Evaluating Information Resources
Bruce Gurnick
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 Introduction
When it involves information, someone once said, "Believe very little of what you hear, half of what you read and most of what you actually see for yourself."   We live in a world of information.  People use the world wide web as a major source of information.  Students must be able to evaluate and validate sources of information they find and use on world wide web pages.  This lesson will familiarize students with ways to determine and analyse the validity of information presented on World Wide Web pages.
Subject:  Information Technology and ANY subject area.
Topic:  Research Methods
Grade Level: 6 - 12
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Standards Addressed
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Students will demonstrate able to analyze the potential validity of information presented on web pages.

Language Arts- Writing  - Research and Technology (Grades Nine and Ten)

From Research and Technology Standard 1.5
Identify complexities and discrepancies in the information and the different perspectives found in online resources.

Instructional Objectives
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  1. After completing this assignment students will be able to identify at least five aspects to be examined in determining the validity of information presented on a Website
  2. Upon completing this assignment students will be able to classify websites into highly trustable, trustable or questionable information sources.
Student Activities
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Introductory Activity

Examine a preselected  website.  This should be of dubious validity and spark some interest in students.
KFC Mutant Chickens

Enabling Activity(ies)

Students will read, "Knowing What's What and What's Not."   

Students will develop their own "Site Validity Rubric"  to assess the potential quality, accuracy, and validity of information presented in the pre-selected websites.   Coenzyme-Q ,  et. al.
 

Culminating Activity

Locate one example of websites that demonstrate  high, medium, and questionable  validity based upon use of the student made validity rubric.
 
 

Assessment

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Results
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Web Resources & Supplementary Materials

Introductory Activity
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Enabling Activity
 
 

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http://www.unh.edu/BoilerPlate/kfc.html
 
 

Culminating Activity
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Reseda High School - Los Angeles Unified School District 3
18230 Kittridge Street
Reseda, CA 91335
Bruce Gurnick  bgurnick@lausd.k12.ca.us
Last Revised: 06/28/2000