Assignment
Instructions
When looking up various scientific topics, including the example topic this week on technology and food production in the U.S., you will find all kinds of information out there. Not all of it is reliable. In order to determine if a source provides credible information, you will need to take the time to evaluate that source first before you can trust its content. Who is the intended audience of the source? Who is the author or publisher and what is their purpose for publishing the resource? These are examples of the questions you will want to ask yourself when evaluating a source.
Examine these three sources and fill out the following worksheet for each one. You will be determining what type of source it is (scholarly, credible non-scholarly, and non-credible), its level of credibility, and its possible value or use within the scientific conversation about technology and agriculture in the U.S.
To help you determine the credibility of a source, refer this quick video tutorial on Evaluating Sources for Credibility. AIDitionally, consult the strategies outlined in the CRAAP TEST. Keep in mind that you are evaluating the sources themselves and not the content within the source, or whether you agree with the positions or statements that are expressed within the source. Please write your answers in complete sentences.
Source Links
Source #1:http://www.saynotogmos.org/
Source #2:http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0064879
Source #3:https://www.loc.gov/law/help/restrictions-on-gmos/usa.php
Source #1
1. What best describes the information within this source (choose all that apply):
0 Formal report of a study or academic analysis of an issue
0 Fact sheet / data / statistics
0 News
0 Government or organizational website
0 Opinion piece: expert? Journalist? amateur?
0 Anecdote / personal experience
0Propaganda
What led you to choose this answer? Provide evidence or examples from the text.
2. Currency: For this topic, is the information…
0Up to date
0Outdated
0Not sure (explain):
3. The purpose of the information is to:
0Inform
0Persuade
0Entertain
0Sell
0Other:
What led you to choose this answer? Provide evidence or examples from the text.
4. Does the author provide reliable evidence to back up his or her assertions? How do you know? (Tip: Look for references within the text or presented as a list. Ask yourself if the references are formally formatted and if they aID weight and credibility to the discussion.)
5. Who published this source?
0The author himself/herself 0An academic journal
0A magazine 0A professional organization
0A government entity 0Other(explain):
6. The point of view of this source seems to be
0Objective and impartial
0Biased
How did you make this determination? Provide a specific example from the source.
7. Authority: What is/are the author(s)’s credentials? Does he or she have college degrees?
Experience related to the topic? A job in the field? Previously published work in this area?
8. Based on the information above, do you feel the target audience for this source is or could be an academic one? Why or why not?
9. Based solely on the information you have learned about this source, and not its content, do you think this is a credible source? Explain why or why not.
10. In my opinion this source is…
0Scholarly
0Non-scholarly and credible
0Non-scholarly and not credible
Source #2
1. What best describes the information within this source (choose all that apply):
0 Formal report of a study or academic analysis of an issue
0 Fact sheet / data / statistics
0 News
0 Government or organizational website
0 Opinion piece: expert? Journalist? amateur?
0 Anecdote / personal experience
0Propaganda
What led you to choose this answer? Provide evidence or examples from the text.
2. Currency: For this topic, is the information…
0Up to date
0Outdated
0Not sure (explain):
3. The purpose of the information is to:
0Inform
0Persuade
0Entertain
0Sell
0Other:
What led you to choose this answer? Provide evidence or examples from the text.
4. Does the author provide reliable evidence to back up his or her assertions? How do you know? Tip: Look for references within the text or presented as a list. Ask yourself if the references are formally formatted and if they aID weight and credibility to the discussion.)
5. Who published this source?
0The author himself/herself 0An academic journal
0A magazine 0A professional organization
0A government entity 0Other(explain):
6. The point of view of this source seems to be
0Objective and impartial
0Biased
How did you make this determination? Provide a specific example from the source.
7. Authority: What is/are the author(s)’s credentials? Does he or she have college degrees?
Experience related to the topic? A job in the field? Previously published work in this area?
8. Based on the information above, do you feel the target audience for this source is or could be an academic one? Why or why not?
9. Based solely on the information you have learned about this source, and not its content, do you think this is a credible source? Explain why or why not.
10. In my opinion this source is…
0Scholarly
0Non-scholarly and credible
0Non-scholarly and not credible
Source #3
1. What best describes the information within this source (choose all that apply):
0 Formal report of a study or academic analysis of an issue
0 Fact sheet / data / statistics
0 News
0 Government or organizational website
0 Opinion piece: expert? Journalist? amateur?
0 Anecdote / personal experience
0Propaganda
What led you to choose this answer? Provide evidence or examples from the text.
2. Currency: For this topic, is the information…
0Up to date
0Outdated
0Not sure (explain):
3. The purpose of the information is to:
0Inform
0Persuade
0Entertain
0Sell
0Other:
What led you to choose this answer? Provide evidence or examples from the text.
4. Does the author provide reliable evidence to back up his or her assertions? How do you know?( Tip: Look for references within the text or presented as a list. Ask yourself if the references are formally formatted and if they aID weight and credibility to the discussion.)
5. Who published this source?
0The author himself/herself 0An academic journal
0A magazine 0A professional organization
0A government entity 0Other(explain):
6. The point of view of this source seems to be
0Objective and impartial
0Biased
How did you make this determination? Provide a specific example from the source.
7. Authority: What is/are the author(s)’s credentials? Does he or she have college degrees?
Experience related to the topic? A job in the field? Previously published work in this area?
8. Based on the information above, do you feel the target audience for this source is or could be an academic one? Why or why not?
9. Based solely on the information you have learned about this source, and not its content, do you think this is a credible source? Explain why or why not.
10. In my opinion this source is…
0Scholarly
0Non-scholarly and credible
0Non-scholarly and not credible
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