Teacher's Notes - C.R.A.A.P Test: Lesson Plan

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Teacher’s Notes - C.R.A.A.P Test

Aim: to develop the students’ ability to listen to an informative lecture, to take notes and then use those
notes to answer a range of test type questions.

Lesson Time: Approximately 40 minutes

Lesson Plan
1.Lead in

• Ask Students to discuss ‘what is an academic source?’, ‘how do you know if a source
is academic or credible?’ and ‘what strategies do you use to evaluate sources?’
• Ask students to write down key terms / language from discussion
• Feed in / check key vocabulary

Three types of lesson

Lesson#1: [hard]
1. Students listen once – take notes
2. Give 3 minutes to tidy notes
3. Listen again and add to notes (use a different colour pen)
4. Give out questions – set 15-20 minutes to answer
5. Feedback answers (give out answers or go through on board)

Lesson #2: [medium]
1. Students listen once – take notes.
2. Give out questions: Set 10 minutes for students to answer questions from notes
3. Listen again – students answer the questions as they listen
4. Give extra 10 minutes to consolidate answers

Lesson #3: [easy]
1. Give out questions - students have 5-10 minutes to look at questions
2. Students listen and answer questions
3. Give 5 minutes to tidy notes
4. Students listen again – check answers and answer questions missed
5. 5-10 minutes to tidy answers

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Evaluating Sources [The C.R.A.A.P Test]

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U3dkTLjuvE

1. What is the C.R.A.A.P Test?

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2. What do the C.R.A.A.P letters stand for?
C
R
A
A
P
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3. Write down the key points of each category
Currency
i.
How recent your information should be.
ii.

iii.

iv.

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Relevance
i.
This is what you will consider first.
ii.

iii.

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Authority
1
Who wrote it?
2

3

4

5 It’s a good idea to take note of different website URL endings to assess the quality
of the information.
Good URL: ____.gov______ / _________________

Caution URL: _____.com_____ / ________________ / _____________

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Accuracy
1
Confident the information is accurate.
2

3

4

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Purpose
1
What is the overall purpose of the resource?
2

3

4

5

___ / 4
You can use the CRAAP test or tools like it to evaluate ‘any’ information no matter where you
find it. If you need help, just ask.

Total score: _____ / 24


Evaluating Sources [The C.R.A.A.P Test] ANSWERS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U3dkTLjuvE

1. What is the C.R.A.A.P Test?
A list of questions to help you decide whether or not the information you find is credible
and appropriate for use.
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2. What do the C.R.A.A.P letters stand for?
C Currency
R Relevance
A Authority
A Accuracy
P Purpose
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3. Write down the key points of each category.
Currency
i. How recent your information should be
ii. As a general rule try to find information published in the last 5 years
iii. Exceptions to this rule are you may need to look at historical material and there
might be earlier events or theories you need to know about.
iv. If you need very current information books and journals may not be appropriate.
Other sources are better for very recent or new research. Immerging research is
often reported at conferences, reports or in the news or social media.
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Relevance
i. This is what you will consider first.
ii. Does the information you found help you to answer the assignment task?
iii. Do you understand the content? Is too complex? Too simple?
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Authority
1 Who wrote it?
2 Check their credentials. Are they an authority in the subject?
3 Are they linked to a university? A gov.dept.? A research institution?
4 Is the research peer-reviewed?
5 It’s a good idea to take note of different website URL endings to assess the quality
of the information.
Good: .gov / .edu /
Caution: org. / com. / .net
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Accuracy
1 Confident the information is accurate
2 Evidence of research/ findings
3 Is there in-text citation / bibliography or reference list
4 Do other sources support the information you have found?
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Purpose
1 What is the overall purpose of the resource?
2 What is the author trying to tell you?
3 Communicate research
Comment on something
Persuade you to their point of view [any of these answers]
Selling you something
4 Does the work express an opinion or is it balanced and objective?
Is the research funded by a particular research group?
Could there be any bias?
5 Not all bias is bad but you need to be aware of it.
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You can use the CRAAP test or tools like it to evaluate ‘any’ information no matter where you
find it. If you need help, just ask.

Total score: _____ / 24


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