The Alarming Reality of Research and Writing Skills in Education

the

alarming reality

of Research and Writing Skills in Education

the

alarming reality

of Research and Writing Skills in Education

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…for college and career readiness.

A wake-up call…

High school graduation rates are >80%

Alex Thompson, Class of 2012, Ánimo Venice-8370, Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA. 2.0)

Yet students are unprepared for college and the workforce.

HOW?

Only 27% of high school seniors were considered proficient in writing.

8 out of 10students struggle to identify their

research tasks and writing expectations.

Brian Metcalfe, “Confusion Corner,” Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)“Truth Be Told: How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age.” Project Information Literacy.

55% of college presidents reported an increase in plagiarism over the past 10 years.

Rasmus Olsen, “ctrl+c ctrl+v,” Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)"College Plagiarism Reaches All Time High: Pew Study." The Huffington Post.

What do employers and professors say?

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0%

50%

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26%

91%High School Teachers

Postsecondary Instructors

“My Students Are Prepared for College-level Work”

Industries that demand writing will have most growth.Ken Teegardin, Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

College hires“rarely went beyond Google

to search and the first page of results looking for ‘the’ answer

to a workplace problem.”

$3.1 billion

sj_sanders, Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

How caneducators

remedy theissues now?

“Need to Know” SkillsLibrary classification

New resources

Web 2.0 tools

Search for information

1. Know how to find information online independently.

2. Use a search strategy that goes beyond Google and finding an answer on the first page.

3. Articulate a “best solution” and conclusion from results.

Expected Competenciesfor New Hires

Start early.

"For College and Career Success, Start with Preschool." Policy Priorities 19.4 (2013): 1-7.

Inefficiencies in Education

64%said teaching basic skills in

elementary would help

39%suggested mandatory critical

thinking questions on assessments

Continued Reading

- Ready for Success Blog - Center for College & Career Readiness - Project Information Literacy - Educational Policy Improvement Center

What are your favorites?

an online platform that teaches and measures research and critical thinking skills.

Teach Expected Skills

Strategy by Ryan Beck from The Noun Project

Finding relevant and accurate information

Developing search

strategies

Find solutions to research problems

“One Small Step” by Aldo Benedetti, Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Build Upon SkillsElementary

Middle School

High School

College

Tailor Your Curriculum

Teachers using ResearchReady saw a

30% improvementof student research skills.

-Janet Jones Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools North Carolina

the most popular online citation and research management platform.

Structure, organize, synthesize

-Shannon Hyman Byrd Middle School Sun Valley, CA

Bibliography

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Learn More!

- Teach and assess research and writing skills

- Four levels of scaffolded, aligned curricula

- Fully customizable, tailors to your needs

- Student assessment data to demonstrate learning and address pain points

- Puts research and writing skills into practice

- Prevents plagiarism

- Promotes ethical research and writing

- Digital notebook and outlining tools help students understand and manage expectations

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