Week 2 COMM156 Evaluating Sources
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Strategies for Gathering and Evaluating Sources
Evaluate three sources for your final project by completing this worksheet. Your responses provide the information you need to complete the annotated bibliography for your Week Three assignment.
Source 1
Source Information
How Do Principals Respond to Charter School Competition
National Center on School Choice, Vanderbilt University
Questions to Consider
Answers (one sentence each should suffice)
Is the author affiliated with an organization related to the subject of the article? (Does he or she have an ulterior motive?)
The author is affiliated with the National Center for School Choice at Vanderbilt University, there would seem to be some affiliation.
What is the author’s experience with the subject, including related academic or professional credentials? (Is he or she qualified to interpret and explain the complexities of the subject?)
Marisa Cannata holds a PhD. From Michigan State University and a B.A. from Stanford University. Her research focuses on quality in education with teachers and staff in both traditional schools and charter schools.
Does this article report on information experienced by the author, or is it a summary or retelling of information from other sources? (How close is the author to the actual information?)
The information and summary is retelling from reliable sources. There seems to be some questions from the author as to the need for further study.
Is the information current? When was the information published or last updated? (Might there be resources with more current information?)
The information is current although there are some references used form 7 years ago, but reliable sources are used.
In general, does the information in the source article match with information found in other sources, or is it different or unique? (Can this information be confirmed by more sources than just this one?)
The information does
Strategies for Gathering and Evaluating Sources
Evaluate three sources for your final project by completing this worksheet. Your responses provide the information you need to complete the annotated bibliography for your Week Three assignment.
Source 1
Source Information
How Do Principals Respond to Charter School Competition
National Center on School Choice, Vanderbilt University
Questions to Consider
Answers (one sentence each should suffice)
Is the author affiliated with an organization related to the subject of the article? (Does he or she have an ulterior motive?)
The author is affiliated with the National Center for School Choice at Vanderbilt University, there would seem to be some affiliation.
What is the author’s experience with the subject, including related academic or professional credentials? (Is he or she qualified to interpret and explain the complexities of the subject?)
Marisa Cannata holds a PhD. From Michigan State University and a B.A. from Stanford University. Her research focuses on quality in education with teachers and staff in both traditional schools and charter schools.
Does this article report on information experienced by the author, or is it a summary or retelling of information from other sources? (How close is the author to the actual information?)
The information and summary is retelling from reliable sources. There seems to be some questions from the author as to the need for further study.
Is the information current? When was the information published or last updated? (Might there be resources with more current information?)
The information is current although there are some references used form 7 years ago, but reliable sources are used.
In general, does the information in the source article match with information found in other sources, or is it different or unique? (Can this information be confirmed by more sources than just this one?)
The information does