Evaluating Claims
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EvaluatingSources.pptxEvaluating Sources Paper
Topic Description Feedback
Research Question – Need to be specific
How does owning a pet effect child development How does owning a pet effect children’s social skills.
Sources Remember Current-Relevant-Authority-Accuracy-Purpose test
Scholarly vs Non-scholarly
Author Affiliation – University or research institute (some government), credentials, has citations
No Science Daily, Science Direct sources.
Empirical vs Literature Reviews (psychinfo, ERIC)
Non-Scholarly, mention source [“In a CNN article, James (2015) writes….” Scholarly, do not need to mention source just author “James (2015) writes …”].
APA Style Citations & Reference
Don’t know? Look it up.
Citing in your writing - No author first names , NO ARTICLE TITLE!!!!!.
References – lots of errors and laziness.
Paragraphs are your friend (No 1-2 sentence paragraph, no page long paragraphs)
Writing about your sources
Treat all sources similarly – Claim(s), Evidence, Evaluate (be specific)
Evaluate – Intuition (vivid, relatable), Authority (expert?), Tradition (does it apply today), Philosophy (make sense? Are there other explanations?), Scientific method (enough detail?, External, Internal, Construct validity)
Do not write in first-person. I think the author makes a good point … The author makes a good point…
Based on your evaluation, what does the source offer for your topic? How does it connect to what other sources said?
Organize paper by ideas (Use section Headings)
Example: Dogs are better for kids than Cats
Introduction
What’s the topic/Issue
Use some statistics from sources to give background
Make a research question or thesis
Outline rest of paper
Health Contributions of Dogs versus Cats
Non-scholarly 1
Scholarly 1
Scholarly 2
Social-Emotional Development Promoted by Dogs
Non-scholarly 2
Scholarly 3
Non Scholarly 3
Conclusion
-Make conclusions about the differences seen in your sources
- Make Firm Conclusion and Explain why.
Paper format
Comparison of sources
Evaluate the sources in terms of their ability to reach and convince the reader.
Discuss the specific sources you used.
Proposal
Design a study to help contribute information to the topic.
Needs to add new information to the topic.
Participants, Design, Measures, Procedures, Analysis – Need to justify decisions for each.
