Español Undécimo Diseño y elaboración del proyecto de investigación S14 M2

Main ideas / lessons from the subtitles

• Purpose of the school research project: It is a larger and deeper assignment than previous ones. Students research a topic they like and that may matter for their future.

• What a research project involves (overall process):

  1. Search for information (books, articles, prior research).
  2. Read and analyze sources.
  3. Optionally interview experts if needed.
  4. Collect data.
  5. Use the collected information to form conclusions/answers to the research questions.
  6. Present findings in a report/document through a rigorous process to demonstrate learning.

• Core structure of the research project (8 parts):

  1. Introduction
     • Presents the research topic.
     • Explains why the topic is important.
     • Includes the research question or hypothesis.
     • Briefly previews what the reader will find in the rest of the document.
  2. Background
     • Reviews and analyzes literature.
     • Shows the current state of knowledge (“state of the art”).
     • Identifies gaps or areas needing more research.
     • Writing approach: research/read → summarize/analyze → identify gaps.
  3. Methodology
     • Explains how the research was conducted.
     • Describes data collection methods (e.g., surveys, experiments, data analysis).
     • Includes any step-by-step process (e.g., how analysis will be done).
     • Writing approach:
       • Explain how you plan to investigate the topic (what methods you’ll use).
       • Describe participants (if applicable) and how the research will be carried out.
       • Provide a detailed step-by-step explanation of data collection and analysis.
  4. Results
     • Presents findings/data.
     • Can use tables, graphs, or narrative descriptions.
     • Important: do not interpret the data here; present it clearly and exactly as found.
  5. Discussion
     • Interprets the results and discusses implications.
     • Compares findings with previously reviewed literature.
     • Highlights contributions and patterns/trends.
     • Writing approach:
       • Explain what the results mean relative to the research question.
       • Compare with what other researchers found.
       • Analyze and argue what was found in the results.
  6. Conclusions
     • Summarizes key findings.
     • Answers the research question.
     • May include limitations and suggestions for future research.
     • Writing approach:
       • Briefly summarize what you learned.
       • Answer the research question / summarize main findings concisely.
       • Discuss implications and how results may influence the topic in the future.
  7. Bibliographic references
     • Lists all sources cited/consulted.
     • Recommendations:
       • Number sources.
       • Use a consistent citation format (example: APA) so others can locate them.
  8. Appendices
     • Includes supporting materials not essential to the main text (e.g., questionnaires, surveys, detailed graphs).
     • These support findings but fit better outside the main body.

Class activity / segment: “Monterrozales capsule”

• 5 key English terms and their Spanish equivalents (students should write them in both languages for later use):
  • research / investigación
  • introduction / introducción
  • methodology / metodología
  • results / resultados
  • bibliography / bibliografía

Active break (clues/riddle activity)

Students rearrange clue letters to guess answers related to definitions. The clues referenced:

• “Pablo Picasso’s profession”
• “trail left by an airplane in the sky”
• “Instrument used to draw circles or arcs of a circumference”
• “Science that studies living beings”

Practical exercise mentioned at the end

• Students must organize the eight parts of the research project in the correct order (listed on that week’s activity form).

Speakers / sources featured

• Andre (speaker/teacher host)
• Spanish edber (referenced by the host; likely another host-team identity/name)
• Monterrozales / Rosales family (program/channel context mentioned)
• Pablo Picasso (referenced only as part of an active-break clue)