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Evaluation of Information: Finding RELIABLE Articles

Reliable: That can be relied upon: dependable, trustworthy, something in which you have confidence

How to evaluate for reliable sources

1.   Check who published the information.   What are their credentials? How do you know?

Expert who works in the field; scholar

Lay person who has done research

Amateur or student

No credentials given

Other

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2.   Does the information source contain all of the relevant facts? ______________________

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3.   Does the information source have references where you can find more information?

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4.   Does the information source support opinions with facts?___________________________

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5.   What is the date of the publication? _________________________________________________

What resources are most reliable? ____________________________________________________________

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QUESTION

SEARCH

PRODUCE

EVALUATE

REFLECT

What do I know?

Where will I look?

What will I make?

How am I doing?

What am I learning?

What do I want to know?

What strategies will I use?

How will I make it?

How did I do?

What did I learn

TOPIC: _____________________________________________________________________________

Question: _______________________________________________________________________

       What do I know? _________________________________________________________________

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       What do I want to know? __________________________________________________________

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Search: Where^(resources)and how ^(strategies) will I look? Resources are in Red; Strategies are in Blue.

Remember DEAR : Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, other Reference books ( Bartlett's Quotations and Webster's Biographical Dictionary ).

Remember PROBE

   Online: EBSCO: Periodical Database,   Kids World Almanac, Online Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus

   Online: Chalkboard

   Online Websites:

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                          2.

                          3.

                          4.

Resources I will use:

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What search strategies will I use? Think about SMLKA and PROBE

SMLKA: Begin search by checking Spellings

                                                             and Meanings;

                                                             Use Last names first (e.g. Franklin, Benjamin) if you look up a person;

Decide on Keywords;

Do it Again if you don't succeed the first time, then Ask for help.

PROBE:                                       Dig deeper with Periodicals;

                                                                 Read for inferences:

Examples include looking at the tables of contents, chapter headings and in the index, noting the size and placement of article section headings; checking meanings for words you don't know, reading introductions or finding out how a new (to you) reference book is organized (yes, it is worth the time it takes) .

                                                                and scour Online resources,

                                                                use Boolean search operators

                                                                and use information Evaluation techniques.

Search: Keywords I will use:

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PRODUCE: What am I going to do with my information? ___________________________________

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1. Cite Sources    2. Take Notes     3. Rough draft      4. Final Product

1. Citing Sources: Titles of relevant information:

Trade Books

Author Title Publisher Date Page

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Reference Books

Title Publisher Date Page

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Online Sources

Producer                 Title                                                                  Address                   Date Cited

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2.    Taking notes: Read the materials and take notes about what they say.

                Notes: Facts, opinions, and theories ______________________________________________

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3. Drawing Conclusions: After reading and taking notes, what conclusions can you draw about whether dinosaurs are birds or reptiles or something else altogether? Use the information from your articles in your writing to support. Since this is a personal conclusion be sure to include what you think. (No final product required.)

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EVALUATION : See Rubric Below

How did I do: _______________________________________________________________________

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REFLECTION

The next time I have an assignment like this I will:

(What will you do differently? What will you do the same way?)

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Evaluation Rubric	0	1	2	3	4
Cited and evaluated Sites	No cites	Listed 3 or fewer cites	Listed 3 or fewer cites with evaluations	Listed 4 or more sites	Listed 4 or more sites with dates and evaluations
Completed Notes	No notes	1-2	3-4	Notes by category	More than 1 note per category
Listed keywords used and ways to improve	Blank Blank	One keyword No improvement	2 or more keywords or 1 way to improve	2 or more keywords and 1 way to improve	2 or more keywords and 2 ways to improve
Drew Conclusions	No conclusions	No conclusions	Conclusions not supported by articles	Conclusions supported by articles no personal statements	Personal conclusion with reasons and supporting detail from articles
Wrote paragraph	List, not paragraph	Neither topic sentence or concluding sentence	Missing topic sentence, or concluding sentence	Topic & concluding sentences are both there some detail	Topic & concluding sentences with strong supporting detail.

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