Transcript Grade 10
Version’s date 30 May 2010 Comments in yellow are common mistakes Grade ? PAT Word Report and PPT Promotion Folders and files • • • • Folder saved as SurnameFirstname Clear folder names Clear file names No duplication Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 File names! PAT 2010 2 Note! • No fabrication of data PAT 2010 3 Gr 12 PAT 2010 1. Introduction a. b. What is coming Description of the topic, e.g. effects of salty food, lack of sleep, eating fast foods, lack of exercise, etc. 2. Habits of learners in your class, e.g. eating salty food, sleep, eating fast foods, taking exercise, etc. 3. Problems found with the learners in your class 4. Solutions to the problem in general 5. Conclusion a. b. Description of what found in your class Solution for the learners in your class based on your findings 6. Bibliography or List of references PAT 2010 4 Phase 1 Start 1. Write on what you must DO. – – – – – Begin with ‘I am going to investigate ….. ‘ ‘Use Microsoft Office as a tool to produce the final report on my findings as well as create a PPT to help explain …’. Use some of the words from the main topic, e.g. ‘Healthy Life Style campaign’. Be careful of number of Use words such as ‘to help complete’ and ‘marks to given. help No relationship between the direct’. Problem and the Main Question! Used own words 1. Write down the main question – short and clear e.g. What is the effect of lack of sleep on Gr12 learners at PHS? PAT 2010 6 Sub topics No relationship between the Main Question and the sub topics and small questions! When counting questions ignore those irrelevant to the topic. PAT 2010 15-20 questions Plan in table • Decide on sub topics or headings needed to investigate • What do I need to know to solve the problem? 7 Make table – landscape – Move (not copy) details Q No Heading Level No Questi on Why ask Source 1 Plan in table 2 3 4 5 6 7 PAT 2010 8 1.6, 7 Questions Sort Q under headings Label Qs according to Levels All Qs relevant to the topic Answers – Say why the answer to each Q will help – Say where or how you will find information to answer each Q – type of source, e.g. Internet, person, magazine PAT 2010 Plan in table • • • • 9 1.8, 9 Type of questions Level Type Look for ONE of each kind 2 Explore, query – why, how 3 Adjust, alter, predict - what if 4 Judgement – would it be better if, what would be the best way PAT 2010 Plan in table 1 What, when, where, who – usually 1 word answers 10 1.10 Answers Why? / For each question Plan in table What are you going to DO with the found information? Examples –Use in spreadsheet to extract information of those at risk –Use in database criteria to extract those whose diet, exercise, etc. is poor –Match list of all those at risk with correct diet, exercise, etc. after a filter/query PAT 2010 11 1.11, 12 Answers Where? / For each question Find answers in PAT 2010 Plan in table 1. Books (Print), e.g. textbooks, library books 2. Magazines (Print) 3. E-mail questions (People) 4. Interviews (People) Note the numbering of separate sources. 5. Surveys (People) Have too few types 6. Encarta (Internet) of sources 7. News24.com (Internet) 12 Format table Plan in table 1. Sort the work under Sub topics or Headings Headings not sorted 2. Check Q numbering 3. Make columns ‘just’ wide enough 4. Make rows not too deep 5. Column headings – Bold and shaded, repeated 6. Keep all text the same font size, except for headings PAT 2010 13 Collect information • Save electronic information, e.g. web pages, emails • Save magazine articles / brochure / survey, etc. – in Paper envelope • Keep a Word document with list of URLs collected and date when found • Start thinking APAPATor2010Harvard Collect information – In Information folder 14 1.13 Collect survey information PAT 2010 Collect information • Test survey on 3 people – change as needed • Hand out to 20-30 people / collect data from 20 people • Every question must have a purpose • Every question must be analysable • Can use different methods to collect information, e.g. Word forms 15 Survey About ±5 Qs Create Qs first, and only then format the page Use template survey OR create new document Format neatly and logically. • Use tabs, columns and or tables • On a FULL page or two FULL pages • Heading • Picture • Please complete … (at beginning) • Thank you … (at end) Looks good • Say to whom it must be returned – well done PAT 2010 Collect information • • • • 16 Word 2003 paper survey Adapt a survey template Collect information PAT 2010 17 Word 2007 paper survey Adapt a survey template Collect information PAT 2010 18 Example of a paper survey Collect information PAT 2010 19 Word forms survey 1/2 Collect information • Create Word form • Tell people how and where to save PAT 2010 20 Word forms survey 2/2 PAT 2010 Collect information • Make form Read only by right-clicking • Put where people can view 21 Survey PAT 2010 Collect information • All information must go onto one Excel work sheet or Access table • Keep details for each person • Arrange it so the amounts can be added up 22 Collect information from paper survey PAT 2010 Collect information Silly layout! Only need one column per question 23 Collect information from paper survey Silly layout! Only need one row per person Collect information PAT 2010 24 Collect information from paper survey PAT 2010 Collect information Meaningless headings 25 Collect information from paper survey Best! Collect information Nice headings Well laid out PAT 2010 26 Collect information from Word form 1/5 PAT 2010 Collect information • Open completed Word form • Office button, Word Options, Advanced, Preserve fidelity when sharing this document, Save form data as delimited text file 27 Collect information from Word form 2/5 PAT 2010 Collect information • Save carefully – at our school save on Desktop and in folder (why – does not seem to save in folder) • As txt 28 Collect information from Word form 3/5 • That is the data saved Collect information • That data must be imported PAT 2010 into Excel 29 Collect information from Word form 4/5 • In Excel, Data, From Text • Delimited, Comma Collect information PAT 2010 30 Collect information from Word form 5/5 Collect information • Hooray. Now add the data from all the forms. • Leave ONE line between each until you have all (why – experience – do not know) PAT 2010 31 Get totals Analyse the information Analyse information Use Countif function to total results PAT 2010 32 Select data for graph Analyse information PAT 2010 33 Graphs Create one graph per question in spreadsheet Add a suitable picture as a background Label horizontal and vertical axises Copy each graph to Word document (centre it) Under each graph – – insert a caption (short heading for the graph, centre it) write/type about what is shown in each graph (non caption, in body text, align left). Use the words highest, more, most, lowest, less or least. PAT 2010 Analyse information 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 34 1.15 Cross referencing / Linking • Copy original Word document with questions • Use ALL good questions • Add hyperlinks to your data saved in Folder for questions Links do not all work – linked to things IN folder. Can also use colour coding PAT 2010 35 1.17 Trustworthiness – 1/2 • Look at every source of information, e.g. web page, magazine article, person, etc. • Write 1 sentence about each source (so if you looked at 2 web pages and did a survey, evaluate those 2) on: – Currency Believe? Trust? – Authority Look – Coverage at – Accuracy next slide – Reliability Then write – ‘This source is trustworthy or not trustworthy because …’ for every single source. PAT 2010 36 1.17 Trustworthiness – 2/2 Currency / Timeliness How recent is the information, but is the date important? Is the date of information given, the date of publication, date of revision? Authority Is the author an authority in that field? Is the author’s name listed elsewhere as an authority? Coverage Does the article cover the topic? Accuracy Is the article accurate - Can you check what the source says anywhere else? Reliability Is the information dependable and error-free? Are sources of information stated? Is the information verifiable? When possible, it is best to compare the content with information in a traditional print or electronic resource. Evaluate every source with this table Then make a decision on its trustworthiness! PAT 2010 37 1.18 File structure • Check logical file structure, same topics grouped together • Clear folder names • Clear file names • No duplication PAT 2010 38 Phase 1 Hand in a. Information collected • • • Paper envelope / plastic sleeve with 20 completed/ticked surveys Photocopies of magazine articles Any other evidence in printed format b. c. d. e. f. g. Printed task description with main question and planning table, etc. Printed survey Printed document with graphs and writing about each graph Printed document on cross referencing Printed document on trustworthiness Completed rubric Hand in in the order given Information in Phase 1 folder 1. Information collected • • 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Web pages Saved e-mail letters, videos, etc. Task description with main question and planning table, etc. Spreadsheet /database with survey data Document with graphs and writing about each graph Clear file names Document on cross referencing PAT 2010 39 Document on trustworthiness Marking of Phase 1 • Mistakes are indicated. • Mark stays the same • In Phase 2 work is done based on the corrections of Phase 1 • Good marking of Phase 1 essential • Common mistake – Must focus topics and questions on the Problem statement – Cross reference allPATquestions 2010 40 Phase 2 PAT 2010 41 Gr 12 PAT 2010 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Introduction a. Discuss what is coming b. Description of the topic, e.g. effects of salty food, lack of sleep, eating fast foods, lack of exercise, etc. and main question c. Rationale for this research Habits of learners in my class a. I will look at the habits of learners in my class. I got information via a survey and analysed it in graphs. I will focus on …e.g. eating salty food, sleep, eating fast foods, taking exercise, etc. b. 5 topics Problems found with the learners in my class a. I will look at the information in my graphs and compare it with the information found on the topic. b. 5 topics Solutions to the problem in general Conclusion a. Description of what found in your class b. Solution for the learners in yourPAT class based on your findings 2010 42 List of references Phase 2 Part 1 – Report planning I am pulling my hair out! This all part of ONE project, it is not separate, it is all on the same topic, not a new topic! The results of the survey are shown in a graph. The survey asked questions to help solve the problem. The graphs will be shown in the final report, in Phase 3, and NOT in the Phase 2 planning document. Phase 2 Part 1 is a planning document. Every sentence must begin with I WILL DISCUSS … PAT 2010 44 Report planning • Plan! Do not do the report PAT 2010 Report planning • Decide how you are going to write your report. What is it meant to be about? Think! Look at your Phase 1 questions! • Put down your headings / sections and subheadings / sub sections 45 Headings PAT 2010 Report planning • Under each heading and in each paragraph – write what you are going to say – write or show what graph you are going to use, if any – write or show what picture you are going to use, if any • Use styles for the headings 46 Applications In the planning document say which formula, query, etc. you used Report planning • In Phase 1 you indicated what you were going to DO with the information • Now indicate how you are going to use each package to collect/analyse/present the problem/solution, e.g. – Excel • extract details from survey and display in graphs – Access • use information from spreadsheet and use grouping to extract details and numbers, use calculations in queries and reports • extract lists of people, and link with information from web pages Think of all the features – Word you have learned in • display information in table Excel, Access, Word and – PowerPoint PowerPoint PAT 2010 47 • present finding Phase 2 Part 2 – Analyse Now use applications • Use applications to collect/analyse/present the problem/solution – Spreadsheet - Formatting, functions, graph, integration – Database – Table, queries, reports, calculations in query or report, integration – PPT – all the bells and whistles PAT 2010 49 Phase 3 Final presentation Gr 12 PAT 2010 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Introduction a. Discuss what is coming b. Description of the topic, e.g. effects of salty food, lack of sleep, eating fast foods, lack of exercise, etc. and main question c. Rationale for this research Habits of learners in my class a. I will look at the habits of learners in my class. I got information via a survey and analysed it in graphs. I will focus on …e.g. eating salty food, sleep, eating fast foods, taking exercise, etc. b. 5 topics Problems found with the learners in my class a. I will look at the information in my graphs and compare it with the information found on the topic. b. 5 topics Solutions to the problem in general Conclusion a. Description of what found in your class PAT 2010 51 b. Solution for the learners in your class based on your findings Introduction • Describe what you are going to do in the report PAT 2010 52 Habits in detail – Use planning document • Heading1 for 6 main headings • Under Habits heading – add Heading2s – must make sense, not questions PAT 2010 53 Habits in detail - Get ready – PATs • Spreadsheet – Countif; graph – background ?, no amount of people, labels- must make sense; conditional formatting, print ONE page • Database – Table – Imported, Records only, – Queries • • • • <> 100 – not equal to Is Null, Is not null NOT “hip Hop” Calculation, Totals – Reports – Grouping, Count 2010 – Report footer – Count,PATAverage, etc. 54 Under each Heading2 of Habits • Copy the graph – In-line with text, centre – Caption – Figure - short, to the point, needs no full stop, centre – Discussion – Use highest, more, most, lowest, less or least – Cross reference • Copy a calculation totals query from Access – In-line with text, centre – Caption – Table - short, to the point, needs no full stop, centre – Discussion of table - Use highest, more, most, lowest, less or least MaybePAT only have one set of comments with cross 2010 55 – Cross reference referencing at end of graph and query table. Under each Heading2 of Habits • Copy some totals / averages from a database report • Discussion – use good language It is clearly shown in Figure X and Table Y that …. PAT 2010 56 Habits • At the beginning of the Habits section add the words In the following section I will discuss the habits of learners in my class: …, …, …, … and …. • At end of Habits section, add the words In the following section on Problems I will discuss the problems the learners in my class can have from their habits. PAT 2010 57 Extra • • • • • • • • Add a Cover page Add a page for a Table of contents Add a Table of contents Add a Table of figures Add a Table of tables Check you have page numbering! Introduction – clean up text Put on network – hand in rubric PAT 2010 58 Phew! • Have taught so far • 6 May 2010 PAT 2010 59 Problems - Found with the learners in my class – – Use same headings as Habits (Look at the information in your graphs and compare it with the information found on the topic.) – Discuss • the subject where it is connected to what you investigated • – therefore based on the data shown in Habits the learners have the following problem Good grief. Is that how the learner are! Based on what I found in books and on the web, they will have this problem and that problem! Insert • • Cross referencing to every graph/table citations every reference to information found elsewhere! PAT 2010 60 Solutions - To the problem in general • Use same headings as Habits and Problems • What solutions can you suggest for the young people in your class under the chosen topics? • Insert citations for every reference to information found elsewhere! PAT 2010 61 Conclusion • Say what you intended in the report • Say what you found and solutions • Most one page PAT 2010 62 Formatting • Graphs – Insert captions – Figures – When you talk about the graph use cross referencing • Tables – Insert captions – Table – When you talk about the table use cross referencing • Every fact – Provide citation – Get ready for List of references PAT 2010 63 Finishing off - Structure Title page Name, class, game name Page numbers X of y Table of contents Table of figures Table of tables On page on own at beginning of document, page numbers right of headings References At end Introduction Say what you are going to discuss, put this just before Planning or … Conclusion Say what you have discussed and final recommendations PAT 2010 64 Finishing off - Looks Title page Use a nice Cover page Images, graphs and tables Centred, in-line with text, write about each, must be part of the story - not separate, must help explain the text where it is placed Captions Under images, graphs and tables, centred, is a short heading, no full stop, explanation in body text Paragraph spacing 1.5 Fonts One font used Headings Bold, larger than body text, no colons, no bullets Body text, headings Aligned left Columns Maybe something columns PATin 2010 65 Phase 3 - Report • Hand in – Printed report – (PowerPoint as Word document) – Completed rubric • Information in Phase 3 folder – – – – Spreadsheet Database (PowerPoint) Report PAT 2010 66 List of references • Free Internet Morabaraba Server. (n.d.) Retrieved: 27 July 2009, from http://www.morabaraba.org/. • Jukskei. (2009) Jukskei. Retrieved: 27 July 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jukskei. • Marabaraba. (n.d.). Retrieved: 27 July 2009, from http://www.kr.co.za/Publishing/Marketing/Teambuilding_ Activities_Marabaraba.pdf. • Mindsprts South Africa. (n.d.) Retrieved: 27 July 2009, from http://www.mindsportssa.freeservers.com/rulesmorabaraba.htm. Sort alphabetically Tricky Rather use 2007 referencing Grade PAT 2010 10 PAT 67 4 June