Page 359 - 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 world religions and belief traditions, 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 world religions and belief traditions (e.g., government policy pertaining to religion, the use of religious symbols in popular culture) 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 the effects of the commercialization of yoga, what are the different points of view that you should consider?”
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), ensuring that their plans follow guidelines
for ethical research
Teacher prompts: “What are some ways to locate reliable sources of information?” “What criteria can you use to determine whether a particular
website is a reliable source of information?” “What methods would you use to ensure that you are following ethical guidelines 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, original research published in peer-reviewed journals, original documents in print or other media – sacred texts, film, photographs, songs, advertisements) and/or secondary sources (e.g., book reviews, textbooks, websites, brochures, newspaper articles)
A2.3 based on preliminary research, for each investigation formulate a research question and identify potential subtopics 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 you have gathered?” “If two information sources contradict each other, how might you deter­ mine which is more reliable?” “What values
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