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Critical Thinking Skills and Best Practices to Evaluate Online Resources:…
Critical Thinking Skills and Best Practices to Evaluate Online Resources: Science
Sources
Caulfield, M. (2021).
Check, please! Starter Course
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http://lessons.checkplease.cc
Foundation for Critical Thinking. (n.d.).
Critical thinking learning model
. Retrieved from
https://community.criticalthinking.org/wheelOfReason.php#interactiveModel
Morris, K. (n.d.).
How to Evaluate Websites
. Retrieved from
https://cpb-ap-se2.wpmucdn.com/global2.vic.edu.au/dist/8/5256/files/2018/11/Flowchart_-How-to-evaluate-websites-Kathleen-Morris-vx3iho.png
Yes +1 pt
Does it answer or address my question/topic?
No
Yes +1 pt
:question:
Question at issue:
Is my question/topic in the resource clear?
Yes +1 pt
:information_source:
Information, data, facts, observations, experiences
: Is this the most up-to-date information?
No
Yes +1 pt
Interpretation and Inference:
Does this interpretation make sense?
No
Yes +1 pt
Is this a credible author/site?
Use the SIFT Technique. Do I know this information is accurate?
2 more items...
No
Tip: Open each site in a separate tab to preserve each online source that has a potential use.
Skim Read
:eye: Does this seem useful for my work? Can I read and understand the text?
No
Go back and try a different online source.
Alter your search terms based on your results. Make keywords more specific or descriptive and try using boolean operators and advanced search.