THE BIG 6 RESEARCH REFLECTIONS Link Elementary School

THE BIG 6 RESEARCH REFLECTIONS
Link Elementary School

NAME: _________________________ CLASS_____________

THE BIG 6 RESEARCH PROCESS REFLECTIONS

This rubric is used to evaluate how you performed at each stage of the research process.

I choose to write about_____________________________________________________

because_________________________________________________________________

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l. TASK DEFINITION

_____4 My question is clear, well focused and requires high level thinking skills in order to research.

_____3 My question is clear and well focused. My question requires moderately high level thinking skills.

_____2 My question is incomplete and unclear. My teacher needed to help me form a question.

_____1 I was unable to come up with a research question.

2. PLANNING

_____4 I made really good use of my time. I was able to remain focused on the tasks and make changes when I needed to. I was able to develop a clear method to organize information. I was able to make revisions in my plan when needed.

_____3 I was able to work within the time frame my teacher gave me. I was able to develop a system to organize my information. I was able to make revisions with help from my teacher.

_____2 I needed teacher help to list and organize what I needed to do. There are some steps missing in my planning. I made revisions with teacher help.

_____1 I was unable to come up with an organized plan and work within the time limits.

3. LOCATION AND ACCESS OF INFORMATION

_____4 I used more than three different resources and carefully selected only the information that answered my question. I was able to continually revise my search based on information I found.

_____3 I used two or three resources to find information that answered my question. I tried at revising my search, but had some problems doing so.

_____2 I used 1 or two sources. My original question or focus guided my search, although I should have made revisions. I made errors in selection of resources.

_____1 I lost focus during the gathering process and therefore my information was not accurate and complete.

4. USE OF INFORMATION & NOTE TAKING

_____4 I thoroughly selected and organized information that answered my question in an organized way. I took notes in my own words, with one main idea per note card and organized my cards into at least three subtopics. I included relevant information and recorded the bibliographic information.

_____3 I took notes in my own words and organized information that answered my question without too many errors. I sorted my cards into at least three subtopics. I recorded the bibliographic information.

_____2 I tried to organize the information I found, but I made some mistakes. I wasn’t able to completely stay focused on information that would answer my question. I recorded some bibliographic information.

_____1 I was unable to sort and organize the information I found to answer my question.
I sometimes took notes in my own words and was unable to identify subtopics. I did not record bibliographic information.

5. SYNTHESIZING AND CONSTRUCTION

_____4 I acted independently on the information I found in a meaningful way to create an original product that clearly answers the question with accuracy, detail and understanding.

_____3 My product answers the question in a way that reflects learning using some detail and accuracy. I knew what to do with the information gathered, but needed help in shaping it into a final product.

_____2 My product is not complete and only answers part of the question.

_____1 I didn’t know what to do with my information. My product is incomplete, contains missing details and it isn’t completely accurate.

6. WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT MY TOPIC

The most important fact I learned about my topic was that __________________

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7. SELF-EVALUATION: What would you do different when researching
next time?

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