Resources Resource 1: Information literacy skills Information literacy skills include: framing your inquiry selecting and appropriate inquiry methods and processing strategies understanding question types understanding keyword strategies being aware of a range of sources understanding how to evaluate sources using scanning and skimming to select relevant resources recording details from the sources you will refer to or quote in your report using note-making strategies locating and checking the sources for your existing knowledge. Resource 2: Evaluating sources of information An example (abridged) of a suitable chart: Source Reliable/useable? Why? Why not? yes/no/maybe The Zoo (series Yes Family focus, news” TV but also aims to be “good 10) Greenstone educational shows how animals housed/cared – Entertainment for/how keepers trained/what programmes Auckland Zoo is part of with other zoos to breed the animals Maybe Single view or perspective because organisation (animal liberation) looks like it’s fighting for animal rights. Isn’t necessarily an expert view. Yes BBC a reliable organisation but is part of media not – always a balanced view, dealing with both sides of the issue. Angles slightly biased to create audience interest. inc” by Yes Lots of popular stuff (text about panda babies and “Panda, Lynne Warren in cute pictures) but based on research. Describes the National American zoo programmes and huge cost/difficulties Geographic July of international animal exchanges. Breeding 2006 programmes getting good results now. Good question about why some animals (pandas) become public favourites. No Emotive language (“Zoos are prisons for innocent animals”) shows clear signs of bias. Site doesn’t show whose site it is associated content? Who might they – be? The New Yes Factual articles replacing Kashin Zealand Herald Strong opinion pieces by writers, who are identified Bridget Vercoe (NZ mgr for World
Resources Resource 1: Information literacy skills Information literacy skills include: framing your inquiry selecting and appropriate inquiry methods and processing strategies understanding question types understanding keyword strategies being aware of a range of sources understanding how to evaluate sources using scanning and skimming to select relevant resources recording details from the sources you will refer to or quote in your report using note-making strategies locating and checking the sources for your existing knowledge. Resource 2: Evaluating sources of information An example (abridged) of a suitable chart: Source Reliable/useable? yes/no/maybe Why? Why not? The Zoo (series 10) Greenstone Entertainment Yes Family focus, “good news” TV but also aims to be educational – shows how animals housed/cared for/how keepers trained/what programmes Auckland Zoo is part of with other zoos to breed the animals Maybe Single view or perspective because organisation (animal liberation) looks like it’s fighting for animal rights. Isn’t necessarily an expert view. Yes BBC a reliable organisation but is part of media – not always a balanced view, dealing with both sides of the issue. Angles slightly biased to create audience interest. “Panda, inc” by Lynne Warren in the National Geographic July 2006 Yes Lots of popular stuff (text about panda babies and cute pictures) but based on research. Describes American zoo programmes and huge cost/difficulties of international animal exchanges. Breeding programmes getting good results now. Good question about why some animals (pandas) become public favourites. No Emotive language (“Zoos are prisons for innocent animals”) shows clear signs of bias. Site doesn’t show whose site it is – associated content? Who might they be? The New Zealand Herald Yes Factual articles replacing Kashin Strong opinion pieces by writers, who are identified Bridget Vercoe (NZ mgr for World
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