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a. How to do evaluation of sources2

1. Definition
e-val-u-a-tion /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/ (noun) [ uncountable and countable ] A judgment about how good, useful, or successful something is. Synonym: assessment (Longman Dictionary, Professor John Wells, Jan. 10 2011) Word family

Word origin
verb
evaluate

Date
1700 - 1800
noun
evaluation

Language
French

Origin
évaluation, from évaluer ‘to evaluate’, from value ‘value’

Example Sentences:
We need to carry out a proper evaluation of the new system.
They took some samples of products for evaluation.
Inspectors will have to do a thorough evaluation of the project before we can continue. Collocations form this entry:
carry out...evaluation: We need to carry out a proper evaluation of the new system. Collocations from the corpus
Adjective
Noun
Verb
critical
job
based
economic
performance
carry
formative
procedure
include
further
process
require
initial
study
undertake
internal
 
use
objective
 
 
positive
 
 
proper
 
 
psychiatric
 
 
systematic
 
 
a. How to do evaluation of sources
Students are able to obtain information different sources such as books, article, and internet. At the present time, it is easy to find information but it is difficult to evaluate this information. People need information to face some problems. According to the article " Solving information-based problems: Evaluating sources and information", written by Brand-Gruwel, S. , Stadtler, M. (2011), found in Elsevier Learning and Instruction 21 (2011) 175-179, the authors state that solving these problems needs from people that they are able to describe the information problem, search and choice functional and trustworthy sources and synthesize information into a coherent body of knowledge. In this study, there is an experimental research that how students judged information. These students trusted information from textbooks...
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