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Critically Evaluating Information Tutorial


Complete this multimedia tutorial to learn skills that help you evaluate various types of information.

Information is everywhere!

We're constantly evaluating information. We have to evaluate information when we select a college to attend, choose an article to include in a paper, or decide who to vote for.

This tutorial will walk you through the process of evaluating information based on the following table of contents:

Image: Part 1 - Context

 

    • Source Types
    • Source Types: Purpose
    • Source Types: Audience
    • Source Types: Sponsorship
    • Publication Types
    • Understanding Scholarly

 

 

 

Image: Part 2 - Content

 

    • Determining Accuracy
    • Accuracy: The Facts
    • Accuracy: The Sources
    • Accuracy: Validity
    • Point of View
    • Currency

 

 

 

Image: website exercise(Word Document)