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Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools Utilising ICT in academic communication

8. Guide the students through using the techniques below to search
for information. Ask them to write brief notes on each technique.
(a) Keyword searching
(b) Boolean operators
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(c) Truncation and wildcards

Activity 4�3 in the Student’s Book
(a) Organise students in manageable groups and guide them
through deciding on a topic to work on as instructed in Activity
4.3 in the Student’s Book.
(b) Guide them through formulating search queries by using the
three methods of searching for information (keyword, Boolean
operators and truncation and wildcards).
(c) Check for the correctness of the search queries students have
formulated and assist where necessary.
(d) Ask them to decide on the search engines they would like to
use.
(e) Assist students in accessing electronic gadgets for online
searches.
(f) Guide them through performing searches using the queries
they have formulated.
(g) Guide students through presenting their answers in front of
the class for knowledge sharing and improvement.
(h) Make clarifications where necessary.

Assessing the importance of different basic databases in
learning
Teaching procedures

1. Guide students through brainstorming the concept of database
and data management. Ask them different questions to solicit their
knowledge and understanding.

4040 Teacher’s Guide Form Five

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