Research Process Checklist

 

This checklist belongs to: __________________________________________

 

Name of Report: ___________________________________________________

 

Put a checkmark beside the items that describe your report.

PREPARING

SEARCHING

UNDERSTANDING

SHARING

I/We didn't always understand the research questions.

 

I/We asked my teachers when I needed help.

 

I/We understood the questions and worked hard to answer them.

I/We chose several sources and browsed through them for information.

 

I/We used the table of contents, headings, and index to find good information.

 

I/We used these sources:

library books

study prints

selected web sites

electronic encyclopedias

other

I/We carefully read the information in my sources.

 

I/We tried hard to look for information that matched my questions/categories.

 

I/We decided what information was important before I took notes in my own words.

 

I/We used information charts to help me organize my information.

 

I/We gave credit to my sources.

I/We created my research product following the teachers' directions.

 

I/We liked the way my final product looked.

 

I/We know some things that I can do better next time.

 

I/We understand how to create a good product showing what I have learned.

Schomberg/Fink

February 2001