Page 303 - 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 anthropology, psychology, and sociology, and formulate questions appropriate to each discipline 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 anthropology, psychology, and sociology (e.g., rites of passage, identity development, effects of social networking) 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
Teacher prompt: “A team of social scientists is studying the causes and effects of homelessness. In this study, which key concepts would be most important to the anthropologist, the psychologist, and the sociologist?”
A1.3 formulate effective questions to guide their research and inquiry
Teacher prompt: “You are interested in studying the effects on young children of stereotypes
in advertising. What further questions would guide your research if you were approaching this question from a psychological perspective? An anthropological perspective? A sociological perspective? What are the limitations of each perspective in addressing this research question?”
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?” “What is the Tri-council Policy Statement on Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans? What does this policy statement say about doing research in Aboriginal communities?”
A2.2 locate and select information relevant to their investigations from a variety of primary sources (e.g., interviews, observations, surveys, questionnaires, original documents in print or other media – film, photographs) and/or secondary sources (e.g., textbooks, literature reviews, research reports, newspaper and magazine articles)
RESEARCH AND INQUIRY SKILLS
301
Psychology, and Sociology
Introduction to Anthropology,
Research and Inquiry Skills
H HI F S 1 P 0 3 / U2 0