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Tech of Res - Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| source | a document or artifact that is print or digital used to provide evidence in research. |
| Primary Source | A first-hand, original account, record, or evidence about a person, place, object, or an event. |
| Examples of Primary Sources | Objects, oral history, photographs, documents. |
| Secondary Source | Someone's interpretation of a primary source or sources. |
| Examples of Secondary Sources | Scholarly journals, magazines, reports, encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, documentaries, newspapers. |
| MLA | Modern Language Association - provides guidelines for formatting documents and citing research in writing |
| APA | American Psychological Association - style used to cite sources within the sciences. |
| Works Cited | list of sources that directly corresponds with information parenthetically cited in the text. |
| Works Consulted | list of all sources used to prepare a document. |
| SIFT | Stop - Investigate - Find better coverage - Trace claims |
| CRAAP | Currency - Relevance - Authority - Accuracy - Purpose |
| Currency | determining when a source was published |
| Relevance | determining intention and the audience of the website |
| Authority | determining the credentials of the creator of the website |
| Accuracy | determining if the website contains errors |
| Purpose | determining if the purpose of the website is to entertain, sell you something, or provide information |
| Lateral reading | opening up other tabs in your browser to learn more about a source. |
| Define the Task | Step 1 of the research process - know what is required for the project |
| Information Seeking Strategies | Step 2 of the research process - determining where to go for information |
| Location and Access | Step 3 of the research process - gathering appropriate sources |
| Use of Information | Step 4 of the research process - using information from the sources that were gathered |
| Synthesis | Step 5 of the research process - Using information to create the project |
| Evaluation | Step 6 of the research process - Checking to be sure the final project meets requirements |