13 Nov 2013
Paradigm - Unconventional Thinking
Students in Year 9 in our Selective Stream undertake Research Studies in the Elective Lines.
Research Studies is designed to teach students research and presentation skills in a supportive environment that allows them to research in their own area of interest.
All Selective Students undertake the course which also provides excellent grounding for study in the senior school and beyond.
Tagged "Unconventional Thinking" because it does not specify an area of study and gives students the freedom to study in an area of interest, the course is supported via mentoring with academics from Charles Sturt University and from the wider Wagga Wagga community.
In addition, students are taught a presentation method known as pecha kucha which requires their research findings to be condensed to 20 slides with approximately 20 seconds spent on each slide. The discipline gained from this exercise in synthesising their work is a valuable asset.
Strongly supported by Partnership Broker COMPACT, the course has received many positive reviews from students and parents.
2013 Research Topics included:
- Music - Relationship with Emotion and Rebellion
- Radiation - Effect on People
- Animal Cruelty
- Animals in the Warzone
- Apocalyptic Futures
- Weaponry through the Ages
- Sport - Ultimate Test Cricket Team
- The Visual Arts - People's reaction to Artworks
- Effects of Noise Stimuli on the Growth of Plants
- The Evolution of Techno Music
- Movies vs Reality