Research Topic
Some of the advice and guidelines
from the Department of Education:
Choosing
a subject
The subject chosen
must be clearly defined
Should have a narrow
focus for depth of investigation
Should be based on
information that may be readily authenticated
Should be of historical significance
Great care needed in
the selection of subjects
Choice to be made in
consultation with teacher
Student should not
undertake substantive work until teacher has approved outline plan
The specific subject
chosen by each student in a class group should be unique to the individual
student
This uniqueness should
be reflected in the title of the study.
Sources
At Ordinary Level: a
minimum of TWO sources should be used
At Higher Level: THREE
(or more) sources should be used
Sources should be primary
or specialist secondary
At least one source by
a historian, where available
Standard school
textbooks will not be suitable sources
Extreme caution to be
exercised with primary sources
The
Report
Each student will
compile a report
The report will be
pre-submitted
The report will have
three components:
An outline plan
An evaluation of
sources
An extended essay
The
Report: outline plan
Student defines the
subject
Student justifies the
subject
Student identifies
1.the aims; 2 the intended approach
The sources to be
consulted
The
Report: evaluation of sources
Indicates the
relevance of the sources to the subject of the study
Comments on the
strengths and weaknesses of each source used
The
report: extended essay
Sets down the main
findings and conclusions arrived at by the student
Includes a review of
the process undertaken, and how useful that process was in achieving the
aims laid down in the outline plan
Most substantial of
the three components
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