Transcript Phase 1 of the PAT or Research project

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 http://fno.org/oct97/question
the answer
.html
Questions and http://fno.org/nov99/techque
questioning
st.html
Searching for
the Grail
http://fno.org/mar08/searchi
ng.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
• Print both sides
of paper
• No printing at all
• Print 2 pages per
• Printing in draft
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
A
B
Heading
Print both
sides of
paper
Print 2 pages
per sheet
Type
No
Question begins with /
Type of question
Question
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?
Where or how the
answer will be found
How the
question/answer
will help solve the
problem
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
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
PAT - Research project - Phase 1