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2015

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I Need Help Finding It: Understanding The Benefits Of Research Skill Acquisition In Competitive Forensics, Jessica L. Furgerson Dec 2015

I Need Help Finding It: Understanding The Benefits Of Research Skill Acquisition In Competitive Forensics, Jessica L. Furgerson

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Research skill acquisition is an invaluable but under explored benefit of forensics participation. Although coaches, students, and administrators acknowledge that participants gain research skills via forensics, little is known about what these skills are and how they specifically benefit students. This paper isolates three specific research dimensions students learn while participating in competitive speech and debate: locating, examining, and applying source mate-rial. Connections are then drawn between these dimensions and the attainment of high level learning resulting in the creation of educational outcomes related to research skill acquisition via forensics. Understanding the process and importance of research skill acquisition is …

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Volume 35, Number 4, December 2015 Olac Newsletter, Marcy Strong, Autumn H. Faulkner, Richard N. Leigh, Jan Mayo, T.J. Kao, Jay Weitz, Lisa Romano Dec 2015

Volume 35, Number 4, December 2015 Olac Newsletter, Marcy Strong, Autumn H. Faulkner, Richard N. Leigh, Jan Mayo, T.J. Kao, Jay Weitz, Lisa Romano

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Volume 35, Number 3, September 2015 Olac Newsletter, Marcy Strong, Autumn H. Faulkner, Richard N. Leigh, Jan Mayo, T.J. Kao, Jay Weitz, Lisa Romano Sep 2015

Volume 35, Number 3, September 2015 Olac Newsletter, Marcy Strong, Autumn H. Faulkner, Richard N. Leigh, Jan Mayo, T.J. Kao, Jay Weitz, Lisa Romano

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Volume 35, Number 2, June 2015 Olac Newsletter, Marcy Strong, Heather Pretty, Richard N. Leigh, Jan Mayo, T.J. Kao, Jay Weitz, Lisa Romano Jun 2015

Volume 35, Number 2, June 2015 Olac Newsletter, Marcy Strong, Heather Pretty, Richard N. Leigh, Jan Mayo, T.J. Kao, Jay Weitz, Lisa Romano

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Volume 35, Number 1, March 2015 Olac Newsletter, Marcy Strong, Heather Pretty, Christina Hennessey, Jan Mayo, T.J. Kao, Jay Weitz, Lisa Romano Mar 2015

Volume 35, Number 1, March 2015 Olac Newsletter, Marcy Strong, Heather Pretty, Christina Hennessey, Jan Mayo, T.J. Kao, Jay Weitz, Lisa Romano

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Digitized March 2015 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

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