Phase 1 PAT / Research project

Purpose

• Investigate problem

• Provide evidence in a report of a full investigation with clear Introduction and Conclusion

• In summary pull everything together

• Follow systematic method of investigation

• Talk to learners about General PPT

Look at these URLs before starting this section

The question is the answer

http://fno.org/oct97/question.html

Questions and questioning

http://fno.org/nov99/techquest.html

Searching for the Grail

http://fno.org/mar08/searching.html

Task 1 Task definition and

Information finding strategies

The problem is How can we effectively use the

printer in the Computer Applications Technology

classroom

First …

• do background reading/thinking about a ‘printer’ in a ‘CAT’ classroom

• investigate why use of the printer in the CAT classroom is a problem or could become a problem

• look to see how the printer was used and what for

• investigate what is the current situation• look at the meaning of the word ‘effectively’

This is a large part of the work!

Background information is necessary before deciding

and doing anything meaningful

On the basis of the questions above, now develop your own questions on what needs

to be done to solve the problem

1. Now write down a broad description of problem you need to solve

2. What needs to be done to solve the problem

3. Describe it in full clearly. About 15-30 lines.

1.Write down your main question, i.e. what are you going to look at to solve the problem

2.One or 2 lines

You have the BIG question. What must you do to solve the BIG

question?HEADINGS/IDEAS (my ideas after background thinking and investigation)

• Introduce quotas

• No printing at all

• Printing in draft

• Print both sides of paper

• Print 2 pages per sheet (get paper from recycle bin)

Write down ± 20 questions under HEADINGs/IDEAs

Questions must begin with:

1. What? When? Where? Who? How many? Etc.

2. Why? How? Etc.

3. If, What if? Etc.

4. Would it be better if? What recommendation? How can I determine? What would be the best way? Etc.

Questions

• Group under HEADINGS• Label the questions based on their type• Indicate where or how you will find the answers

for each question. Be sure to include Internet, Encarta, printed media such as magazines, brochures, newspapers, books, opinion polls/surveys, interviews, e-mails, SMSs, telephone calls, etc.

• For each question/answer indicate how it will help solve the BIG problem

Suggestion

• Put questions into a table in landscape

• This document will probably be 3-5 pages

• Make sure it is grammatically correct

Questions

No HeadingType No

Question begins with / Type of question

Question

Where or how the answer will be found

How the question/answer

will help solve the problem

A Print both sides of paper

1 What? When? Where? Who? How many? Etc.

What problems do you foresee if you print both sides of the paper?

2 Why? How? Etc. How do you print both sides of the page?

3 If, What if? Etc. What happens if you print both sides of the page? Any problems with the printer/paper?

3 If, What if? Etc. If you print both sides how would printing costs change?

4 Would it be better if? What recommendation? How can I determine? What would be the best way? etc.

Would it be better if you left the paper for a day to cool before you print on the back?

B Print 2 pages per sheet

Comments

• Look at the rubric

• Give decent questions – questions that need to be looked up/answers found

• Have 4/5 questions per HEADING

• Try and solve this awful problem please!

• Do not waste time looking for answers to questions that have nothing to do with solving the problem

Hand in

1. Detailed description of the task or the problem in your own words

2. Main question

3. Set of questions posed

PAT - Research project - Phase 1

Teaching this section

• Learners must check each others work

• ‘Talk’ it to see if it makes sense

• Throw out poor questions - All questions must be – Answerable– Single questions