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Lesson 4: Evaluating Sources
This document provides guidance on evaluating information sources. It introduces several models for evaluating sources, including the CRAAP test and the relevance/credibility model. The CRAAP test examines the currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose of a source. Additional factors discussed for evaluating sources include the author's qualifications, whether the information has been peer reviewed, potential biases, and accuracy. Students are encouraged to consider these criteria when evaluating both online and print sources for a research task or assignment. The document stresses the importance of carefully evaluating all sources, especially web-based materials, given the open nature of online information.
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Lesson 4: Evaluating Sources
- 2. • When YOUdo a Google search, HOW do you decide what results are good? • What would help you be better at evaluating information?
- 3. Ability to evaluateANY type of information source to see if it meets your needs
- 5. • Most studentsconsider FORMAT to be THE most important criterion for selecting sources • Joe Student: “INTERNET is best!!!” • “A source should be judged for what it contains, NOT how it is stored or produced” (Quaratiello, 2011, p. 21).
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- 7. “While evaluating theinformation you find in books and periodicals is important, evaluating web-based material is absolutely crucial” (Quaratiello, 2011, p. 20).
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- 9. Often hard totell: 1. WHO wrote the info 2. WHO published the info 3. HOW accurate it is 4. WHERE they got their info 5. WHEN it was posted
- 10. • Relevance/Credibility Model •CARS Model •CRAAP Test
- 12. • Currency • Relevance •Authority • Accuracy • Purpose
- 15. • DATE theitem was published (or last updated)
- 16. •Is the information currentenough for your research needs?
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- 18. MOST CURRENT • Science •Health/medicine • Business OLDER SOURCES • Historical topics • Humanities • Literature When do older sources work well?
- 20. • Does theinformation relate appropriately to your topic or help answer your research question? • Who is the intended audience?
- 21. • WHOM isit written for? • Consider your own level of knowledge in selecting a source.
- 22. • Is itat a level that you can understand and use? –Too easy –Too difficult Ask yourself: Would you be comfortable citing this source in your research paper?
- 24. • QUALIFICATIONS ofthe writer - Image copyrighted by Wikimedia foundation
- 25. • Expert infield/ subject matter expert • “Peer review” • On websites: Look for About link • Contact information – Publisher – Email address
- 26. • .com • .org •.edu • .gov
- 28. • Different typesof sources pull their information from different places. • The type of source can give you an idea of where the information they used came from.
- 29. At what stageof the cycle of information was your source written? And what does this mean?
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- 31. • As anevent occurs, you get live reporting and footage. • Immediately after an event, you get more reporting and eyewitness accounts. • The further away from an event that you get, the more ANALYSIS you will find. • News Analysis • Expert Analysis • Scholarly Analysis
- 32. • Are thesources listed? – Are they scholarly? – Are they popular? – Are they credible? – How old are they? • Can they be checked?
- 33. A source withverifiable sources of information
- 34. • Has theinformation been reviewed or refereed?
- 35. “With clear documentation,a reader can hypothetically check the ACCURACY of a given source”(Quaratiello, 2011, p. 29).
- 37. • Absence oferrors – spelling, grammar, typos
- 39. • WHY theitem was written
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- 41. A source thatis informational and unbiased.
- 42. POINT OF VIEW •Every source is going to have a point of view. • Does the author tell you his/her point of view? • Are both sides presented? • Is information presented fairly? BIAS • Some sources have a BIASED point of view. • Is one side presented exclusively or far more than the other? • Is charged or emotional language used?
- 44. • Evaluate whata simple Google search on your topic provides • Practice using the CRAAP Test – Evaluate the 2 Web sources you found last week
- 45. • Practice usingthe CRAAP Test on scholarly sources • Evaluate – Scholarly Journal Article – eBook
- 46. • Find ascholarly journal article on your topic using Google Scholar – Cite it in MLA or APA – Evaluate it using CRAAP Test
- 47. • Keep |Start | Stop • List ONE thing you would like your instructor to KEEP, START, and STOP doing. • List ONE thing YOU would like to KEEP, START, and STOP doing in order to do well in this course.
- 48. Quaratiello, A. (2011).The college student’s research companion: Finding, evaluating, and citing the resources you need to succeed (5th ed.). New York, NY: Neal-Schuman.