Ten Step Research Process

 Choose a broad topic:

1.                  Get an overview

2.                  Narrow the topic

3.                  Develop thesis statement

4.                  Formulate questions

5.                  Plan for research

6.                  Find, analyze, evaluate

7.                  Evaluate evidence

8.                  Establish conclusions

9.                  Create and present final product

 

Brainstorms and Blueprints: Teaching Research as a Thinking Process by Barbara Stripling, and Judy Pitts. Engelwood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1988.