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WBQ Intermediate PSE

WBQ Intermediate PSE. Research Project. WALT. To recognise what research involves To plan individual research projects Starter: Build a Spider diagram of all the topics you have covered in PSE so far. Add to this all of your interests.

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WBQ Intermediate PSE

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  1. WBQ IntermediatePSE Research Project

  2. WALT • To recognise what research involves • To plan individual research projects Starter: • Build a Spider diagram of all the topics you have covered in PSE so far. • Add to this all of your interests. • Add to this the other subjects you have studied in school so far

  3. WBQ Core Requirement • You must produce a research project. • Intermediate = 1500-2000 words • You Must include; Title page Contents page • images, diagrams, statistical data and graphs • Bibliography

  4. What is research? • “The systematic and rigorous process of enquiry which aims to describe phenomena and to develop explanatory concepts and theories. Ultimately it aims to contribute to a scientific body of knowledge.”

  5. Research • Research enquires involve: • Putting forward ideas that can be tested (hypothesis) • Collecting data to test these ideas in a systematic way • Analysing the collected data • Drawing conclusions based on research evidence.

  6. The Welsh Dimension • The research project must compare your chosen topic’s relevance to Wales to somewhere else in the world. • For EG; • Title = Teen Pregnancies • Hypothesis = Wales has the highest teen pregnancies in Europe. • Comparison = Welsh statistics to England to somewhere else in Europe to Africa • You would analyse reasons for the differences.

  7. Contents • Plan • Introduction • Wales • Other Country • Comparison of two • Questionnaire • Questionnaire Results • Conclusion • Evaluation • Bibliography

  8. What do you want to research? • What interests you? Sport, Fashion etc • What have you studied this year? Did you cover an issue in PE/ART/MEDIA you would like to expand on • What will be easy to collect data about? MP Expenses Anti Social Behaviour Knife Crime Teen Pregnancy The Ressession Obesity The Environment Substance misuse

  9. Task • Decide what topic you will research. This is your Title. • A hypothesis is a statement you can test. Decide on a statement to do with your topic. For example; Title = Obesity Hypothesis = Children in Wales are obese because they play to many video games

  10. Research Plan • All research needs a plan • What is your aim? • What resources will you need? • What will you do? (step by step) • How will you do it? • When will you do it by? **It is essential that you specify timeframes ie; 4th July 2012 etc**

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