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  • Home: Secondary Research
    • 1.Ask Questions
    • 2.Gather Information
    • 3.Organize Information
    • 4.Prepare & Present
    • 5.Evaluate
HCS AGOPPE Secondary
  • Home: Secondary Research
    • 1.Ask Questions
    • 2.Gather Information
    • 3.Organize Information
    • 4.Prepare & Present
    • 5.Evaluate
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    • Home: Secondary Research
      • 1.Ask Questions
      • 2.Gather Information
      • 3.Organize Information
      • 4.Prepare & Present
      • 5.Evaluate

2.Gather Information

Good researchers use quality sources.  

Research is only as good as the sources you have used.  Take the time to evaluate for reliability, relevance, and timeliness.



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STEPS:

Make a Plan

Locate a Variety of Sources

>Evaluate Sources

Read & Annotate Sources

Take Notes



RESOURCES:

Source Evaluation Checklist

Video: Lateral Reading Your Defense Against Online Deception

Educator Content

Gathering information requires students to feel comfortable navigating a variety of resources, locating quality information, organizing materials, reading and annotating sources, and taking effective notes.

RESOURCES:

Mini Activities

Creating Resource Collections

Note Card Template

Video Quizzes:

  • Self-grading Google Form quiz for video: Generating Search Terms

  • Self-grading Google Form quiz for video: Evaluating Websites

  • Self-grading Google Form quiz for video: Using Wikipedia for Research

  • Self-grading Google Form quiz for video: What is a Library Research Database?

  • Self-grading Google Form quiz for video: Primary and Secondary Sources

  • Self-grading Google Form quiz for video: Popular and Scholarly Sources

  • Self-grading Google Form quiz for video: Building Search Strings Part 1 Boolean Operators

  • Self-grading Google Form quiz for video: Building Search Strings Part 2 Nesting, Phrase Searching, & Truncation

  • Self-grading Google Form quiz for video: Advanced Searching Limiters and Subject Searching

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