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PLEASE NOTE! THIS IS JUST A GLIMPSE AT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN MODULE ONE. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE BOOK COMMUNICATION STUDIES: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAPE.

COMMUNICATION STUDIESWHAT’S IN MODULE ONE

• METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION/ DATA COLLECTION METHODS

• STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF DATA COLLECTION METHODS

• SOURCES FROM WHOM YOU WILLL GATHER DATA ( MUST BE SEEN IN CONTEXT)

• VERIFYING, VALIDIFYING CREDIBILITY OF DATA/INFORMATION

• WHAT ARE BARRIERS/WEAKNESSES TO VERIFYING/VALIDIFYING CREDIBILITY OF DATA/INFORMATION

• WHAT IS THE WRITER’S MAIN POINT/IDEA?

• WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES/LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES (LITERARY DEVICES/FIGURES OF SPEECH) USED BY THE WRITER?

• IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF WRITING (EXPOSITORY, NARRATIVE,

• DESCRIPTIVE, ARGUMENTATIVE)

• COMMENT ON THE RELIABILITY OF THE INFORMATION IN THE PIECE ( LOOK AT DATES GIVEN, IS THE PERSON AN AUTHORITY OR NOT, WHERE THE INFORMATION WAS PUBLISHED)

WHAT IS RESEARCH?

Research is exploration combined with learning…

PRIMARY SOURCEIs a document that was created at or near to the time of the event being…

EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY SOURCES

ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters….

WHAT IS A SECONDARY SOURCE? A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one…

Examples of secondary sources include: A journal/magazine article which…

ADVANTAGES OF USING SECONDARY DATASecondary data may be available which is entirely appropriate and wholly adequate to draw conclusions and answer the question or solve the problem. Sometimes primary data collection simply is not necessary...

RELIABILITY, VALIDITY AND CREDIBILITY

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Perhaps the two most common technical concepts in measurement are reliability and validity. Any kind of assessment...

RELIABILITY: DEFINITION... how stable, dependable

B. VALIDITY DEFINITIONThe degree to which they accomplish ...

CREDIBILITYWhen you assess a source's credibility, you try to determine how believable it is. First, you should look...RATIONALEInforms the readers as to why your topic is...

AUTHORITY is any accepted source or....

DATA COLLECTION

Data collection is a term used to describe a process of preparing...

TYPES OF DATA COLLECTION Data collection methods vary greatly in the amount of time and

FACTORS WHICH DETERMINE WHAT DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT TO USE:

• kind of issue you need to resolve …

ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES OF DATA COLLECTION METHODS

OBSERVATIONS (a): (Advantages) Provide direct information about behavior of individuals and…

CONSIDERATIONS WHEN CHOOSING A DATA COLLECTION STRATEGY

In each data collection strategy, students are gathering information for the purposes of exploring an area of interest…

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WHAT’S IN MODULES ONE AND TWO

WEEK TOPIC OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT

MODULE ONE

Research

*START THINKING ABOUT YOUR TOPIC FOR PORTFOLIO

The Aim and Purpose of research\Define such terms as: sources ie Primary and Secondary, reliability vs validity, credibility, authority, fact, opinion, bias, method, instrument, data vs information, Identify the many types of Data Collection MethodsIdentify the Strengths and Weaknesses of these methods Factors to consider when choosing a method or methodsHow do you document your source/sources

Read and make copious notes in your assigned groups

Presentations of Group Assignments will take place in Week 2

Choice or formats: PowerPoint, White board, Bristol boardNB whatever your choice please prepare Handouts of the main points for everyone

MODULE ONE

Note -taking Define note-takingIdentify the objectives/goals/aims/purpose of note-takingTypes of Reading re Skimming, Scanning, Critical ReadingThe importance of developing listening skillsIdentifying effective listeningTips to improve listening skills

Role playing to get the message across.Can be done in Groups, pairs, solo

MODULE ONE

Summary Define summaryIdentify what are the Objectives/PurposeThe importance of Sequencing your ideasHow to Identify Main point/idea, writer’s purpose, writer’s intention

Looking at practice questions

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MODULE ONE

Language Identifying the language techniques/strategies/devices that writers useEvaluating these strategies/techniques (How effective were they?) Essay writing skills re how to organize an essay

Practice Questions

MODULE THREE

Communication

Define communicationDescribe the communication model and processIdentify types and forms of communications (verbal. Non-verbal, written, computerized etc)

Identify and describe Contexts/situations in which communication takes placeTypes of Non-verbal CommunicationFunctions/Purpose of NV comm.Barriers to communicationHow to communicate effectively

EXAMPLES OF PAPER 3

Portfolio Preparation

Identification of a Topic…Remember to check pages 28-29 in Comm Std Syllabus

PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT EXERCISE

1. In your own words, explain what is research?2. In order to conduct a successful research there must be a process that one should

follow. In your own words describe the sequence of this process.

3. Explain the term ‘source’. How is source linked to research?

4. Distinguish between Primary data and Secondary data.

5. Give 4 examples of each of type of sources.

6. Choose two data collection methods and write a short scenario each to show how you will use them

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7. Explain why you should follow certain considerations when choosing Data Collection method(s)?

Sources Exercise

For each of the following, indicate whether it is primary (P) or secondary (S), not a source used in history at all (N) or either, depending on its use (E):

21. _____ A World War Soldier’s coat button

22. _____An article in The Trinidad Express commemorating an important historical event

23. _____Prime Minister Eric Williams’ memoirs

24. _____Your history textbook

25. _____A colonial coin

26. _____ A 1962 copy of the Trinidad Guardian describing the Water riot in Port of Spain

27. _____ A farming machine from the 1890s

28. _____A letter from a schoolteacher describing the school curriculum

29. _____A photograph taken on the University of The West Indies campus during a 1970 demonstration

30 ____Your Great Grandmother’s wedding ring

31. _____The report of the Commission of Inquiry investigating the Airport scandal.

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