Page 321 - 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 the analysis of social change, 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 the analysis of social change (e.g., social and economic factors leading to political changes) 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 interested in studying social changes that have taken place in response to demographic changes in Canada, how might you determine which social changes you will study? Which demographic changes do you think are most relevant?”
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?” “What
methods would you use to ensure that you are following ethical guidelines when you develop surveys or interviews?” “What is the Tri-Council Policy Statement on Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans? Why has the Tri-Council developed a separate policy on ethical standards for research with indigenous and vulnerable populations?”
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 – published primary research, film, photo­ graphs, data sets from Statistics Canada) and/
or secondary sources (e.g., book reviews, textbooks, literature reviews)
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: “Can you generalize the find­ ings of your survey to a wider population?” “What strategies can you use to determine
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