Credible Source Types Workshop Assessment

The purpose of this assessment is to gather feedback from students in order to improve the presentation and material for future workshops. Your responses are anonymous and will be kept confidential.

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* 1. Which of the following source types are the most credible and appropriate to use for college research? (Choose the best answer)

Internet sources such as blogs and aggregator sites

News sources such as CNN or Time magazine

Scholarly journal articles and books

All of the above

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* 2. Which of the following is the best way to decide if a source is credible and believable? (Choose the best answer)

Go with your personal instinct.

Ask a professor.

Read the source to check for its authorship, supporting evidence, and purpose.

It was forwarded by a trusted friend, so it must be good!

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* 3. What type of evidence is most convincing to show that information is credible and believable? Choose the best answer.

Personal testimony from a hobbyist

Data reported by an expert through a methodological study

A hyperlink to a blog post

None of the above

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* 4. What do you now know about credible source types that
you did not know at the start of the workshop?

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* 5. What is your gender?

Female

Male

Non-binary

Decline to state

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* 6. What is your race or ethnicity?

Asian

American Indian or Alaska Native

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Middle Eastern or North African

White - Armenian

White - European

Other (not listed)

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* 7. Which of the following groups do you identify with? (Choose as many as applicable)

Receive financial aid

Foster youth

Students with disability

Veterans

None of the above

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* 1. Which of the following source types are the most credible and appropriate to use for college research? (Choose the best answer)

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* 2. Which of the following is the best way to decide if a source is credible and believable? (Choose the best answer)

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* 3. What type of evidence is most convincing to show that information is credible and believable? Choose the best answer.

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* 4. What do you now know about credible source types that you did not know at the start of the workshop?

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* 5. What is your gender?

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* 6. What is your race or ethnicity?

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* 7. Which of the following groups do you identify with? (Choose as many as applicable)

* 4. What do you now know about credible source types that
you did not know at the start of the workshop?