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Becoming a Critical Searcher: Evaluate, Select, Relevance, Quality
- 1. Becoming a critical searcher http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/EPQ EPQ Support Workshop 3
- 2. What will we learn? • Evaluate • Select • Relevance • Quality https://www.lisalanierconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/LLC-Evaluation.png AO2: Evidence of detailed research involving the selection and evaluation of a wide range of relevant resources. Critical analysis and application of the resources with clear links made to appropriate theories and concepts.
- 3. Journalist Journal article YouTube Video Newspaper Thinking about information Arrange these sources to show how reliable and trustworthy you think they are. Government Simon Cowell
- 4. Author/Authority What does Goldacre highlight in his talk that we might be able to use? What points does he make that relate to being a critical reader?
- 6. Good research requires: • Sources of reliability and authority • For you to demonstrate a critical capacity
- 7. Source Who? • Who is the author? • Are they a reliable authority? What? • What type of source is it? • Is this a source that can be trusted on this topic? Where? • Where was it published? • Is this context relevant to you? When? • Is this current? • Does the view still hold value/ weight? Why? • Why was this written? • What is the purpose/intention of the piece?
- 8. Applying these skills • Get into groups (max 5 people). • Each person gets a different source and worksheet. • Identify the 5 Ws on worksheet. • Would you use it – tick the traffic light. • Write down two reasons for your decision. • Discuss with your group.
- 9. What have we learned? AO2: Evidence of detailed research involving the selection and evaluation of a wide range of relevant resources. Critical analysis and application of the resources with clear links made to appropriate theories and concepts. • Evaluate • Select • Relevance • Quality
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- Discuss the objectives and how they relate to EPQ assessment: AO2: Evidence of detailed research involving the selection and evaluation of a wide range of relevant resources. Critical analysis and application of the resources with clear links made to appropriate theories and concepts. In this workshop we will: Develop the skills needed to evaluate and select information for relevance and quality. By the end of the workshop: Developed skills needed to evaluate and select the best resources for your EPQ. Applied the 5Ws to appraise a source. You will have practiced identifying different elements of various information sources which will help you in the selection process, but also useful for referencing material.
- Arrange these sources into a shape (such as a pyramid) to show how reliable and trustworthy you think they are….most trustworthy and reliable at the top and least at the bottom. Give max five mins to complete in groups Discuss as a class What effects the reliability of sources of info? Are there instances when something might be made more reliable? What do you want to know about any of these sources when you are making a judgement?
- Watch Goldacre video to 2:50 http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_battling_bad_science.html Then discuss or get feedback from the class in relation to authorship, authority, publication expertise etc.
- Introduce 5Ws as a way of critiquing sources of information. What are they? Referring to video. How do they relate to your job as a researcher? Discuss why each of these might be important when appraising and selecting research
- Good research requires sources of reliability and authority, and for you to demonstrate a critical capacity when selecting sources for your research.
- Your essay is the finished product of your research and engagement with the question you have posed. It is not a regurgitation of everything you have found out. It presents the best of your understanding on the topic, with clarity and in reference to the question. In your academic writing you need to demonstrate your learning and expertise, and one of the ways in which you need to do this is by referring to expert, reliable sources
- Students are now going to apply these skills by looking at sources of information to do with the 2011 riots. Give ten minutes for task then get feedback. Get into groups Each person gets a different source and worksheet Identify the 5 Ws….complete the hexagons – what, where, why, who and when. Would you use it – tick the traffic light Write down two reason for your decision Discuss with your group If time is short then give each group one worksheet and the relevant information source. Complete as a group and feedback to the whole class.
- Summing up of learning and activities. Relate to the idea that these skills are assessed and feed into the research process initially, but then into the use of the research too. In this workshop we have: Developed skills needed to evaluate and select the best resources for your EPQ. Applied the 5Ws to appraise a source. Have the skills to identify different elements of various information sources which will help you in the selection process, but also useful for referencing material. Biggest question over selection is relevance. For example, you might select sources but analyse why they are not to be trusted, in order to refute their argument