The opening report is an important part of inquiry learning, which can provide clear and operable procedures for researchers. The opening report mainly includes
Research background, purpose and significance, implementation plan, expected results, etc.
There are many formats for opening reports. Writing the opening report should pay attention to scientificity, feasibility and process.
Writing the opening report is a necessary condition for research, which provides clear and operable procedures for researchers and is a "blueprint" for research. In fact, it can help us clearly understand why we should do this topic. What exactly do you want to do? Can you achieve the expected goal? If you feel that there are still problems after analysis, you can immediately adjust your direction and goals to avoid "making a mountain out of a molehill" or "making a mountain out of a molehill". Therefore, the quality of the opening report will directly affect the successful completion of the research.
I. Contents of the opening report The contents of the opening report include:
Why do we think of studying this subject?
Who is the specific object of our research?
What are we trying to achieve through research?
What is the question we want to find out?
What method did we decide to use to test our hypothesis, and why should we use this method?
Specific time schedule and implementation steps, especially the initial preparation steps. What tools and materials do we need?
How to get these tools and materials?
How do team members cooperate?
What results will your research bring? Research report, target, or something else? Tutor's suggestion and evaluation, etc. The implementation plan is the main part of the opening report.
The research background is to ask questions and explain why we should study this topic.
Purpose meaning refers to what problems will be solved (or what conclusions will be drawn) through this research, and what is the significance of solving this problem (or drawing conclusions).
Sometimes the research background and purpose are combined into one.
The division of labor among members should refer to the responsibilities of the members of the research group in the research process.
The implementation plan is the core part of the opening report, which mainly includes the research content, research methods and time arrangement. The implementation plan shall specify the schedule, location, tasks and objectives of each stage and the responsible person. If you go out to investigate, you should list the investigators, respondents, visiting experts, investigation contents, means of transportation, investigation tools, etc. If it is an experimental study, it is necessary to write out the experimental content, experimental location, books and materials, equipment, etc. The more specific the implementation, the easier it is to operate.
Feasibility demonstration refers to the conditions needed for research, that is, the information materials needed for research (such as basic methods such as surfing the Internet and designing questionnaires), experimental equipment, research funds, students' knowledge and skills and teachers' guiding ability.
In addition, what work has been done, what difficulties and problems still exist, and what help schools and teachers need to provide.
The expected results generally appear in the form of papers or investigation (experiment) reports, and the results are expressed in words, pictures, objects, multimedia and so on.
Two, the format of the opening report is generally presented in tabular form, and can also be expressed in other ways.
Three. Matters needing attention in writing the opening report should pay attention to feasibility, scientificity and process. The opening report should be detailed and clear, and the research methods and steps should be operable. The implementation plan should be detailed and informative, and the time schedule of each research stage should be reasonable and sufficient. In-class time is generally used for topic selection, data collection, communication and display, and investigation, experiment, material processing and thesis writing are arranged as much as possible after class; In the case of experimental research, we should consider repeating the experiment to eliminate the interference of accidental factors. The choice of research methods should be determined according to the subject content, students' cognitive level and teachers' guiding ability. Data collection and experiments should be completed in school as far as possible. The opening report should reflect the characteristics of novel conception, rigorous structure and smooth writing. The meaning and purpose of asking questions should be consistent with the expected results; All parts of the plan should not be arrogant; The information obtained and the opinions put forward should be objective and true and stand scrutiny. The whole research process must be reflected in the opening report, such as research content, research methods, research steps (topic selection → opening → data collection → implementation → conclusion → exchange and display → reflection after research) and expected results.