ROGATE Critical Issues Student Workshop Research in the Round

1. ROGATE Critical Issues Student Workshop Research in the Round EIRC’s Gifted and Talented Service www.eirc.org/ntn Helping People Help Kids

2. Agenda Intro/Welcome------------------------------------------------------ How Do You Score?------------------------------------------------ Terms and Word Game-------------------------------------------- Break---------------------------------------------------------------- Primary and Secondary Resources------------------------------- Narrow Topic Exercise---------------------------------------------- Hypothesis---------------------------------------------------------- Interview------------------------------------------------------------- Break---------------------------------------------------------------- Group Experiment-------------------------------------------------- Practice Oral Presentation---------------------------------------- Review of ROGATE Evaluation Form---------VERY IMPORTANT! Helping People Help Kids

3. CHARACTERISTICS How do you score? Give yourself 0-2 points • Math ability • Verbal ability • Ability to talk with adults • Maturity • Self-motivation • Task commitment • Articulation • Creativity • Risk taking Helping People Help Kids

4. Definitions • SATORI • TOWARD SATORI • HISTORICAL RESEARCH • PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH • DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH • EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AKA… EMPIRICAL RESEARCH • RESOURCES Helping People Help Kids

5. PRIMARY RESOURCE • SECONDARY RESOURCE • HYPOTHESIS • CONTRACT • ABSTRACT • TIMELINE • FACTUAL MATERIAL • CRITICAL THINKING • CLUSTERING Helping People Help Kids

6. WORD GAME Helping People Help Kids

7. RESOURCES…Gathering Information PRIMARY INTERVIEWS EXPERIMENTS SURVEYS QUESTIONNAIRES CORRESPONDENCE (LETTERS) ORIGINAL ARTIFACTS SECONDARY PERIODICALS BROCHURES MUSEUMS NEWSPAPERS BOOKS INTERNET Helping People Help Kids

8. NARROW DOWN TOPIC GENERAL HYPOTHESIS SPECIFIC Helping People Help Kids

9. NARROWING TOPIC Example: Sports Professional Sports…not college, high school, street Individual sports…not team Male individual sports person Tiger Woods Coaching of Tiger Woods Possible hypothesis: The determination of Tiger Woods was enhanced during his childhood by the coaching and guidance of his father. Helping People Help Kids

10. NarrowDown These Topics Artists Board games Entertainment Hobbies Novels Travel Technology Education Musicians NY City Weather Helping People Help Kids

11. HYPOTHESIS Possible problems with hypothesis statements… • NOT A PROBLEM STATEMENT • TOO VAGUE; TOO BROAD • BASED ON AN OBVIOUS TRUTH • BASED ON PERSONAL BIAS • NOT A USEABLE STATEMENT Helping People Help Kids

12. Hypothesis Activity…What’s wrong with these statements? • Malcolm in the Middle is the best show on TV. • All societies guide the development of their young. • Doing art is mentally & emotionally healing. • Playing video games can have positive effects on teenagers. • Water pollution is a problem. • Today’s music is relaxing. • English royalty • Comic book heroes reflect the cultural values of their times. • The most popular actor is Tom Hanks. • Many African animals are endangered. Helping People Help Kids

13. Little boys are more reluctant to start kindergarten than girls. • Motorcycles are dangerous vehicles on highways. • Drinking alcohol on boats (out on lakes/rivers/ocean) is a problem. • More people in America today get their news from TV than from newspapers. • American sports fans support female teams equally to male teams. • Peer pressure on teens is, in part, attributable to the influence of young celebrities. Helping People Help Kids

14. Common Interview Errors What's wrong with the following? • Phone Call… “Hi! I’m Bill Smith. Can I interview you Tuesday afternoon?” 2. Start of interview… “I don’t know much about the subject since I’m just starting my research. Why don’t you just talk about it?” 3. Interview…”I hope you don’t mind about the jeans. I have a car wash school fundraiser this afternoon.” Helping People Help Kids

15. 4. Interview “Do you like what you are doing?” 5. Interview… “How do you feel about the way your research was featured in last month’s Time magazine?” 6. Interview… “Is that reason valid?” 7. Interview… “I’m going to tape my questions and your answers.” 8. Interview… “Will you please talk slower?” 9. Conclusion of interview… “That was my last question. Thanks. Bye…I’m late for the car wash Helping People Help Kids

16. Making Arrangements for the Interview • Call or write asking subject for an appointment • a) state the purpose of the interview • b) state the expected length of time, place and possible days when an interview could take place. 2. Confirm meeting time and place Helping People Help Kids

17. Prepare for the Interview 1. Pre-search topic and decide what sort of information you want from the interview. 2. Plan and write out interview questions Helping People Help Kids

18. The Interview • Be friendly but initially formal • a) address subject by his/her current title 2. Dress so that your personal appearance is attractive but not distracting. 3. Present yourself and your research project briefly and begin with a general question. • Encourage the subject to talk as fully as she/he wants by… • a) actively listening • b) asking clarifying questions • c) using non-verbal encouragement (nod, smile, etc.) Helping People Help Kids

19. Recording the Interview • Taping • a) ask permission and be sure to include date, time, place and participants on tape • b) be familiar enough with how to record so that the mechanics of recording doesn’t interfere with or become distracting to the interview. • Take Notes • a) practice an abbreviated form of note taking • b) use a new page for each new topic. Review title pages after interview, noting important points that may be expanded and included in your conclusions. Helping People Help Kids

20. GROUP EXPERIMENT USE A PRODUCT (Example: Bubble Gum) • Someone gathers materials • As a group, devise hypothesis • Perform experiment • Gather information; take notes • Analyze information • Create visual aids • Reach your conclusion; is your hypothesis valid or invalid? • As a group, present information • Please clean up your area Helping People Help Kids

21. Consider possible topics centered around the topic of bubble gum Examples: a) duration of flavor b) duration of chewable texture c) number of bubbles Consider some possible hypothesis, not just for today but as real possibilities. Could you work with these? Why or Why not? Examples: a) Russian teenagers blow bigger bubbles than Americans. b) Americans do not prefer all brands of gum equally. c) The best brand of gum is Double Bubble. Helping People Help Kids

22. GROUP EXPERIMENT • Formulate a hypothesis • Work first on the dynamics of your group. Divide and assign tasks • Do the experiments • Create some visuals…charts, graphs, drawings • Put your data together • Draw some conclusions, including the validity of your hypothesis (use only what pertains to your hypotheses) • Prepare an oral presentation…using as many or few in your group as you choose, but be organized Helping People Help Kids

23. Student Evaluation: VERY IMPORTANT! • Hypothesis • Is concise and specific • Key terms in the hypothesis and presentation are defined • Is used as a focus for all information presented • Resources • Identifies at least two primary resources • Identifies at least two secondary resources • Identifies opinions that include viewpoints unlike or different from presenter’s viewpoints • Methodology • Method clearly presented (pg. 18 ROGATE IN THE CLASSROOM) • Only sorted data is presented • Enough data has been gathered and is related to hypothesis • Patterns or discrepancies are shown by the sorted data • Conclusion • In one or two sentences, the student summarizes the sorted data • In one or two sentences, the student states why this summary proves the hypothesis valid, invalid or inconclusive. Presentation • Presentation is well-organized and clearly presented • Presenter can be heard and has good eye contact with audience • Presenter effectively uses graphs, charts, and audio visual material to present sorted data and conclusion • The presentation held attention and was interesting Helping People Help Kids