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In this chapter, you'll learn to:
Click on the numbered tabs to complete each activity.
Activities include videos, tutorials, and interactive tasks.
Questions about this lesson will be included on the Research 101 Quiz.
*It is recommended that you take notes while you complete each activity to prepare for the Research 101 quiz.
*If you have to take a break, make a note of your last activity so that you can pick up where you left off later.
This video discusses how to go about looking for quality sources for your research topic and strategies to use when finding the right source seems challenging.
This video explains how to determine the credibility of sources, how to use them, and why assessing credibility is important.
"In this lesson, students will learn to identify authoritative voices and discover that authority is both constructed and contextual."
-NewLiteraciesAlliance.org
1. Click on the tutorial link above.
2. Click the green "Sign In" button to login to your New Literacies Alliance account before beginning the tutorial.
*Go to the "Before You Begin" page of Research 101 if you have not yet registered for an account.
3. Click the green "View Course" button.
4. Click the plus sign beside "Lesson".
5. Click the link that appears below to begin the tutorial.
"We all do research, but how do you decide who to trust or what information to accept or leave behind? Context, authorship, and evidence help you determine authority, trust, and reliability. Here are some ways to ensure that you are getting the best information possible when researching." - Oklahoma State Library
This video walks you through the steps of fact-checking online sources, providing valuable tips and examples.
This video explains how to tell the difference between scholarly sources and popular sources by identifying the distinguishing characteristics of the two types.
This video gives an overview of how to identify a scholarly article based on its content, as well as what types of information you can gather for your research assignment by looking at different sections of a scholarly article.