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To evaluate if a source is credible you need to consider:
Credibility Accuracy Reliability Relevance Date Sources
downloaded from Salmon Arm Secondary School, http://www.sass.sd83.bc.ca/docs/library/CARRDS.pdf
Adapted from: Springfield Township High School Virtual Library, Thomas Dale Library University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill site, explaining evaluating websites, with checklist.
http://www2.lib.unc.edu/instruct/evaluate/?section=websites
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Over the course of the semester you will be asked to conduct research and summarize articles (communication). Determining their accuracy, or credibility, is a key aspect of your growing scientific literacy and critical thinking skills.
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International organization: United Nations
The science journal: Nature
Summarizing primary research: The Scientist
News Organization (public):
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The science journal: Science
News Organization (public): PBS /Nova
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The government:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The science journal: Public Library of Science
Summarizing research: Science Daily
Recognizing benefit to humankind:Nobel Prize
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News organization (private): National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Trade Magazine: National Geographic
Trade Magazine: ChemMatters
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News organization (private):
British Broadcast Corporation Trade Magazine: Discover
Popular press magazine: Time Magazine
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News organization (private):
The New York Times Trade Magazine: Scientific American
Explanatory journalism written by academic experts: The Conversation
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