College Skills 100 - Information Literacy X-Word

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  1. 3. Answers if the information biased? Is the author trying to persuade you to believe a certain way?
  2. 4. For a general readership/primary purpose to entertain, sell, inflame
  3. 6. Find credible, academically appropriate sources
  4. 7. Answers if the content presented current enough for your project? For your specific research question?
  5. 9. Examples of secondary sources
  6. 14. Students who transfer and/or earn a degree or certificate will be information literate.
  7. 15. Examples of primary sources
  8. 17. A source that summarizes, interprets, and/or analyzes primary sources
  9. 18. Something written or created during the time under study
  10. 19. Abbreviation of a great MJC course =Information Literacy & Research Methods
  11. 20. A test that checks a source for CURRENCY,RELEVANCY, AUTHORITY,ACCURACY,POINT OF VIEW
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  1. 1. Example of a primary source in political science
  2. 2. Information we accumulate, integrate, keep, and use to handle specific situations & challenges
  3. 4. Scholarly work is checked by a group of experts in the same field
  4. 5. Answers if the sources provide information that helps you understand your topic or helps you back up your ideas?
  5. 8. Who said “Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience.”
  6. 10. Answers if the author has relevant expertise on topic about which she is writing?
  7. 11. The ability to find, evaluate, & use informationLThresholdConcepts what information literate people understand
  8. 12. Produced by journalists/expert for an educated audience but not necessarily experts
  9. 13. Example of secondary source in literature
  10. 16. Produced by scholars/experts for scholars/experts & often peer-reviewed