turnitin Evaluating Source Credibility User Guide

turnitin Evaluating Source Credibility User Guide

About the pack:

The Evaluating source credibility pack consists of several resources ready to use in the classroom. Upon completing the activities, students will be able to:

How to use the pack:
These resources were designed with flexibility in mind. Educators may choose to conduct activities as a complete unit or may select the individual resources that make sense for their classrooms.

The Evaluating source credibility pack consists of the following

resources:

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for

Students

3b. Students evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility and relevance of information, media, data or other resources.

Suggested time:

If facilitated as a complete unit, it is recommended to spread activities over 2-3 weeks. However, students should reference the Source credibility guide – hand-out throughout the year, across subject areas, whenever a task requires a credible source. Educators may opt to incorporate the poster into a bulletin board to anchor student learning or hang it in the classroom proximal to where research is performed.

Tips for implementation:

As described, these resources can be flexibly implemented to fit the needs of your classroom. If applied as a unit, it is recommended to introduce each resource in the order it is presented:

• Self-assessment (Options A & B):
  The self-assessment may be implemented before and/or after this unit (or parts of the unit) as a benchmark assessment. Option A offers a multiple-choice style assessment, with an attached answer key. Option B allows students a free-form opportunity to demonstrate their background knowledge of source credibility. Educator may provide a source for students to evaluate or ask them to choose a source on their own.

• The source credibility guide:
  The guide is available as a classroom poster and also as a hand-out for students to reference. Review the process as a whole, then focus on each step in the subsequent lessons. Consider revisiting the guide throughout the lessons to help students gain familiarity with the process.

• Video lessons:
  Introduce students to each step in evaluating source credibility with these video lessons. Use each video as a springboard for discussion, using the coordinating practice presentation and hand-out to model the process of evaluating sources. While the lessons could be used in isolation to focus on a particular skill, consider implementing them in order as part of a comprehensive source credibility unit.

• Student worksheets:
  The hand-outs can be used to capture students’ metacognition about each step in the source credibility process. Guide students through each activity using the lesson presentation, allowing them to work independently, in pairs or in groups (based on their readiness) to complete the hand-out.

• Comprehensive (final) presentation:
  This resource is intended to assist students in practicing all of the categories addressed in the Source Credibility Guide. Consider implementing this comprehensive presentation once students have completed working through the individual lessons. Before conducting this activity, add the sources in the presentation for students to evaluate. Split students into pairs or groups and choose the coordinating handout to complete this activity. (Additional instructional ideas can be found in the Educator notes section at the bottom of the presentation.).

  • Comprehensive/final presentation – scaffolded:
    This scaffolded version of the final lesson provides educators and students with additional support (questioning techniques, explanations of terms, etc.) to assist with the modelling and independent practice for the comprehensive activity above. Extra guidance is provided throughout the slides and instructional recommendations can be found in the Educator notes section at the bottom of each slide.

• Student worksheet (Options A & B):
  These worksheets coordinate with the Comprehensive (final) presentation. Option A offers a full page for students to capture their notes when evaluating the six factors of credibility for one source, while Option B condenses the working area, presenting space to evaluate all six factors of credibility for two sources on one page.

  • Student worksheet – scaffolded:
    This scaffolded version of the hand-out provides additional support for students to work through the six factors of source credibility as guided or independent practice. The space to evaluate each factor of credibility includes scaffolded questions to assist students in analysing the impact and determining the rating of each factor effectively.

• Source credibility rubric trait:
  The rubric trait identifies the skills inherent in evaluating the credibility of sources, categorised into four performance levels. Consider adding this trait to an existing rubric (explore these genre-specific options) in order to assess student performance as part of a larger assignment.

• Source credibility performance assessment:
  This resource can be used as a culminating assessment of students’ understanding of the six steps to evaluating the credibility of sources. Students are asked to select one or more credible sources on a topic and describe the cognitive process taken when determining the credibility of each source. Educators may choose to provide sources for the students to evaluate or have them search and select sources independently.

• Source credibility Quick Mark set:
  Feedback designed for formative and summative assignments that require credible sources to support ideas. Provide actionable guidance on students’ selection of sources and use of evidence that is aligned to the six factors of source credibility.

Ideas for extension and modification:

These extension activities may challenge students and strengthen their understanding of evaluating source credibility:

• Assist students in choosing a previous writing assignment and ask them to apply the source credibility process to their sources. Ask students to reflect on their sources: Which sources are the most credible and why? Which sources would you consider replacing and why?
• Split students into groups and ask them to become experts in one of the six categories from the Source Credibility Guide. Students can take turns teaching these strategies to the rest of the class.
• Challenge students by conducting the practice activities with sources that are difficult to evaluate. Ask students how they would approach these types of sources.

These modifications may help students who may need more support in evaluating source credibility:

• Assign student pairs/groups to focus on only one of the six factors of source credibility across multiple sources. All groups will review the same sources, with each group reporting its findings to the class. Students will record the rating for (and reasoning behind) each factor, and ask groups to then discuss their overall ratings for each source’s credibility. As an exit slip, each student must list the overall rating for each source, determine which source(s) is most credible (or from which they would cite in a research paper), and describe the reasoning behind those decisions.
• Consider performing this activity in preparation for an upcoming writing task on an assigned topic. Provide a range of sources to evaluate, or have students bring their intended/potential sources for the assignment.
• Split students into pairs to discuss each category from the Source Credibility Guide. Ask students to reflect on why evaluating is helpful in determining credibility.

For Turnitin Feedback Studio users:

• Be sure to check out the coordinating Source credibility Quick Mark set and rubric trait to use in your classroom’s Feedback Studio account. This feedback set (designed by veteran educators for use with assignments that require credible sources to support ideas) enables educators to quickly drag and drop comments, giving actionable feedback directly to students.
• If you would like a poster version of the Source credibility guide, ask your Turnitin account administrator to submit a request.

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References

• Empower Students to Do Their Best, Original Work | Turnitin
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