Secondary school students as young researchers

ABSTRACT The article discusses the introduction of secondary school students (young researchers) to research projects, which include writing an independent research paper. Young researchers compete with their fellows at competitions for best research projects in secondary schools. Each young resear...

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Main Authors: Lidija Ajtnik, Darja Kobal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Library Association & University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2006-10-01
Series:Knjižnica
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/knjiznica/article/view/14162
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Summary:ABSTRACT The article discusses the introduction of secondary school students (young researchers) to research projects, which include writing an independent research paper. Young researchers compete with their fellows at competitions for best research projects in secondary schools. Each young researcher has to choose a supervisor and together they select research topic. Young researchers then create their own work plan which will help them to develop their aims and hypotheses. With the aid of the literature and the analysis of their experimental results, they are able to complete their paper. The role of the supervisor and the librarian, who can also act as their supervisor or cosupervisor, is crucial. The choice of research methods is central in the work of young researchers since this helps them to acquire important research skills already in primary and secondary schools. Good teamwork between the researcher, the supervisor and the librarian is a precondition for a good and useful research paper.
ISSN:0023-2424
1581-7903