Deep Research
Learning-focused deep research with web search and MCP integration.
Use This Skill When
- Researching learning science evidence or pedagogical theory.
- Finding instructional design benchmarks or effectiveness data.
- Gathering evidence to justify design decisions.
- Reviewing literature on assessment methods or learning strategies.
Workflow
- Define research question and required evidence type.
- Select tool:
web_search(quick),/researchCLI (structured), or Deep Research MCP (comprehensive). - Execute search with specific, targeted queries.
- Evaluate source quality (prefer peer-reviewed, meta-analyses, systematic reviews).
- Synthesize findings with citations and save to files.
Deliverables
report.md: research summary with cited sources.results/research-findings.md: structured findings and evidence.
Quality Gates
- Research question is clearly defined before search.
- At least 2 independent sources corroborate key findings.
- Sources are cited with URLs and access dates.
- Findings distinguish between correlation and causation.
- Educational context (level, subject, population) is noted.
If any gate fails: identify the issue, fix, and re-validate.
Gotchas
- 教育研究のエフェクトサイズは分野・対象者・文脈で大きく異なる。メタ分析の結果をそのまま適用しないこと
- "Best practice" without empirical evidence is opinion. Require at least one quantitative source
- 学習スタイル理論(VAK等)は科学的根拠が弱い。エビデンスベースの理論を優先すること
Validation Loop
- Execute research and compile findings
- Check: ≥2 sources, citations present, correlation vs causation noted
- If any check fails → expand search or add sources
- Findings ready for use in objective-designer or curriculum-builder