Any website can provide ample amounts of information. Of course, whenever using the open Web as a source for research, it becomes very important to obtain as much information as possible about the the publisher of a given site. After all, it is easy enough to read up on a topic and then, with a little bit of well-placed speech, write and post something that looks and sounds very authoritative. Then, once the background is verified and valid information is located, is that information understandable? If it is, then how do you work with it to your best advantage in doing research?
That’s why ProQuest K-12 resources provide an array of “tools” for students doing research. The purpose is to provide usable information from reliable sources, make it easier to determine if something meets a person’s reading abilities, provide context to the topic, and teach how to best organize the information for an effective outcome. Below is a short list of some of the tools you may encounter in various ProQuest K-12 resources:
- State, National, Common Core Standards Alignments
- Classroom-Ready Activities
- Debate Guides
- Interactive Tutors
- Lexiles or Reading Level Indicators
- Text-To-Speech Tools
- Language Translators
- Citation Generators
- Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Downloadable Research Guides
- Document-Based Question Assignments
- Sharing and Saving Functions
- Specifically Organized Content by Research Topic
- Locally Managed Inquiry-Based Learning Modules
- Note Organization and Management Tools
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