AI Research Assistant for High School
Priya teaches 10th graders writing a 6-page paper on the ethics of genetic editing. They have a topic but no argument. Three hours later, many still have no argument, just a list of facts found online. The AI Research Assistant gives a research plan to work from: a main question, slots for smaller questions, where to look, and a notes guide. It gives the class a direction to start from.
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How high school teachers use it
Research workflows for your own class.
AP-level research requirements: primary sources and peer review
AP English Language, AP History, AP Environmental Science, and IB courses all require primary sources and in some cases peer-reviewed research. The plan has slots for search terms and lists library databases; you can teach Google Scholar, JSTOR, and subject-specific databases, along with Boolean search strings that produce academic results rather than general news articles.
Developing an arguable thesis, not just a topic statement
The most common high school research paper failure is a thesis that is a statement of fact rather than an arguable claim. The form has no thesis reviewer; you can check a draft against three criteria (arguability, specificity, focus) and have students revise it if it does not meet all three.
APA, MLA, and Chicago formatting, added by you
High school subjects use different citation styles: English typically uses MLA, social sciences use APA, and history often uses Chicago footnotes. The form has no citation templates; the notes guide asks for the full citation, and you can show the common errors in each format. Tell students their required style when you share the plan.
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Questions teachers ask
Does this tool work for IB Extended Essay research?
Yes. The form has no IB option, so you can adapt the plan to a focused, arguable research question that you check against IB examiner criteria, and add source suggestions appropriate to the subject group.
Can it help with AP History DBQ research?
For an AP History DBQ, the plan is not a close fit, as the tool does not read documents; you can use it to help students list questions, identify what outside contextual knowledge to incorporate, and structure notes for HAPP analysis.
How does the thesis reviewer work?
There is no thesis reviewer in the form; you can use these three questions when you read a draft thesis. Read it against three criteria: Is it arguable? Is it specific? Is it focused? Give specific feedback for each, and the student revises it.
What databases does it recommend for high school research?
The plan lists library databases, textbooks, and government and university sites; you pick the databases by subject. Science papers might use Google Scholar and PubMed. History papers might use JSTOR and Library of Congress primary source databases. English might use JSTOR and MLA International Bibliography. Social science might use ERIC and Google Scholar.
Does the tool support research for standardized test essays?
Standardized test essays are timed in-test responses that do not involve external research. The Research Assistant is designed for multi-day research paper assignments. For test essay preparation, the Essay Outline Generator is more appropriate.
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