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The
RESEARCH PROCESS
1.
DEFINING
• What do I really want to find out?
• What is my purpose?
• Why do I need to find this out?
• What are the key words and ideas of the
task?
• What do I need to do?
2.
LOCATING
• Where can I find the information I need?
• What do I already know?
• What do I still need to find out?
• What sources and equipment can I use?
3.
SELECTING
• How will I record the information?
• How relevant is the information I have found?
• How credible is the information I have found?
• What information do I really need to use?
• What information can I leave out?
4.
ORGANISING
• How can I best use this information?
• Have I enough information for my purpose?
• Do I need to use all this information?
• How can I best combine information from
the different sources?
5.
PRESENTING
• How should I present this information?
• What will I do with the information?
• With whom will I be sharing this information?
6.
EVALUATING
• What did I learn from this?
• How did I go - with each step of the information
process?
• How did I go - presenting the information
• What would I do differently/better with
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