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This document provides information on how to evaluate different types of information sources and apply critical thinking skills. It discusses the importance of recognizing problems, asking important questions, and analyzing information from multiple sides when doing research. Various types of information sources like books, journals, magazines, websites, and television are examined, with guidance on how to identify scholarly versus non-scholarly sources. Criteria like the presence of citations and references, article length, intended audience, and publisher are provided to help evaluate the reliability of different sources.
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- 2. When doing research you must learn to Recognize problems Ask important questions Analyze information and ideas See/understand both sides of the story Demonstrate and apply what you know effectively.
- 3. Apply Critical Thinking The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgementnt
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- 11. Journals and Magazines • ls Popular Magazine Scholarly Journals Reference list no yes Appearance flashy cover, photographs, advertisements mostly text, few ads, graphs & charts Article length short long Audience general public students, professionals, researchers Authors staff writers practitioners, theorists, educators Titles short & catchy long & precise Publisher commercial educational institution or professional organizations
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