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CONTENTS PAGE About the Editors About the Contributors Foreword Prof. Anthony Seow Foreword Prof. Agnes Chang Preface Acknowledgements Glossary INTRODUCTION Prof. Tan Oon Seng SECTION 1 NATURE OF PROJECT WORK IN JUNIOR COLLEGES 1.

PROJECT WORK FRAMEWORK Anitha Devi Pillai

2.

ADDRESSING INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS IN PROJECT WORK Mary Ellis

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WHAT IS THE “BIG IDEA” WITH PROJECT WORK ANYWAY? Jasvinder K Dhillon

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PROJECT WORK AS PRAXIS: THE CHALLENGE FOR EDUCATORS Ann Yin En Yeong

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THE INTEGRATION OF GENERAL PAPER AND PROJECT WORK Wong Mun Wah, Sim Hock Seng Steven, Jennifer Liou-Lim Choon Yeoh, Samsiah Sanip, Eliza Gunasagaran, Patrick Timothy David

SECTION 2 6.

UNDERSTANDING PROCESSES

CRITICAL READING AND PROJECT WORK Maha Sripathy

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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LITERATURE REVIEW IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS Dharmine Dhadchana Moorthy

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EVALUATING AND MANAGING SOURCES Mary Ellis

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DATA COLLECTION: TOOLS, PROCESS & ANALYSIS Jarina Peer

10.

THE FOUR COMPONENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL ORAL PRESENTATION Chue Kah Loong

SECTION 3:

DEVELOPING THE PRODUCTS

11.

APPLYING THE DELPHI TECHNIQUE IN PRELIMINARY IDEAS Osric Mooi

12.

GROUP PROJECT PROPOSAL: SUCCESSFUL PROJECT Teo Aik Cher

13.

DEVELOPING A STRUCTURE IN ASSESSING GROUP PROJECT FILE Prabha Naidu Veragoo Tolosi

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UNDERSTANDING THE ACADEMIC WRITING CONVENTIONS AND TASK REQUIREMENTS OF THE WRITTEN REPORT Anitha Devi Pillai

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ORAL PRESENTATION AND ASSESSMENT: THE ASSESSOR’S ROLE IN QUESTIONING Arzami Bin Salim

SECTION 4:

STEPPING

STONE

FOR

A

RESEARCH

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WHAT SORT OF RESEARCH SKILLS ARE STUDENTS ACQUIRING FROM PROJECT WORK? Anitha Devi Pillai

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RESEARCH TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS, PROJECT WORK COMMITTEES & SUPERVISING TUTORS Monica Sharma Menon

SECTION 5:

RESOURCES FOR SUPERVISING TUTORS

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ACTIVITIES TO FACILITATE PROJECT BASED LEARNING Patrice Palmer

APPENDIX A

ORAL PRESENTATION NOTES FOR SUPERVISING TUTORS Mary Ellis

APPENDIX B

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