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๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ Senior school projects provide valuable experience of individual research. Successful projects provide students to undertake independent research when they arrive at university. Minerva Tutors have vast experience of independent study and are available to advise students on honing their research skills across a broad range of subjects.
๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ Students need to establish the criteria on which they will be basing their final conclusions. They must be aware that emotional bias may cloud their judgements. For example, a geography project on homelessness may become a personal moral plea rather than an academic objective investigation.
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก? Students should be clear on expectations. Are they expected to undertake original primary research? Or should the research compromise of study of existing resources, that is secondary research?
๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ Using an internet search engine can threw-up a diverse range of sources. Although Wikipedia may appear as a credible source, as anyone may create and edit entries, educationalists question the value of its content.
๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ Students should assess the value and relevance of sources for their particular project. Is the resource dated? Is it likely to have been superseded by more up to date material? What methods did the research utilise to reach its conclusions? Did it take a sufficiently large sample size?
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ Comparing the value of individual sources, for a particular project, is an acquired skill. How does a small local quantitative investigation, conducted with intense academic rigour, compare to a global overview written as an opinion piece for a national newspaper?
๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง: Email: valerie.weston@minervatuition.com Phone: +852 6156 5705. We would be delighted to hear from you.