Research

RESEARCH :

Evaluating Sources

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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/Indicators1. Credibility : Evidence of quality Indicators for lack of credibility like

bad grammar

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Visual cues- reliable source

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Unreliable source

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2. Accuracy: Comprehensiveness Timelines Purpose and audience Indicators of lack of credibility and

accuracy like no date, or conclusion.

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3. Reasonableness : Fairness and balance Objectivity Moderateness Consistency Worldview Indicators of lack of

reasonableness

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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

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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

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