 locate and select information relevant to their investigations from a variety of primary sources (e.g., interviews, observations, surveys, questionnaires, primary research published in peer- reviewed journals, data sets from Statistics Canada) and/or secondary sources (e.g., book reviews, government reports, textbooks, websites, brochures, newspaper and magazine articles)
Teacher prompts: “What is the difference between primary and secondary sources in social sciences?” “Why is it important to base your research on a variety of sources rather than just one or two?”
A2.3 based on preliminary research, for each investigation formulate a hypothesis, thesis statement, or 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)
Teacher prompts: “What strategies can you use to determine the relevance of the information
RESEARCH AND INQUIRY SKILLS
289
Working With School-Age
Children and Adolescents
Research and Inquiry Skills
HHI FP1D04/ 2C 0