PPT-Chapter 6 Evaluate the Credibility of Claims and Sources

2016 by Pearson Education Inc Learning Outcomes List the characteristics that make a person or source making claims about a given topic a trustworthy source of information and advice about that . Teaching Students about Source Credibility in the Age of the Internet. Mitch . Cox. How to find this PPT & Other Files.. Open a browser.. Go to Google.. Type Mitch Cox, Teacher Web and click on . . . Credible Sources. Why evaluate information found on the Web?. There is a lot of information online, and since anyone can post, it is crucial to evaluate websites before the information is considered credible.. How Do I Identify Credible Sources?. Keep these questions in mind as you choose and gather information from research sources.. 1. Does the writing seem too good to be true?. Sometimes content seems so amazing that it makes a reader wonder if it’s true or not. Beware of this as it can indicate unreliability and inaccuracy. Ask these questions to help you determine if the writing might be largely untrue:. Presented by:. Anne Marie Madziak, SOLS. OLA Super Conference. February 2, 2012. “Value that is not valued is not valuable.” . Rick Anderson (writing about the future of Academic libraries). . Freshman Compensation. Opportunity to Voice Your Opinion. Florida . State will be conducting a two day study of . Valencia and . would like to speak . with students . about the need for developmental education. Kim Miller-Davis. English 1301. LIAR, LIAR, . Pants on Fire!. Do You Remember that One?. . It was probably one of the worse taunts of our childhoods---a name no one wanted to be labeled with.. And yet…. NIS . Aktobe. , 2013. Criteria of credibility (RAVEN). Expertise. (does the source have specialised knowledge and does the situation demand it?). Neutrality. (is the source predisposed to support a particular point of view for reasons other than vested interest. One way to determine if a website is credible or not is to go through a checklist of the things that makes a good website. These checklists have numerous questions to ask yourself about the website. There are many different ways a checklist could look like. NIS . Aktobe. , 2013. Criteria of credibility (RAVEN). Expertise. (does the source have specialised knowledge and does the situation demand it?). Neutrality. (is the source predisposed to support a particular point of view for reasons other than vested interest. Purpose of Source. Provide background information or context . Explain terms or concepts. Provide evidence for your argument. Lend authority to your argument. Offer counterevidence and other interpretations. TRAINING . on . FGM AND ASYLUM. 1 AND 2 June 2016. NETWORK. CREDIBILITY . OF CLAIMS PERTAINIG TO FGM IN THE . EU CONTEX. T. . UNHCR. Bureau for Europ. e. Three main problems. Lack of systematic data collection on gender related claims to inform policy response and monitor quality. and Why. Important goal: to identify some general guidelines for what makes a premise or claim acceptable. 7 ways for a premise to be acceptable. Claims: When we take a position on an issue, we assert something or make a claim. A claim is a statement that is either true or false.. © 2016 by Pearson Education, Inc. . Learning Outcomes. List the characteristics that make a person or source making claims about a given topic a trustworthy source of information and advice about that . Take . 15 . minutes to respond to the 2. nd. quarter self-reflection. 1) Detail what you did in order to help yourself be successful in this class this quarter?. 2) Analyze what has impeded you from greater success? What is your action plan for remedying this in the 2nd semester?.