Popular Versus Scholarly Sources Worksheet<\/p>\n
Directions:<\/p>\n
Select a popular media source like a video or a website on a cognitive psychology topic in your course text.<\/p>\n
Provide the full reference for the source.<\/p>\n
Summarize the content of the source using bullet points in complete sentences or a 5\u20138 sentence paragraph.<\/p>\n
Identify at least three peer-reviewed journal articles on the topic covered in the source and explain their relevancy to the topic. Provide the full references of the articles in APA format.<\/p>\n
Compare and contrast information provided in the source with the three articles by answering the following questions:<\/p>\n
What information provided by the popular source is supported by research or information provided in the articles?<\/p>\n
What if any information in the articles conflicts with the popular source?<\/p>\n
Do you consider the media source you selected to be valid? Why or why not?<\/p>\n
What questions do you have about the topic based on your analysis?<\/p>\n
How can the topic you reviewed be applied to the real world? Feel free to also illustrate with examples.<\/p>\n
Then complete all three pages of the worksheet below. Be sure to use full sentences (grammar counts), evidence from relevant sources, and APA-style citations.<\/p>\n
Worksheet<\/p>\n
Directions Responses<\/p>\n
Name your selected topic. <\/p>\n
Provide the full reference for the source, and include the link to the video or website. Summarize the content of the source using complete sentences in a paragraph of 5\u20138 sentences. List three peer-reviewed journal articles on the topic providing and explain the relevance of each of the articles to the topic. <\/p>\n
Provides the full references in APA format. Compare and contrast information provided in the source with each of the three articles by answering these questions and citing the sources: What information provided by the popular source is supported by research or information provided in the articles?<\/p>\n
What if any information in the articles conflicts with the popular source?<\/p>\n
Do you consider the media source you selected to be valid? Why or why not?<\/p>\n
What questions do you have about the topic based on your analysis?<\/p>\n
Explain how the topic can be used to help solve problems in the real world. <\/p>\n
Feel free to also illustrate with examples, including personal examples. Conduct a self-evaluation using established scoring criteria and identifying the proficiency level for each criterion. The distinguished levels of the criteria are listed to the right.<\/p>\n
Identify the level of your performance: nonperformance, basic, proficient, or distinguished. <\/p>\n
Provide some rationale as to why you selected that level. Summarizes the content of a popular media source, conveying the implications of the topic.<\/p>\n
Level:<\/p>\n
Rationale:<\/p>\n
Identifies three peer-reviewed journal articles on the topic covered in a popular media source and describes relevancy of the articles. Provides the full references of the articles in APA format.<\/p>\n
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Compares and contrasts information provided in a popular media source with peer-reviewed journal articles, making a clear case for the validity or lack of validity of the media source.<\/p>\n
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Describes how the topic of a popular media source can be applied to the real world, providing examples.<\/p>\n
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Conducts a self-evaluation using established scoring criteria and identifying the proficiency level for each criterion, including comments for each criterion.<\/p>\n
Level:<\/p>\n
Rationale:<\/p>\n
Presents a focused purpose through strong organizational skills. Presents evidence through strong paraphrasing or summarizing and appropriate tone and sentence structure.<\/p>\n
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Applies current APA style, including in-text citations and full references for sources with few errors.<\/p>\n
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