Long description
The CRAAPO test chart is a rectangular chart that has six parameters to evaluate sources. Here, the different components of the test chart, including the header and the instruction, is described as a list.
CRAAPO test
Use the CRAAPO test to evaluate your sources.
Currency
When was the information published or posted?
Has the information been revised or updated?
Is the information current for your topic?
Are the links functional?
Relevance
Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?
Who is the intended audience?
Is the information at an appropriate level?
Have you looked at a variety of resources?
How does this source relate to the other sources?
Authority
Who is the author or source or publisher or sponsor?
What are the author’s credentials or organizational affiliations?
What are the author’s qualifications to write on the topic?
Is there contact information such as a publisher or email address?
Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source, like .com, .edu, .gov, etc.?
Accuracy
Where does the information come from?
Is the information supported by evidence?
Has the information been reviewed or refereed?
Can you verify any of the information?
Is it free from bias?
Are there spelling, grammatical, or typographical errors?
Purpose
Why was the information created?
What is the purpose of the information? To inform or to teach or to sell or to entertain or to persuade?
Do the authors or sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear?
Objectivity
Does the point of view appear objective and impartial?
Is the information a fact, opinion, or propaganda?
Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases?
An arrow points to the Relevance component of this test chart, indicating that it is a part of the discussion of Week 2.
The Information literacy framework with a long description provided next.
Long description
The framework is represented as a circle, divided into six equal components.
Information creation as a process
Information has value
Research as inquiry
Scholarship as conversation
Searching is strategic
Authority is constructed and contextual
Two arrows point to the components, Information Creation as a Process and Searching is Strategic, respectively, indicating those to be the topic of discussion of Week 2.
For this assignment, you will complete the Information Literacy Workshop 2 template. Each information literacy workshop assignment builds on our case study discussions. The workshops provide a practice run of the research process. These workshops also provide opportunities to learn (or strengthen) information literacy skills.
Now it is your turn! While you are reviewing your case, you have also been asked to do some research on a topic in your own field. You will use the same training materials you used in the first discussion this week. In addition, you will use tools in the library to locate popular and scholarly sources. This workshop will help you search for sources that are relevant to the research questions you drafted in Week 1.
Using the template, you will write a paper reporting your workshop experiences and findings. This assignment is worth 4% of your overall course grade.
Note: You are required to download the Information Literacy Workshop 2
Download Information Literacy Workshop 2 template for this assignment.
| Prepare
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
Review the Popular Versus Scholarly Sources quiz.
Review Help! Need Article
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Review Potential Pitfalls of Searching Google
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Read Chapter 1, Section 1.3; Chapter 2, Section 2.2; and Chapter 3, Sections 3.3 and 3.4 in the course textbook.
Read How Do I Find a Scholarly and Popular Source in the Library for GEN103?
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For assistance with using the UAGC Library’s cite tool, review Q. How Do I Find a Citation From a Database?
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For this assignment, revisit the research questions and keywords you developed in the Information Literacy Workshop 1 assignment. Then,
Find three sources, at least one scholarly and one popular, that will help you answer your research questions. Find at least one scholarly article from the UAGC library.
Download the Information Literacy Workshop 2
Download Information Literacy Workshop 2 template, and use it to complete this assignment. As you complete the template, delete the instructions and only leave the headings and your responses.
Save the completed document to your computer and upload it to Waypoint. Be sure to double-check that it was properly saved and uploaded successfully.
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In your paper,
Create three citations using the UAGC Library’s cite tool.
Identify each source as popular or scholarly.
Explain how you determined whether the article is scholarly or popular.
Explain, in at least three sentences, how you located your sources.
Discuss, in at least two sentences, how you will organize the information you want to use from the articles you are reading.
Describe in at least two sentences the steps of the research process you have completed so far based on the week’s readings.
List your Week 1 research questions by copying and pasting them into the template.
Create a citation that corresponds with each research question.
Describe, in at least two sentences, whether or not each source is current.
Discuss, in at least three sentences, whether or not the source has adequate information to answer your question.
The Information Literacy Workshop 2 assignment
must include complete responses to all the prompts.
must retain the headings for each of the sections in the template.
must be 1 to 2 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages). and formatted according to APA Style
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must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice. Review Academic Voice
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There are no scholarly sources required in addition to the course text.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper
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Note: It is highly recommended that the instructions are deleted before submitting. You are encouraged to read and apply any feedback from your instructor in preparation for the final project.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric
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