What are the four moves of SIFT as given in Chapter 4?
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Stop
Investiage the source
Find better coverage
Trace information back
You find a source on your topic that makes points that sound convincing, but the
author does not indicate where the information came from. According to Chapter 4,
what is the most likely type of bias that applies?
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, Flawed sourcing
What should you do if you do not understand most of the content being described in
a article's abstract?
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Use a different article that you can actually understand.
You read an interesting news report about research on a new medical treatment.
Which information from the news story could you search to help find the original
source of the information?
- The name of the news report author together with the headline of the news report
- The name of a researcher quoted in the news report
- A "more like this" link on the news source website
- The name of the organization where the research was done
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(PARTIAL CREDIT)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Match each part of a scholarly article with its description
- Summary of the article found at the beginning.
- Focuses on the key findings and possibly future research directions.
- The most detail on what was discovered during the resarch process
- How the author(s) did their investigations and analysis
Give this one a try later!
Stop
Investiage the source
Find better coverage
Trace information back
You find a source on your topic that makes points that sound convincing, but the
author does not indicate where the information came from. According to Chapter 4,
what is the most likely type of bias that applies?
Give this one a try later!
, Flawed sourcing
What should you do if you do not understand most of the content being described in
a article's abstract?
Give this one a try later!
Use a different article that you can actually understand.
You read an interesting news report about research on a new medical treatment.
Which information from the news story could you search to help find the original
source of the information?
- The name of the news report author together with the headline of the news report
- The name of a researcher quoted in the news report
- A "more like this" link on the news source website
- The name of the organization where the research was done
Give this one a try later!
(PARTIAL CREDIT)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Match each part of a scholarly article with its description
- Summary of the article found at the beginning.
- Focuses on the key findings and possibly future research directions.
- The most detail on what was discovered during the resarch process
- How the author(s) did their investigations and analysis
