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This guide is produced by HIST (the History In-Service Team, a professional support for History teachers) and is "intended to assist you in the preparation and presentation of your research study report. It offers advice and guidance on various aspects of the research study and also consists of a number of worksheets that you can use to help you organise your research effectively. You may find it useful to make copies of some of these worksheets. It is also recommended that you keep any worksheets that you fill in, as well as other notes and rough drafts, as evidence that you completed the research presented in your final report."
What's in this Guide?
A student
guide to developing research skills pages 2, 3
Hints on
planning your research study, finding and recording information.
Choosing a
subject for the research study page 4
Advice on
how to choose an appropriate subject.
The Outline
Plan page 5
Guide to
completing the Outline Plan.
Finding
resources for the research study subject in the local
library page 6
Overview of
how to access your local library resources.
Student
worksheet for searching library catalogue page 7
Guide to recording
information from your library catalogue search.
Evaluating
sources for the research study pages 8, 9
Guide to
citing and evaluating a source. Use a separate copy for each source.
Evaluating a
website as a source for the research study page 10
Guide to
citing and evaluating a website source.
The Extended
Essay page 11
Reminder of
structure of Extended Essay and guidance on writing your review of the
research process.
Final
checklist for the research study page 12
