Week+11

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Assignments to have completed by this Week

 * Post your best 2-3 tables/graphs for your peers to edit. (Do this via the document sharing page) by TUES. NOV 2
 * Here are the assignments of who is peer editing what project. Each individual will peer edit 2 other groups. Therefore some groups will have up to 4 edits (Doc below is the same as the link above)
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32"]] PeerEditList.doc
 * Complete student handout #7 (peer editing); for 2 other projects. DUE BY TUES. NOV 9
 * I'll give each of you a completion grade for peer editing 2 groups. Later, when I read the papers, I will look at the peer editing more carefully. It is then you will be kept accountable for accuracy and detail of feedback.
 * Read Part 8 & 9: Writing the Research Paper

Housekeeping

 * Attendance

Research Project Topic
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 * Part 8: Documenting the Research Paper
 * MLA Documentation; Handbook pages 66-70
 * Several Sentences in a row from same source
 * Purdue: OWL Online Resource for using MLA
 * Internet sources
 * Paper Set Up; Handbook pages 70
 * Part 9: Writing the Research Paper
 * Introduction (see handout on the Assignments page for review)
 * Proposal---but update with any methods modifications, change to past tense, and insert photos with figure titles (and refer to figures within the text of the narrative).
 * Heavily MLA documented.
 * Data & Results (pgs. 72-74)
 * 1st paragraph describes how the data was organized for analysis (What you did in the computer lab last week!) Can also explain why these methods were chosen instead of others.
 * In the narrative talk about the data holistically, either by group, or by quantitative/qualitative characteristic, but NOT by day. Organize your presentation of the groups in a matter that makes sense. Example: The group that had the most change talked about first, with the group that had the least amount of change described last.
 * Allow graphs to show the day-to-day data (if it helps your analysis)
 * Use qualitative data to supplement quantitative...keep group discussions together (ie don't have a page of just qualitative data displayed separately from quantitative.)
 * NEVER explain WHY in this section
 * Analysis & Conclusion (pgs. 75-76)
 * Introductory paragraph: Hypothesis supported or not, and explain reasons...becomes the "thesis" statement.
 * Heavily MLA documented.
 * At least one paragraph per explanation of results.
 * Address the limitation of the study: admit variables you couldn't keep constant, problems that occurred during the experiment that may have impacted results.
 * **To what degree does the data in your study show a relationship between the IV and DV? "Based on this study...the IV does (not) influence the DV. This is because.....However, further research....**"
 * Extend the study: What could future researchers do to further this study?
 * Importance of the study: Why it matters?
 * Personal Reflection (pgs 77)
 * Groups: If two people worked together, they each write their own personal reflection...
 * Can use "I"
 * Add this question that MUST be addressed
 * How had completed this research project changed your view of how science is studied?
 * Describe what changes you would make if you were to guide high school students through a project of this scope?
 * Writing an Abstract (pg. 78)
 * Writing Tips (pg. 79-80)
 * Transitions, taboo words, overused words (pg. 81-82)
 * Practice: Sample Student Writing...What can you fix? & Organizing the Data and Results section.

Assignments to have completed by next week:

 * Due Tues. Nov. 9: Peer Edit 2 peer's graphs, and post to document's page.
 * Write the Paper!!!!!! Use the Rubric on page 103-104 (bottom page number) as your guide, but ignore the number values, although they do represent proportionally how much each section is worth!
 * Bring with you to class TWO PAPER copies of your complete research paper. We will spend class time peer editing.