Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ603683
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Students as Authentic Researchers: A New Prescription for the High School Research Assignment.
Gordon, Carol
School Library Media Research, v2 p1-21 1999
Describes a qualitative action research study that investigated the effectiveness of an assignment for tenth graders that required primary research methods and an essay. Topics include authentic research; constructivist theory of learning; performance-based assessment; student journals; peer editing; teacher-librarian collaboration; and student and teacher responses. (LRW)
Descriptors: Action Research, Assignments, Constructivism (Learning), English Instruction, Essays, Grade 10, High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Peer Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment, Research Methodology, Student Journals, Student Reaction, Student Research, Teacher Response
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Web site: http://www.ala.org/aasl/SLMR/authentic.html.
