LibGuides: MYP Personal Project 2019-2020: Research skills

Acknowledgement

Material contained in this LibGuide has been sourced from the OCC (Online Curriculum Centre IBO), MYP Projects Guide 2016, Yokohama International School Personal Project guide and the American International School of Lusaka.

show evidence of your research skills in the Investigating section of the report
refer to the appendices (process journal extracts) that demonstrate your research skills

Information literacy skills

Media Literacy Skills

Use a wide range of sources and types of sources
Selects resources deliberately
Collect, record and verify data
Make connections between various sources of information
Collect and analyse data to identify solutions and make informed decisions
Process data and report results
Evaluate and select information sources based on their appropriateness
Use critical literacy skills to analyse and interpret media communications
Understand and implement intellectual property rights
Create references and citations, use footnotes/endnotes and construct a bibliography according to recognized conventions
Identify primary and secondary sources
Evaluates a source using the CRAAP test (Currency, Relevance Authority Accuracy Purpose)
Uses consistent and proper citations (Harvard)

Locate, organize, analyse, evaluate, synthesize and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media (including digital social media and online networks)
Understand the impact of media representations and modes of presentation
Seek a range of perspectives from multiple and varied sources
Compare, contrast and draw connections among (multi) media resources

Approaches to learning skills
Suggestion: print this document and paste into your process journal to provide a constant reminder of these skills. You need to provide evidence that you used these skills throughout the project.
Include the extracts, in your report, from your journal that provide evidence of these skills.