Credible Sources
A source that is free from bias and backed by evidence.
A credible source
What is the most common type of reading when gathering information?
Vertical reading
A collection of articles and information, often provided by your school library, which is generally a highly trustworthy source for your research papers.
Academic databases
What type of domain name should always be met with critical evaluation
.com or .org or .net
These two things are typically required by your school library to access a paid database from a computer outside of school.
Username and Password
When evaluating a source, this "W" refers to investigating the author to ensure they are an expert in their field.
Who
Name the type of reading where you open multiple tabs to compare the source to other sources.
Lateral Reading
What does a reputable news organization aspire to in terms of standards?
Fairness, accuracy, independence
What kind of writing error can be a sign that a source is less credible.
Grammatical or spelling
This is the specific set of rules, often used for English papers, that tells you exactly how to format your paper and your Works Cited page.
MLA
This "W" means the information you are reading must be supported by facts and proof, or evidence.
What
What is the benefit to lateral reading over vertical reading?
It allows you to check the article's credibility.
To check a news organization's reporting practices, you should investigate both their ownership and this related factor, which reveals their financial support.
Funding
What should you do with an image or video to check if it has been manipulated?
Use a reverse image source
The precise entry that you copy and paste from the database into your Works Cited list to properly give credit to your source.
Citation
This "W" requires you to check if the source is up-to-date and relevant for your research topic.
When
You are reading an article about a new school policy, but you've never heard of the website "Student News Zone." Your very first action in lateral reading is to perform this simple step.
Search for the organization's reputation (in a new tab)
When assessing news coverage, you should look out for this type of content, which presents only a personal viewpoint, and differentiate it from straight news.
Opinion or commentary
A research paper is likely not trustworthy for a modern technology or science related topic if its publication date shows it is this.
Outdated
These are the specific words or phrases you type into a database's search bar to find the most relevant articles for your topic.
Keywords
Name 2 domain names that are considered the MOST credible.
.gov (or .mil) and .edu
After researching the author of an extreme-sounding political post in a new tab, you discover they are funded by a single-issue advocacy group. You have successfully identified this key problem.
Bias
Two-thirds of learners in one study could not tell the difference between news stories and this other type of content, even when labeled "sponsored."
Advertisements
When a source only shows one opinion or one point of view on a controversial issue, it is a red flag because it lacks this important feature.
Balance
This is the special stamp of approval that means other experts in the field have checked a research paper to make sure it is high-quality and reliable before it is published.
Peer-reviewed