MST Research Scope, Sequence, & Skills

1. MST Research Scope, Sequence, & Skills

2. What is Project Work/Symposium? • Learning how to research and present findings … • Research writing and process • Experimental/project design • Presentation skills • Such as … • Major Performances? • Research Paper • Abstract, lit review, narrative of project/investigation design, results and conclusions • PowerPoint Poster • Presentation of Findings • Phase 1 (DEC) • SEF (FEB-MAY) • Symposium (MAY) • Imagine Tomorrow (MAY)

3. Year at a Glance • Sept-October • Research Process • Topic / Team Selection • Research (Lit. Review) • October-November • Project/Investigation Design & Work: Phase 1 • November-December • Write up findings, draw conclusions, make poster • Present work to panel of juniors/seniors, etc.

4. Year at a Glance • January • Refine projects and investigation, plan phase 2 of exp. • Integrate feedback from panels and paper • Rewrite/tweak lit review (add sources, take away) • February – March • Continue Investigations & Data Collection (trials 1-3) • Finalize experiments, write up final draft • April • Submit final paper, make draft poster, AP study window • May • Practice presentations • Present findings at Symposium (ALL) and/or IT (SOME) • June • Project debrief, plan next steps, SEF for next year?

5. Homework for Friday • Visit the G.Web • mistergweb.com • Do the Generating Ideas for Research activity! • Find an article that interests you • Print off a copy of the article • Come prepared to share on Friday (506-507) • Mixed groups of frosh and soph

6. Generating Ideas for Research • Meet with your group • Learn each others’ names • Be prepared for a “quiz” • Share articles and project ideas • Discuss “doability” of the idea • Can it be “done” in the course of 4-6 months? • Is there some sort of a “measurable” that allows for data? • Is it economically feasible? • Are their prohibitive safety concerns related to process or materials? • Are you likely to find a mentor for this? • Nominate one idea for large group share out • Which one has the most potential/doability?

7. Homework for Tuesday • Brainstorm ideas for making up a project based off of idea • Visit mistergweb.com and fill out form when you’re ready • Research Project Proposal Template • Does it have to be based off of today’s idea/article?

8. Homework for Thursday • After Tuesday PM, take Quia project survey on Dean’s website • Due by Thursday at the end of 3rd period • Time for this in class, most likely • Visit G. Web for recap of this and links

9. Ashland Shakespeare Field Trip • What: Field trip to see Taming of the Shrew, a backstage tour, and The Tenth Muse.  • Where: Ashland, Oregon, site of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. We have booked the entire Ashland Commons youth hostel for Thursday night’s lodging. • Who: Approximately 45 freshmen through senior year Magnet students and approximately 5 adult chaperones • When: Depart on Camas School District bus Thursday 10/17 after 2nd period; return to CHS late on Friday 10/18 at approximately midnight. • Cost: $140 dollars/student, checks payable to CHS, spots on a first come basis. Scholarships available (see Magnet teachers for more info). Money must be received by Friday 09/13. Additional spending money for food (approximately three other meals) and other spending money should be budgeted. Thursday evening we will be doing a group pizza dinner in Ashland. Parents will sign up for breakfast items for Friday’s light, continental style breakfast at the Ashland Commons hostel. • Miscellaneous: Student permission slips will be made available after the roster is finalized on 09/13.

10. After Thursday • Staff meets and reviews project ideas from 9th and 10th • Same criteria your groups used … • Staff select and publish the most “doable” ideas via email • You review ideas, hear more from their authors, and possibly rough draft teams • Consider the topics that interest you and that have people associated with them that you can work with • Monday or Tuesday of the following week, form teams, draft CEI, develop questions, create norms

11. Into Action • Teams formed, projects selected … what’s next? • What is “research” all about it? • What is the Literature Review and how does itfit into this process? • Why do we do bother doing it? • What’s the timeline for this process, particularly the next few weeks.

16. Beginning Research • Team Assignment # 1 • Learn about Boolean logic, truncation, smart search phrasing, etc. / Team Smart Search • Research using ProQuest to find min. 8-10 sources • Read widely, become an “expert” on your topic • Collect 10 notes/day in EasyBib • Total of 40+ “notes” or snippets by the end of next week… • Write Annotated Bib/Ref / A.R. Rubric • Critical review of sources … • How does this help me answer my questions, big and small?

17. Beginning Research • Learning Target • I can apply my knowledge of Boolean operators and “smart searching” techniques (nesting, phrase searching, truncation) to narrow my results. • Today’s Agenda / Tasks • Review Boolean Operators / Smart Search document • Be prepared for a brief quiz on it tomorrow • See learning target … • Come together as a group and create one shared document of the Smart Search Planner • Divide and conquer … share it with me. • Set up EasyBib account and begin research • Share your document with me … • Assessment • Boolean Quiz, Smart Search Planner (shared), EasyBib (shared) • By Wednesday, I’d like 10-20 “notecards …” from 2-4 sources.

18. Writing the Lit. Review • Follow standard outline for L.R. • Intro, Historical Overview, Current Trends & Practices, Controversies & Debates, Conclusion • Leveled Headings? • Use 4-6 (or more) sources from Annotated Refs. assignment • Write a 3-6 page “report” on your topic • Practice and use standard APA conventions • Title pages, running heads, headers, parenthetical citation, reference pages are part of this paper (Greene, 2012). • Practice good research conventions • Cite information meaningfully and for a variety of purposes • Use a variety of source citation strategies • Rubric + L.R. Example?

19. Phase 1 Data Collection • CEI Prewrite • Blank data table, variable identified, 3 trials at least … ???? Look for emails from Ron that describe this. • Review group “norms” • consequences for not following “norms”? • Collect Data • CEI Write Up • Group assignment: what were the results, what does it mean, what were the problems, what are the next steps? • Use this as the basis for the individual M/M and forward section.

20. Writing the M&M and Beyond … • What was our procedure? (M&M) • Hypothesis/problem, variables, procedural steps, unit of measurement, statistical model to apply • What were the results? (Results) • Objective data + qualitative observations • What does it mean? (Discussion) • Hypothesis supported/problem solved? How does stat. model help explain supported/not supported hypo.? • How does this relate to the literature? • What were the problems in methodology/procedure? • Identify 3-4 “gaps” • What are the next steps? (Discussion & Conclusion) • Short term next steps as it relates to experiment? Long term big picture possible steps?