Stages

Definition

Examples

Assignment

What the student is given.

Handout: Ideas for Library/Research Assignments and Creating Research Assignments

Use Statistical Abstracts for figures and use Academic Search Elite to find a magazine article to determine if teen pregnancy is more or less prevalent than a decade ago.

Learning Activity

Process of the assignment; what the student does.

Research Log, Search Strategy

Assignment completed in chunks

Students become familiar with resources you want them to learn to use

Assessment

Student outcomes from learning activity/finished assignment

Students discover a pattern and provide analysis using critical thinking skills.