What are Individual Research Reports?
The Individual Research Reports represent 30% of your overall mark for Global Perspectives. Students are required to research and write one report marked out of 60 marks. In Years 10, students will have opportunities to complete smaller, preliminary research reports, with the final report to be completed at the beginning of year eleven. This individual research report will be submitted to the exam board for consideration.
How do I submit the Research Report?
Completed research reports must be submitted in paper format with both a hard and electronic copy given to your teacher.
Originality Report - Each research report submitted MUST include the originality report from the turn-it-in or plagscan report. This must be copied and pasted onto the front cover of your finished research report. For instructions on how to complete an originality report, talk to your teacher.
Originality Report - Each research report submitted MUST include the originality report from the turn-it-in or plagscan report. This must be copied and pasted onto the front cover of your finished research report. For instructions on how to complete an originality report, talk to your teacher.
How is the research report structured and assessed?
For the Individual Research Reports, students carry out research based on one of the Global Perspectives topic areas and submit a report on the topic between 1500-2000 words long. All research reports should be printed on white A4 paper, have 12 point font (either Times New Roman or Arial), have 1.5 line spacing and have at least 1" margins around the writing. Students should ensure that they research reports contain the following sections:
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Title/Contents/Intro
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Issue/Perspectives
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Future Scenarios
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Conclusion/Bibliography
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Title Page - Research Question, name and student number should be clearly stated:
Contents Page - Should be clearly designed with section headings and page numbers accurate and correct:
Introduction - Explain your research question, why you chose it and how you will investigate the question:
- Is your name in full with your family name in capitals?
- Is your student number listed?
- Is your essay title/research question clearly stated?
- Is the school name clearly listed?
- Is the word count on the title page?
- Download this PowerPoint for help on generating good research questions. These slides will help you consider good questions too
- Download this worksheet for help on using good command words in your research question and this worksheet on definitions
Contents Page - Should be clearly designed with section headings and page numbers accurate and correct:
- Is the contents page on a separate page with the heading 'contents'?
- Is it laid out with two columns, heading and page?
- Are all the page numbers correct for each heading?
- Remember to start your numbering on the next page, not the contents page
Introduction - Explain your research question, why you chose it and how you will investigate the question:
- Have you stated your general topic area and research question in the introduction?
- Have you explained what inspired you to choose this topic for research?
- Have you explained what you hope to achieve with this project?
- Have you stated the scope of the project i.e. what you will research in particular?
- Have you explained your hypothesis? i.e. your overall argument in answer to your research question
- Have you written it in the 'third person' perspective?
The Issue - Identify, analyse and evaluate the issues, giving evidence to show understanding of the current situation and its possible causes:
Perspectives - Show understanding of the different perspectives on the issue at personal, local/national and global levels using a wide range of resources and perspectives as evidence:
- Have you analysed what the issue is in detail, using facts, quotes and statistics?
- Have you explained the current situation of your issue in today's world?
- Have you identified, explained and analysed the causes of this issue?
- Have you identified, explained and analysed the effects/consequences of this issue?
- Download this worksheet for help on constructing perfect paragraphs
Perspectives - Show understanding of the different perspectives on the issue at personal, local/national and global levels using a wide range of resources and perspectives as evidence:
- Global Perspective - have you explored this issue from the perspective of another country/continent?
- Local/National Perspective - have you explored this issue from a Hong Kong perspective?
- Personal Perspective - have you explored this issue based on your own opinion and circumstance?
Future Scenarios & Solutions - Identify and evaluate possible future scenarios and identify and develop possible courses of action/solutions:
Personal Response - Provide an evidence-based personal response that explains what you have learnt and how it has affected your personal perspective:
- Have you explained what could happen in the future if this issue isn't solved?
- Have you identified a broad range of ideas, course of action and solutions to solve this issue and prevent those future scenarios?
- Have you discussed and evaluated what is good and bad about these solutions in terms of costs, effects, practicality and durability?
- Have you used specific evidence like facts, statistics, case studies etc. to substantiate these solutions?
- Download this worksheet for examples on how to consider and explain effective solutions to your issue
- Download this worksheet for student written examples of solutions for your reports
Personal Response - Provide an evidence-based personal response that explains what you have learnt and how it has affected your personal perspective:
- Have you discussed and explained your personal views and responses on this topic as a whole?
- Have you referred to the evidence when making personal judgements and opinions about the issue?
- Have you given significant examples of your own personal reflections on this issue? What have you learnt?
- Have you considered what you might do differently in the research process next time?
- Has what you have learnt affected your personal perspective? Have you explained why?
Conclusion - Summarise the key findings from your research and the most significant issues this investigation raises:
Bibliography - Provide a list of resources used and referenced throughout your report, including footnotes:
- Have you summarised your main points of the research in the conclusion?
- Have you identified the most significant issues that this research has discovered?
- Have you suggested future possible areas of research on this issue?
- Is it clear what your final verdict/opinion/argument is regarding your research question?
Bibliography - Provide a list of resources used and referenced throughout your report, including footnotes:
- Have you included footnotes throughout the essay in a continuous number system?
- Have you included every book, website, journal article, magazine and other sources that you have used/referred to?
- Have you used the same format for every single entry?
- Is your list of entries in the bibliography in alphabetical order, by authors surname?
- Have you followed the same referencing system exactly throughout the research report?
- Have you checked the spelling and grammar throughout your report?
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