Page 73 - 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 equity, diversity, and/or social justice, 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 equity, diversity, and/or social justice (e.g., stereotypes in textbooks, newspapers, and magazines; gender discrimination in sports) 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 depictions of race in video games, how might you choose a sample of games to study?”
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
A2.2 locate and select information relevant to their investigations from a variety of primary sources (e.g., interviews; personal observation; surveys and questionnaires; original documents
in print or other media such as film, photographs, songs, advertisements) and secondary sources (e.g., textbooks, magazines)
Teacher prompt: “Why is it important to base your research on a variety of sources?”
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: “How can you determine whether all of the information you have gath­ ered is relevant to your research topic?” “If two sources contradict each other, how might you determine which is more reliable?” “What biases might there be in your sources?”
A3.2 record and organize information and key ideas using a variety of formats (e.g., notes, graphic organizers, summaries, audio/digital records)
A3.3 analyse and interpret research information (e.g., compare results of surveys and interviews; determine whether common themes arise in different media products)
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