MKA Research Cycle

Questions to ask yourself: - What am I interested in learning more about?

Brainstorm

What I might feel: Nervous Excited

Questions to ask yourself:

- What question can I create from my topic?

(What is my guiding research question?)

- How can I narrow my focus?

(What are my sub questions?)

Question

What I might feel:

Nervous Confident

Questions to ask yourself:

- What sources will be the most useful?

- Are my resources reliable?

- What key words can I use?

- Do I need to go back and change my questions?

Search & Evaluate

What I might feel:

Excited Frustrated

Questions to ask yourself:

- Does the information answer my research question?

- Am I using my own words?

- Did I record the title and author?

- Do I need to go back and find more resources?

Take Notes

What I might feel:

Surprised Confused

Questions to ask yourself:

- How can I organize my notes?

- Does my outline represent all my sub questions?

- Do I need to go back and take more notes?

Organize & Synthesize

What I might feel:

Confident

Questions to ask yourself:

- Have I answered all my research questions?

- Am I presenting my information in a clear way?

- Do I need to go back and reorganize?

Review & Revise

What I might feel:

Confident Nervous

Questions to ask yourself:

- Did I fulfill all the requirements of the project?

- Did I include my bibliography?

Share

What I might feel:

Confident Excited

* Reminder *• Not everyone will be on the same

step as you.

• There is nothing wrong with going back and forth on the steps. That’s why it is a cycle!

Confident

Confused

Frustrated

Surprised

Nervous

Happy

Brainstorm

Question

Search and Evaluate

Take Notes

Organize and Synthesize

Review andRevise

Share

The MKA Research Cycle