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Research advice
As you progress through school and the SACE, you’re acquiring more of the research skills important to your success at SACE and in your future education, training and employment.
Asking the right questions
The following documents provide guidance for teachers and checklists for students to be used during independent research for SACE subjects.
- Asking Effective Questions — Guidelines for Teachers [DOC 306KB]
- Discussions used in Assessments — Guidelines for Teachers [DOC 349KB]
- Discussions used in Assessments — Checklist for Teachers and Students [DOC 299KB]
Writing and note-taking
The following documents are provided to support students and teachers when undertaking independent research for SACE subjects. These include advice on conducting ethical research, and writing and referencing conventions.
- Avoiding Plagiarism — Guidelines and Examples for Teachers and Students [DOC 420KB]
- Academic Note-taking — Version 1 [DOC 300KB]
- Academic Note-taking — Version 2 [DOC 300KB]
- Academic Note-taking with Website Evaluation [DOC 300KB]
- How to Conduct a Case Study [DOC 60KB]
- Academic Writing Skills: Paraphrasing and Summarising [PPT 306KB]
- Expressing your ideas and using sources effectively [DOC 300KB]
- Supervision, Verification, and Breach of Rules — Guidelines and Exemplars for Teachers [DOC 3.8MB]
- Integrating Sources — Guidelines for Teachers and Students [DOC 317KB]
Researching
The following materials include useful advice on conducting ethical research.
- Designing a Question for Research or Investigations — Guidelines for Teachers [DOC 386KB]
- Question Design for Investigations — Activities and Strategies to Help Students [DOC 341KB]
- Question Design for Investigations [PPT 407KB]
- Ethical Research — Guidelines for Students [DOC 81KB]
- Primary and Secondary Sources [DOC 67KB]
Referencing
The following documents are provided to support students and teachers when writing and referencing for SACE assessment.
- Academic Writing Skills — Referencing [PPT 349KB]
- Guidelines for Referencing [DOC 160KB]
- Student Guide to Referencing [PDF 311KB]
- Evaluating Online Sources — Checklist for Students [DOC 304KB]
- Evaluating Research Sources [DOC 98KB]
- Locating Evidence — A Guide for Students [DOC 306KB]
Group work
The following documents are provided to support students and teachers when undertaking group work for SACE subjects.
- Effective Participation in Group Work — Guidelines for Teachers and Students [DOC 341KB]
- Setting up Group Work Guidelines for Teachers [DOC 337KB]
- Assessing Group Work Guidelines for Teachers [DOC 351KB]
- Group Meeting Agenda — template for students [DOC 305KB]
- Group Meeting Note-taking — template for students [DOC 305KB]
- Participating in Meetings — A checklist for students [DOC 303KB]
- Self and Peer Evaluation — template for students [DOC 304KB]
- Task Planning and Delegation — template for students [DOC 304KB]