EDUC 2296
Finding & Evaluating Sources
Jackie Sipes
jsipes@temple.edu
What we'll cover...
- Criteria for judging the quality of a source
- Searching and source evaluation demo
What are some of the criteria you use when judging a potential source?
Professional Sources
Scholarly Sources
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Professional & Scholarly Sources
- Author
- Publication (Journal)
- Sometimes reports on a research study, may include data, findings, charts, etc.
- References other sources, draws on previous research
Web Sources
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How do I judge a web source?
- Author
- Site type (website, blog, news
- Content
- References to research
- If it's a website, is there an "About Us" link?
Education Databases &
Searching
Whether library website or Google...
Search terms are important
Effective teaching
teaching
instruction
techniques
strategies
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Use your course texts
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Effective teaching
teaching
instruction
student achievement
techniques
strategies
classroom management
cooperative learning
grouping strategies
OR
OR
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Pay attention to...
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Demo search
Citing in APA
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Thank you!
Questions?
EDUC 2296
By jsipes
EDUC 2296
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