NAME ____________________________________ Date _____________________________Evaluation of Information: Finding RELIABLE ResourcesReliable: to
depend on or trust (someone or something) : TRUSTWORTHY
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 WHO? |
WHAT? |
WHEN? |
WHERE? |
WHY? |
HOW? |
| Who said it?
What are their credentials? Are they experts, knowledgeable lay people, people without credentials? Why should you believe them?
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What do they say?
What evidence do they use to convince you? Facts? Opinion? Theory? Does it make sense with what you already know? If not, who else has said the same thing? Are they reliable?
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When were the statements made?
Look for dates. Has new evidence been discovered since then?
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Where did you find the
information? Was the information found in a reliable source, such
as an encyclopedia compiled by experts, or a magazine in a specialized
field?
On a website, who is the person giving the information? Does he or she have credentials?
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Why does the person or group want you
to believe what they have to say?
What do they want: to provide facts so you can make up your own mind to get your support so you will join them
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How are they trying to convince you
you?
Facts verified by research. Facts verified by a number of researchers. Opinions or theories based on research. Opinions or theories not based on research. Other ways. |
Begin with QueSPER's Toolkit: it is a way to help your organize your information project.
Find out more by clicking on each part of the process.
QUESTION |
SEARCH |
PRODUCE |
EVALUATE |
REFLECT |
Question: What
are dinosaurs...reptiles, birds, or something else?
What search
strategies will I use? Think 
SMILKA
Search: Where will
I look? THINK 
DEARhearT
and SIRS DISCOVERER, Kids World Almanac, Online
Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus
Resources I will use:
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Search: Keywords I will use:
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PRODUCE
1. Cite Sources 2. Take Notes 3.
Rough draft 4. Final Product
1.
Citing Sources: Titles of
reliable articles: Date
of article:
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2.
Taking notes: Read the articles and take notes about what they say.
Notes are about facts (what can be proved), opinions (what someone believes or thinks) and theories. Theories
are halfway between facts and opinions (some proof exists to make us think the theory is true, but not enough).
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Evaluation Rubric for reliable sites and sources |
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2 |
3 |
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Credentials |
No credentials |
Credentials not related to the information |
Trustworthy because they their credentials were in field of study |
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Facts |
No facts given; all opinion | Facts but no support for facts | Trustworthy because they were based upon research |
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Research |
No research | Research methods were questioned | Trustworthy because methods were sound |
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Conclusions |
Not based upon facts or research presented | Facts and research did not fit conclusions. | Trustworthy because logic and research made sense |
Connections to other reliable sources |
No other reliable sources given | Other sources were unrelated to the topic | Trustworthy because information was connected to other reliable sources. |
Evaluation Rubric |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Cited Sites |
Listed no sources but used them. |
Listed 2 sources |
Listed 4 sources |
Completed Notes |
No notes but evidence of reading articles |
Listed |
Notes listed & organized by cause |
Listed keywords used and ways to improve |
Blank but evidence of work. |
One keywordNo improvement stated |
2 or more keywords or 1 way to improve |
Drew Conclusions |
No conclusions or conclusions not supported by articles |
Conclusions supported by articles no personal statements |
Personal conclusion with reasons and supporting detail from articles |
Wrote paragraph |
No topic sentence or concluding sentence |
Topic sentence, or concluding sentence and some supporting detail |
Topic & concluding sentences strong supporting detail. |
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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© by Carol J. Fox, 2002
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