Inquiry-mindedness - The Critical Thinking Consortium

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Purpose of the research assignment:Assessing the credibility of sourcesACTIVITY SHEET #5CSource Criteria and evidence Credibility gaugeCriteria:o expertise (knowledge)o reputationo corroboratedsomewhatcredibleEvidence:notcredibleverycredibleCriteria:o expertise (knowledge)o reputationo corroboratedsomewhatcredibleEvidence:notcredibleverycredibleCriteria:o expertise (knowledge)o reputationo corroboratedsomewhatcredibleEvidence:notcredibleverycredibleCriteria:o expertise (knowledge)o reputationo corroboratedsomewhatcredibleEvidence:notcredibleverycredibleTools for Thought 2008-09:3 45 © The Critical Thinking Consortium
Credibility of sourcesassessing whether or not sources ofinformation are reliableSTUDENT RESOURCE #5PurposeThis strategy helps meselect the most reliableor trustworthy sources ofinformation when I amresearching a topic orlistening to accounts ofevents.For a sample use of thestrategy, see the nextpage.APPLYthe strategy• Identify the purpose of the research topic or question.• Identify clues that can be used to assess the credibility of the source. Beforestarting to view or listen to the source, examine the following aspects ofthe source:−− title−− publisher−− profession of authors−− summaries of sources−− end notes or bibliographyRemember that on-line reviews and bookstores can provide additional cluesabout the credibility of sources.• Use the criteria to assess the credibility of the source:− − expertise: Was the source created by an individual or group with recognized expertise or credentials?− − reputation: Was the source created by an individual or group with a reputation for high quality work?− − corroborated: Does the source include information from other sources that confirm the details in thesource?Assessing my ability to judge the credibility of sourcesAccomplished Good Basic StrugglingFinds evidence of credibility:I know where to lookfor evidence and I findevidence that is obviousand not obvious. Ican easily connect theevidence to the criteria.I find evidence butsometimes I miss detailsthat are important. Mostof the time I can connectthe evidence to thecriteria.I can find some obviousevidence but sometimes itis hard for me to connectit to the criteria.It is really hard for me tofind evidence and I amnot good at connectingevidence to the criteria.Asseses credibility of sources:I can easily identifycredible sources ofinformation, includingless obvious sources.I can identify crediblesources of informationmost of the time, but Isometimes misjudge thecredibility of a resource.I can tell when the mostobvious sources arecredible but I often forgetto consider all the criteria.It is very hard for me todecide whether a source iscredible or not.Tools for Thought 2008-09:3 46 © The Critical Thinking Consortium
Page 1 and 2: MARCH 2009 • #3tools forT 4T thou
Page 3 and 4: ContentsTeacher Activity sheets Stu
Page 5 and 6: TEACHER RESOURCE #1• Invite stude
Page 7: TEACHER RESOURCE #1➤➤If poverty
Page 11 and 12: ACTIVITY SHEET #1DWhat really happe
Page 14 and 15: STUDENT RESOURCE #1What other terms
Page 16 and 17: TEACHER RESOURCE #2➤➤Remind stu
Page 18 and 19: ACTIVITY SHEET #2A SECONDARYText sa
Page 21 and 22: STUDENT RESOURCE #2SAMPLEuse of the
Page 23 and 24: WRITINGSTRATEGYTEACHER RESOURCE #3P
Page 25 and 26: TEACHER RESOURCE #3“after” writ
Page 27 and 28: Persuasive devices: a starting list
Page 29 and 30: ACTIVITY SHEET #3D-1Convince me!You
Page 31 and 32: ACTIVITY SHEET #3D-3Convince me!You
Page 33 and 34: STUDENT RESOURCE #3SAMPLEuse of the
Page 35 and 36: TEACHER RESOURCE #4Practisethe stra
Page 37 and 38: ACTIVITY SHEET #4AConversation scri
Page 39 and 40: ACTIVITY SHEET #4CGreg MortensonGre
Page 41 and 42: Responsivequestioningasking questio
Page 43 and 44: RESEARCHSTRATEGYTEACHER RESOURCE #5
Page 45 and 46: TEACHER RESOURCE #5Reinforce the st
Page 47: ACTIVITY SHEET #5BSample sourcesSou
Page 51 and 52: INVESTIGATINGPOVERTYTEACHER RESOURC
Page 53 and 54: TEACHER RESOURCE #6Understandingpov
Page 55 and 56: TEACHER RESOURCE #6Critical challen
Page 57 and 58: understand a topic.obvious solution
Page 59 and 60: ACTIVITY SHEET #6BDefinitions of po
Page 61 and 62: ACTIVITY SHEET #6DHidden rules of p

Inquiry-mindedness - The Critical Thinking Consortium

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?