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RESEARCH : Evaluating Sources © Godot Media |
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DEFINITION Systematic investigation
Establish facts
Purpose :
Discover
Document
Develop and
Interpret
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CONDUCTING RESEARCH Identification of research subject
Literature review
Specifying the purpose of research
Data collection
Analyzing and interpreting the data
Reporting and evaluating research
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SOURCES Blogs and online articles
Online news sources, journals and magazines
In case of technical or academic articles – URL’s - .edu , .gov , .org
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CARS Checklist Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, Support
Clues/Indicators
Credibility :
Evidence of quality
Indicators for lack of credibility like bad grammar
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Visual cues- reliable source © Godot Media |
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Unreliable source © Godot Media |
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2. Accuracy:
Comprehensiveness
Timelines
Purpose and audience
Indicators of lack of credibility and accuracy like no date, or conclusion. © Godot Media |
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3. Reasonableness :
Fairness and balance
Objectivity
Moderateness
Consistency
Worldview
Indicators of lack of reasonableness © Godot Media |
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4.Support:
Conformability
Indicators of lack of support like absence of sources, numbers without support, no other sources with the same information © Godot Media |
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EVALUATING SOURCES - Summary Screening sources:
Identify topic
Reliable Sources
Visual cues
Cross check data
Look for related articles
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Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/english/allwrite3/seyler/ssite/seyler/se03/cars.mhtml
http://www.yorku.ca/webclass/yquiz/webresearchtest/quiz/webresearchtest.quiz
http://www-old.pgcc.edu/library/tutorial/webquiz.htm
http://www.clark.edu/Library/iris/quiz/quiz_home.php © Godot Media |
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THANK YOU ? © Godot Media |
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