Teaching students to evaluate sources: getting back to basics

Abstract

Librarians and instructors regularly see students struggle with evaluating information. Is there a way to teach source evaluation in a one-shot session that leads to better student performance? We’ll present results of our research project, which compared multiple sections of students over two semesters. Some students were taught the CRAAP method, while others learned via the 6 journalistic question words. Was one method retained better than the other? Did student performance on quizzes and final papers differ based on the evaluation method they were taught? This presentation will engage you to think critically about teaching source evaluation in order to improve student learning.