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1.9 Research, Use information literacy skills to form conclusion(s)

Achievement criteria

In this achievement standard you must accurately record and complete the research process then present your findings showing your own conclusions and judgments from your research notes. The quality and depth of your conclusions made from your research findings will determine your final grade.

On this page: Achievement | Achievement with Merit | Achievement with Excellence

Achievement

• Use information literacy skills to form conclusion(s).

Make sure you:

• meet all the requirements of the research inquiry process – planning, collecting, recording, and organising information
• meet the checkpoints set by your teacher
• ask 'open questions' or use a hypothesis which make you search for the answer by using more than one source
• use a range (written, oral and/or visual) of relevant and reliable sources
• take accurate and relevant notes
• find information on all your key questions
• read through your notes and select material to answer your questions
• think about the new ideas and knowledge you have found from your notes. Use these new ideas to form conclusions
• present your research findings in appropriate oral, written and/or visual forms.

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Achievement with Merit

Use information literacy skills to form convincing conclusion(s).
Make sure you:

• Reach Achievement
• Read through all your notes under each key question and select the best information for your final presentation
• think about what the information suggests about the topic as a whole to form conclusions
• Set out and present material clearly and begin to show your own thoughts about your research findings.
• Clearly connect your conclusions to the purpose or reason for choosing this topic.

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Achievement with Excellence

Use information literacy skills to form perceptive conclusion(s) [link to terminology page].

Make sure you:

• reach Achievement with Merit
• objectively evaluate your research material to select the best for your answers
• answer your key questions thoroughly and with detail
• make links between questions to show a deeper understanding of your information and topic
• make perceptive conclusions by offering insightful or original conclusions, judgments or solutions throughout the presentation
• conclusions are linked to more than one source
• leave no doubt that you have your own thoughts about this topic
• express your findings clearly and to the point.

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