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Eapp Eval Sources 1
Eapp Eval Sources 1
EVALUATING SOURCES
Teacher Sara's English Class
At the end of the lesson, the students shall be able to:
Coverage Purpose
(relevance)
Currency:
Check the publication date and
determine whether it is sufficiently
current for your topic.
Coverage (relevance):
Consider whether the source is
relevant to your research and
whether it covers the topic
adequately for your needs.
Authority: Discover the
credentials of the authors of
the source and determine their
level of expertise and
knowledge about the subject.
Accuracy: Consider whether
the source presents accurate
information and whether you
can verify that information.
Objectivity (purpose):Think
about the author's purpose in
creating the source and
consider how that affects its
usefulness to your research.
Evaluate Sources With the CRAAP
Test
Another way to evaluate your sources is the CRAAP
Test, which means evaluating the following qualities of
your sources:
Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose
SCENARIO 1
Let's Try
SCENARIO 2
1. Historical Question: Who was
present at the signing of the
Declaration of Independence?