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2RESEARCH PORTFOLIO DESCRIPTION
The Research Portfolio helps you store and organize your ndings and analysis throughout every step of the research process. Various tools help you
develop a research strategy and record, analyze and annotate your sources. Every time you complete a tool or annotate a source, le it in the
corresponding section of your portfolio. Keeping an organized portfolio helps you make connections, see what you already have, and determine
what you still have left to investigate. It will also provide everything you need to write your conclusions when you nish your research. The portfolio
may be either electronic or on paper.
PORTFOLIO SECTIONS
CONTENT
SECTION 1: DEFINING AN AREA OF INVESTIGATION
Exploring a Topic
This section stores all the work you do exploring the topic and choosing an Area of
Area Evaluation Checklist
Investigation.
Potential Sources (from pre-searches)
SECTION 2: GATHERING AND ANALYZING INFORMATION
Potential Sources
Annotated Sources
This section stores all the information you gather throughout your investigation.
Personal Drafts
It also stores your notes and analysis of sources.
All the tools should be grouped by source.
Taking Notes (about sources)
Forming EBC
SECTION 3: DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
Taking Notes (about Inquiry Paths)
Forming EBC
This section stores your Notes and EBCs about Inquiry Paths, your research evaluations,
Organizing EBC
and the personal perspective that you come to at the end of your inquiry.
Group the Taking Notes, Forming EBC or Organizing EBC by Inquiry Path.
Synthesizing EBC
Research Evaluation
Evidence-Based Perspective
SECTION 4: DISCARDED MATERIAL
This section stores all the sources and analysis that you have discarded throughout your investigation.
The purpose of this section is to keep a record of discarded materials until the end of the research process in case you change your
mind and want to use them.
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