OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
Throughout this course, students will:
A1. Exploring: explore topics related to fashion, and formulate questions to guide their research;
A2. Investigating: create research plans, and locate and select information relevant to their chosentopics, using appropriate social science research and inquiry methods;
A3. Processing Information: assess, record, analyse, and synthesize information gathered through research;
A4. Communicating and Reflecting: communicate the results of their research and inquiry clearly and effectively, and reflect on and evaluate their research, inquiry, and communication skills.
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
A1. Exploring
Throughout this course, students will:
A1.1 explore a variety of topics related to fashion (e.g., fashion history, the impact of social and technological developments, logos and brand marketing, fashion designers, occupations, specialized and niche markets, fibre and fabric creation, elements and principles of design, connections between social movements and fashion) to identify topics for research and inquiry
A1.2 identify key concepts (e.g., through discussion, brainstorming, use of visual organizers) related to their selected topics
A1.3 formulate effective questions to guide their research and inquiry
Teacher prompt: “If you were researching the working conditions of people in the textile industry, which countries would you include in your research?”
A2. Investigating
Throughout this course, students will:
A2.1 create appropriate research plans to investigate their selected topics (i.e., outline purpose and method; identify sources of information), ensuring that their plans follow guidelines for ethical research
A2.2 locate and select information relevant to their investigations from a variety of primary sources (e.g., interviews; observations; surveys and questionnaires; original documents in print or other media such as film, photographs, advertisements) and
secondary sources (e.g., textbooks, book reviews)
A2.3 based on preliminary research, for each investigation formulate a hypothesis, thesis statement, or research question, and use it to focus their research
A3. Processing Information
Throughout this course, students will:
A3.1 assess various aspects of information gathered from primary and secondary sources (e.g., accuracy, relevance, reliability, inherent values and bias, voice)
A3.2 record and organize information and key ideas using a variety of formats (e.g., notes, graphic organizers, summaries, audio/digital records)
A3.3 analyse and interpret research information (e.g., compare results of surveys and interviews; determine whether common themes arise in different media products)
A3.4 demonstrate academic honesty by documenting the sources of all information generated through research
A3.5 synthesize findings and formulate conclusions (e.g., determine whether their results support or contradict their hypothesis; weigh and connect information to determine the answer to their research question)
A4. Communicating and Reflecting
Throughout this course, students will:
A4.1 use an appropriate format (e.g., oral presentation, written research report, poster, multimedia presentation, web page) to communicate the results of their research and inquiry for a specific purpose and audience
A4.2 use terms relating to fashion correctly (e.g., positional goods, Empire waist, haute couture, maquiladora, Textile Labelling Act, CAD, serger, croquis)
A4.3 clearly communicate the results of their inquiries (e.g., write clearly, organize ideas logically, use language conventions properly), and follow APA conventions for acknowledging sources (e.g., generate a reference list in APA style, use in-text author-date citations)
A4.4 demonstrate an understanding of the general research process by reflecting on and evaluating their own research, inquiry, and communication skills
Teacher prompts: “How might the research methods you used have affected the results you obtained?” “What steps might you take to enhance your research/inquiry skills?”
