Credible Resources Quiz

Claire and Josh are working on a school project where they need to gather information from online sources. What criteria should they use for evaluating these sources?

• Assessing the website's popularity, checking the website's domain name, verifying the website's social media presence

• Checking author credentials, verifying accuracy, assessing bias/perspective, evaluating currency

• Evaluating the website's loading speed, checking the website's layout, verifying the website's use of multimedia

• Counting the number of images on the website, checking the website's font size, evaluating the website's color scheme

Kelly and Lily are working on a group project for their university. Why is it important for them to use academic databases for their research?

• Academic databases provide outdated information for their research.

• Academic databases do not have relevant information for their research.

• Using academic databases is time-consuming and inefficient for their research.

• Using academic databases ensures access to reliable and credible scholarly sources for their research.

Maddy and Jakob are researching Marseilles, France in the 1800s for a pre-reading background information project. They come across a detailed, colorful website that outlines recommendations for places to visit in Marseilles, local eateries and hotels, and the best historical sight-seeing. Sandra O., the site editor, is from Scotland has been a travel blogger for 19 years and is highly rated among vacation companies. Should they use her site for their research?

• Who doesn't love Scottish travel bloggers? OF COURSE USE IT!

• If Sandra doesn't include outside information from other sources, then her website is a strong primary source for research.

• Only if they give Sandra all the credit for the recommendations.

• NOOOOOOOO

Gavin and June are researching for their project. They come across various articles. According to their teacher, they should use scholarly articles. What are some characteristics of these scholarly articles they should look for?

• Written by amateurs, informal tone, not peer-reviewed, no citations or references

• Written by experts, informal tone, not peer-reviewed, no citations or references

• Written by experts, formal tone, peer-reviewed, citations and references

• Written by experts, formal tone, not peer-reviewed, no citations or references

Avery and Max are working on a school project where they need to analyze news articles. How can they evaluate the credibility of these articles?

• Evaluate the credibility of news articles by checking the source, fact-checking, looking for bias, checking for supporting evidence, considering the author's expertise, and checking for transparency.

• Evaluate the credibility of news articles by relying solely on the headline.

• Evaluate the credibility of news articles by reading the comments section.

• Evaluate the credibility of news articles by checking the number of likes and shares on social media.

Delaney, Evie, and Rasmus are working on a school project where they need to gather information from various websites. What are some red flags they should look for when evaluating the reliability of these websites?

• Poor design and layout, excessive ads or pop-ups, lack of contact information or privacy policy, outdated or inaccurate information, and suspicious or untrustworthy URLs.

• Lack of images or graphics, absence of ads or pop-ups, presence of contact information or privacy policy, current and accurate information, and reliable URLs.

• Cluttered and disorganized design, no ads or pop-ups, no contact information or privacy policy, outdated or inaccurate information, and legitimate URLs.

• Well-designed and visually appealing layout, minimal ads or pop-ups, clear contact information and privacy policy, up-to-date and accurate information, and trustworthy URLs.

Isha, Liv, and Sam are doing a group project and they found some information on a website. True or False: They can always rely on the credibility and reliability of this online source.

• False

• True

Caroline and Jeffrey are working on a research project. They need to find reliable academic databases for their research. Which of the following options that Ellen suggested is NOT a consistently reliable academic database?

• Google Scholar

• Academic Search Main Edition

• JSTOR

• Gale

Wikipedia is NOT a credible and reliable source to use for research; however, students can utilize this site for which of the following purposes?

• To quickly browse through and pretend like they did real research.

• To use as a "jumping off point" and to find other sources referenced and cited in the article to find credible information.

• To take direct quotes from and then cite another source that appears to be more scholarly.

• To appease Mrs. Merino

Kiera, Cadie, and Rami are having a discussion about a news article they read. They want to identify if there's any bias in the article. What strategies should they use?

• Only relying on the news source that published the article

• Ignoring the author's background or affiliations

• Checking the source's reputation, looking for multiple perspectives, fact-checking the information, being aware of loaded language or emotional appeals, and considering the omission of important details or alternative viewpoints.

• Believing everything they read in the article without questioning