https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources Made with magic en-us 2018-03-01 07:04:22 UTC 2025-10-23 08:38:43 UTC hello@padlet.com tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/236790747 Grades 9-12
AASL Standard IV.B.3
Learners gather information appropriate to the task by systematically questioning and assessing the vailidty and accuracy of information]]> 2018-03-01 07:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/236790747 tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/236794487 A complete guide to evaluating media sources that also apply to academic sources from the Digital Resource Center at Stonybook.]]> 2018-03-01 07:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/236794487 tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/236795799 Another excellent source of essential questions to ask when considering a source for academic research. ]]> 2018-03-01 07:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/236795799 tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/236797179 Start with this lesson to review why you should use credible sources, and the characteristics of credible sources. Be sure to take the quiz and think about the discussion question.]]> 2018-03-01 07:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/236797179 tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/236797870 The target audience of this website is scholars who are considering which journals they would consider submitting their research to for publication.  The questions and issues brought forward here, but they are still relevant for you. It is worth evaluating the journals themselves for quality as well as the articles themselves. ]]> 2018-03-01 07:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/236797870 tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/237241369 There are several checklists out there that use mnemonic devices to help you remember the major categories for evaluating your sources. Here are links to several of them. Find one that works for you, and use it. Just remember that the checklist is just a tool.



]]> 2018-03-02 00:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/237241369 tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/237247267 You will use various types of sources in your research. It is important to understand what these types of sources are and to be able to recognize them in order to include the most relevant sources in your paper. 

Most databases will allow you to choose a specific type of source as you search. This streamlines your results, excluding articles that don't meet your research needs, and saving you valuable research time. This short video explains the types of resources.]]> 2018-03-02 01:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/237247267 tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/237250302 This video from Stanford University Library explains how to evaluate websites. While you may already know some of this information, be sure to watch the video all the way through, paying particular attention to the importance of the domain suffix in the web address, how to find out more about the people and organizations who create websites, and how some websites are designed to deceive, or at least mask, those identities.]]> 2018-03-02 01:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/237250302 tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/237256504 The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University is one of the most valuable online sources of information on research writing and citations. Bookmark the page you think you will use most often. It will likely be the MLA citation page while you are working on your Extended Essay or any other research papers you are writing for your IB coursework.

In this section, you will find concise information about how to evaluate sources for research.]]> 2018-03-02 02:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/237256504 tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/237261110 Evaluating sources is not just for academic research, and a 2016 study from Stanford University shows that high school and college students do not practice these skills. This article from National Public Radio gives an overview of the study. There is a short audio clip of an interview with the study's primary researcher at the end the article that is worth a listen.

If you want to read the study itself, you can find it here: https://purl.stanford.edu/fv751yt5934]]> 2018-03-02 02:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/237261110 tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/237278092 Once you have a results list from your database, you need to determine if your potential sources are relevant to your resource. Here is a guide to help you figure out whether an article fits your research needs.]]> 2018-03-02 04:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/237278092 tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/238445748 After you read, watch, and review the resources posted here, post your response to the following question.

As you are conducting your research, what are the 3 most valuable questions you can ask to evaluate potential sources? For each of the questions you formulate, briefly explain why that question made your top 3, and the advantages it offers you as a researcher.]]> 2018-03-06 04:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/238445748 tpearsoncsi https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/240001022 Click on the video file below to start it. If there is a warning that says your browser does not recognize the format, just click to play it. It does work!]]> 2018-03-09 03:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tpearsoncsi/Evaluating_Sources/wish/240001022