Lesson 3: Evaluating and Citing Sources

Question 1

someone takes and uses the ideas, information, concepts, arguments, or information of someone else without proper citations

Answer 1

plagiarism

Question 2

purpose of evaluating and citing sources:

Answer 2

• avoid taking biased and incorrect info
• incorrect sources affects your credebility
• to give credit
• promote scholarly writing
• help your audience identify your original source

Question 3

Criteria in Evaluating Sources:

Answer 3

• Relevance of the Source to the Research Topic
• Authority/Author’s Qualifications
• Currency/Date of Publication
• Contents/Accuracy of Information
• Location of Sources

Question 4

Which of the sources would you pick if you are doing a research on the Law of Supply and Demand?

a. An Introduction to Theories on Economics
b. How to invest and Get Rich
c. 105 Habits of Highly Effective Businessmen

Relevance of the Source to the Research Topic

Answer 4

a. An Introduction to Theories on Economics

Question 5

Authority/Author’s Qualifications:

Answer 5

• Author’s name
• Background, education, or training
  related to the topic
• Profession (Is he/she from a
  reputable university?)
• Publications
• Contact information

Question 6

Which material will you use for research on electromagnetism?

a. Notes on Recent Researches in Electricity and Magnetism, 1853
b. Basics of Electromagnetism, 2019
c. The Foundation of Studies in Electromagnetism, 1990
d. Fundamentals of Physics, 2013

Answer 6

b. Basics of Electromagnetism, 2019

Currency/Date of Publication

Question 7

Which of the following texts would you use for research regarding the Holocaust?

a. Dark Shadows of the Past: A Comparative Study on the Holocaust and the Death March, authored by Mao Guevarra, Ph.D. in Society
b. Analyzing the Nazism and Extremist Supremacy, authored by Adolf Mussolini, RMD

Answer 7

a. Dark Shadows of the Past: A Comparative Study on the Holocaust and the Death March, authored by Mao Guevarra, Ph.D. in Society

Author’s Qualification

Question 8

Which of these sources would you use for research on Marxism?

a. The Dark Side of Marxism, authored by Hen Sy
b. Karl Marx and the Fundamentals of Marxism, authored by Fred Angle
c. Effects of Marxism in an Industrialized World, authored by Rick Carlos

Answer 8

b. Karl Marx and the Fundamentals of Marxism, authored by Fred Angle
c. Effects of Marxism in an Industrialized World, authored by Rick Carlos

Contents/Accuracy of Information (information obviously prejudiced)

Question 9

Which of these online sources would you consider using for research?

a. https://100percentfedup.com/
b. https://lopscience.iop.org/journal/1468-6996
c. https://wikipedia.org/
d. https://ejournals.ph/issue.php?id=382

Answer 9

b. https://lopscience.iop.org/journal/1468-6996
d. https://ejournals.ph/issue.php?id=382

Location of Sources

Question 10

➢ requires the writer to cite the details of the reference used in a certain part of his/her work within the work itself
➢ format varies per style

Answer 10

In-text Citation

Question 11

➢ Complete bibliographic entry of a reference used by the writer
➢ Appears on the reference list found at the last part of the paper

Answer 11

Reference Citation