AC T IV ITY

ANALYZE THE FOLLOWING SOURCES OF

INFORMATION IN THE GIVEN SITUATION.

•YOU ARE RESEARCHING ON THE COUNTRY THAT

HAS RESPONDED BEST TO COVID-19 FOR YOUR
ESSAY PROJECT.
•WHICH SOURCE WOULD PROBABLY BE THE
MOST APPROPRIATE? WHY?
SOURCE 1
•A TIME MAGAZINE COVER OF A
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER AT
THE LIFE CARE CENTER IN
KIRKLAND, THE NURSING
HOME THAT BECAME SITE OF
THE FIRST U.S. OUTBREAK.
•HTTPS://TIME.COM/
5805956/TIME-EDITOR-IN-
CHIEF-CORONAVIRUS/
SOURCE 2
• THIS BOOK IS A COLLECTIVE JOURNAL OF THE COVID-
19 PANDEMIC. WITH FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OF THE
PANDEMIC AS IT UNFOLDED, IT EXPLORES THE SOCIAL
AND THE POLITICAL THROUGH THE LENS OF THE
OUTBREAK.
• HTTPS://WWW.ROUTLEDGE.COM/SOCIAL-ANALYSIS-
AND-THE-COVID-19-CRISIS-A-COLLECTIVE-
JOURNAL/GUPTA-ALLEN-BASU-DURAO-GUPTA-
KATSARSKA-SCHULLER-SEED-TU/P/BOOK/
9780367636616
SOURCE 3
•A PREMIER SOURCE FOR HIGH-QUALITY,
PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH THAT DEFINES
THE STATE OF THE ART, AND FUTURE
HORIZONS, OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
WITH TECHNOLOGY.
•HTTPS://WWW.WSJ.COM/ARTICLES/
WHICH-COUNTRIES-HAVE-RESPONDED-
BEST-TO-COVID-19-11609516800
SOURCE 4
•THIS JOURNAL EXPLORES ON THE
STRATEGIES TAKEN BY THE DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES IN RESPONDING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
•HTTPS://WWW.TANDFONLINE.COM/
JOURNALS/UJRT20
MAKING SOUND JUDGMENTS
ABOUT THE OVERALL QUALITY OF
INFORMATION PRESENTED IN A
VIEWING MATERIAL
1. CURRENCY

•CURRENCY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE INFORMATION CAN

QUICKLY BECOME OBSOLETE. SUPPORTING YOUR STATEMENT
WITH FACTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED BY NEW RESEARCH
OR RECENT EVENTS WEAKENS YOUR ARGUMENT. OF COURSE,
NOT ALL ASSIGNMENTS REQUIRE THE MOST CURRENT
INFORMATION; OLDER MATERIALS CAN PROVIDE AN HISTORICAL
OR COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR TOPIC.
 HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THE TIMELINESS OF YOUR
INFORMATION IS APPROPRIATE?
WE HAVE TO CONSIDER:
•• WHEN WAS THE INFORMATION PUBLISHED OR LAST UPDATED?
•• HAVE NEWER ARTICLES BEEN PUBLISHED ON YOUR TOPIC?
•• ARE LINKS OR REFERENCES TO OTHER SOURCES UP TO DATE? IS
YOUR TOPIC IN AN AREA THAT CHANGES RAPIDLY, LIKE TECHNOLOGY OR
POPULAR CULTURE?
2. ACCURACY

•ACCURACY IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH

INFORMATION CONTAINS FACTUAL AND UPDATED
DETAILS THAT CAN BE VERIFIED BY CONSULTING
ALTERNATIVE AND/OR PRIMARY SOURCES.
WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS WE NEED TO ASK TO
GET THE ACCURACY OF AN INFORMATION?

•• IS THERE ANY SUPPORT?

•• IS THE INFORMATION SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE
OR OUTSIDE SOURCES?
3. AUTHORITY
•AUTHORITY IS IMPORTANT IN JUDGING THE
CREDIBILITY OF THE AUTHOR’S ASSERTIONS. INA
TRIAL REGARDING DNA EVIDENCE, A JURY GIVES FAR
MORE AUTHORITY TO WHAT A GENETICS SPECIALIST
HAS TO SAY COMPARED TO SOMEONE OFF THE STREET.
WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS WE NEED TO ASK TO
GET THE AUTHORITY OF AN INFORMATION?
•• WHO AUTHORED/CREATED THE INFORMATION?
•• WHO IS THE AUTHOR, PUBLISHER, OR CREATOR OF THE
ARTICLE, WEBSITE, OR BOOK?
•• WHAT ARE THE AUTHOR’S CREDENTIALS? IS HE/SHE
QUALIFIED TO WRITE ON THIS TOPIC?
4. RELEVANCE

•RELEVANCE IS THE INFORMATION'S LEVEL OF

IMPORTANCE TO A PARTICULAR VIEWING
PURPOSE OR EXPLICITLY STATED NEED FOR
THAT INFORMATION.
WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS WE NEED TO ASK TO
GET THE RELEVANCE OF AN INFORMATION?

•DOES YOUR SOURCE REALLY RELATE TO YOUR

TOPIC AND HELP YOU SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT?
•IS THE INFORMATION AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL?
5. PURPOSE
•PURPOSE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND WEB
PAGES EXIST TO EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN, OR SELL A PRODUCT OR
POINT OF VIEW. SOME SOURCES MAY BE FRIVOLOUS OR
COMMERCIAL IN NATURE, PROVIDING INADEQUATE, FALSE, OR
BIASED INFORMATION. OTHER SOURCES ARE MORE AMBIGUOUS
CONCERNING THEIR PARTIALITY. VARIED POINTS OF VIEW CAN
BE VALID, AS LONG AS THEY ARE BASED UPON GOOD REASONING
AND CAREFUL USE OF EVIDENCE.
WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS WE NEED TO ASK
TO GET THE PURPOSE OF AN INFORMATION?
•WHY WAS YOUR SOURCE WRITTEN?
•WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE SOURCE?
•DOES THE INFORMATION EXPRESS A BIAS TOWARD
A PARTICULAR VIEW?
TO HELP YOU BETTER REMEMBER IN
MAKING SOUND JUDGMENTS ABOUT
THE OVERALL QUALITY OF
INFORMATION PRESENTED IN A
VIEWING MATERIAL.
Remember the acronym “CAARP”
CAARP
•C – CURRENCY
•A – ACCURACY
•A – AUTHORITY
•R – RELEVANCE
•P – PURPOSE
ACTIVITY
DIRECTIONS:
•READ AND ANALYZE EACH QUESTION ON
EVALUATING SOURCES CAREFULLY. THEN
CHOOSE THE LETTER THAT CORRESPONDS TO
THE CORRECT ANSWER. CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY
 1. THE ACRONYM CAARP, USED TO HELP
EVALUATE INFORMATION STANDS FOR:
•A. CURRENCY, ACCURACY, AUTHORITY RELEVANCE, PURPOSE
•B. CURRICULUM, ANALYSIS, APTITUDE, RELEVANCE, PROPRIETARY
•C. CRITIQUE, ANALYZE, APPRECIATE, REVIEW, PARAPHRASE
•D. CONTENT, APPLICABILITY, ACADEMIC HONESTY, RECENTNESS,
PERSUADE
 2. WHEN YOU FIND INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
THAT RELATES TO YOUR TOPIC, YOU SHOULD:

•A. BE CERTAIN TO CAPTURE A SCREENSHOT OF THE SITE TO SHOW YOUR

INSTRUCTOR
•B. BE SKEPTICAL OF THE INFORMATION YOU FIND
•C. APPLY THE CAARP TEST
•D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
3. AS YOU WRITE A PAPER FOR YOUR HEALTH SCIENCE
SUBJECT, YOU NOTICE ONE YOUR WEB SOURCES COVER ALL
OF THE BENEFICIAL ASPECTS OF A DRUG YOU ARE
RESEARCHING, AND LISTS NO SIDE EFFECTS. THIS MAY LEAD
YOU TO THINK:

• A. THIS COULD BE THE MIRACLE DRUG THE MARKET HAS BEEN HOPING FOR!
• B. THE WEBSITE MIGHT BE OUT DATED.
• C. THE WEBSITE COULD BE BIASED AND TRYING TO SELL YOU SOMETHING.
• D. YOU SHOULD EXPLORE THE WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION ON OTHER DRUGS.
 4. BY APPLYING THE “AUTHORITY” TEST FOR EVALUATING
INFORMATION, YOU CAN INVESTIGATE WHETHER:

• A. YOU HAVE THE PROPER AUTHORIZATION TO USE A SOURCE IN YOUR PAPER.

• B.
THE AUTHOR OF YOUR SOURCE IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPERT IN THE AREA
ABOUT WHICH YOU ARE RESEARCHING.
• C. THE AUTHOR OF YOUR SOURCE IS WANTED BY THE AUTHORITIES.
• D.YOUR SOURCE COMPARES FAVORABLY WITH SOURCES USED BY OTHER
STUDENTS IN YOUR CLASS.
5. ACCORDING TO THE CAARP TEST, CURRENCY
REFERS TO:

•A. THE COST OF THE BOOK OF ARTICLE

•B. WHEN THE BOOK, ARTICLE, OR WEBSITE WAS PUBLISHED
•C. THE INTENDED AUDIENCE
•D. THE RELIABILITY OF THE SOURCE
 6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SOURCES
WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR A RESEARCH PAPER?

• A. AN ELECTRONIC BOOK ABOUT JEFFERSON ACCESSED VIA THE ACC CATALOG.

• B. AN ARTICLE ON JEFFERSON BY A “CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR” ON ABOUT.COM.
• C. A WEBSITE ARTICLE ON JEFFERSON ACCESSED THROUGH WHITEHOUSE.GOV.
• D.
A BOOK FROM THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ABOUT THOMAS JEFFERSON AND JOHN
ADAMS.
 7.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION YOU SHOULD ASK
YOURSELF TO HELP DETERMINE IF A SOURCE IS RELEVANT?

•A. DOES THE SOURCE APPEAR IN YOUR TOP 3 SEARCH RESULTS?

•B. DOES THE SOURCE REALLY RELATE TO YOUR TOPIC?
•C. DOES THE INFORMATION SEEM CORRECT?
•D. WHEN WAS THE SOURCE PUBLISHED?
8. AN ARTICLE BY AN ANONYMOUS AUTHOR

•A. DOES THE SOURCE APPEAR IN YOUR TOP 3 SEARCH RESULTS?

•B. DOES THE SOURCE REALLY RELATE TO YOUR TOPIC?
•C. DOES THE INFORMATION SEEM CORRECT?
•D. WHEN WAS THE SOURCE PUBLISHED?
9. _______________ IS IMPORTANT IN JUDGING
THE CREDIBILITY OF THE AUTHOR’S ASSERTIONS.

•A. CURRENCY
•B. AUTHORITY
•C. ACCURACY
•D. RELEVANCE
10. HOW CAN WE DETERMINE IF A SOURCE IS RELIABLE?

•A. IF IT STATES ISSUES THAT ARE PREVALENT NOWADAYS

•B. IF IT PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT PUBLIC NEEDS
•C. IF IT CONTAINS PERTINENT ANSWERS ON ISSUES
•D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER
 1. THE ACRONYM CAARP, USED TO HELP
EVALUATE INFORMATION STANDS FOR:
•A. CURRENCY, ACCURACY, AUTHORITY RELEVANCE, PURPOSE
•B. CURRICULUM, ANALYSIS, APTITUDE, RELEVANCE, PROPRIETARY
•C. CRITIQUE, ANALYZE, APPRECIATE, REVIEW, PARAPHRASE
•D. CONTENT, APPLICABILITY, ACADEMIC HONESTY, RECENTNESS,
PERSUADE
 2. WHEN YOU FIND INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
THAT RELATES TO YOUR TOPIC, YOU SHOULD:

•A. BE CERTAIN TO CAPTURE A SCREENSHOT OF THE SITE TO SHOW YOUR

INSTRUCTOR
•B. BE SKEPTICAL OF THE INFORMATION YOU FIND
•C. APPLY THE CAARP TEST
•D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
3. AS YOU WRITE A PAPER FOR YOUR HEALTH SCIENCE
SUBJECT, YOU NOTICE ONE YOUR WEB SOURCES COVER ALL
OF THE BENEFICIAL ASPECTS OF A DRUG YOU ARE
RESEARCHING, AND LISTS NO SIDE EFFECTS. THIS MAY LEAD
YOU TO THINK:

• A. THIS COULD BE THE MIRACLE DRUG THE MARKET HAS BEEN HOPING FOR!
• B. THE WEBSITE MIGHT BE OUT DATED.
• C. THE WEBSITE COULD BE BIASED AND TRYING TO SELL YOU SOMETHING.
• D. YOU SHOULD EXPLORE THE WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION ON OTHER DRUGS.
 4. BY APPLYING THE “AUTHORITY” TEST FOR EVALUATING
INFORMATION, YOU CAN INVESTIGATE WHETHER:

• A. YOU HAVE THE PROPER AUTHORIZATION TO USE A SOURCE IN YOUR PAPER.

• B.
THE AUTHOR OF YOUR SOURCE IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPERT IN THE AREA
ABOUT WHICH YOU ARE RESEARCHING.
• C. THE AUTHOR OF YOUR SOURCE IS WANTED BY THE AUTHORITIES.
• D.YOUR SOURCE COMPARES FAVORABLY WITH SOURCES USED BY OTHER
STUDENTS IN YOUR CLASS.
5. ACCORDING TO THE CAARP TEST, CURRENCY
REFERS TO:

•A. THE COST OF THE BOOK OF ARTICLE

•B. WHEN THE BOOK, ARTICLE, OR WEBSITE WAS PUBLISHED
•C. THE INTENDED AUDIENCE
•D. THE RELIABILITY OF THE SOURCE
 6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SOURCES
WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR A RESEARCH PAPER?

• A. AN ELECTRONIC BOOK ABOUT JEFFERSON ACCESSED VIA THE ACC CATALOG.

• B. AN ARTICLE ON JEFFERSON BY A “CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR” ON ABOUT.COM.
• C. A WEBSITE ARTICLE ON JEFFERSON ACCESSED THROUGH WHITEHOUSE.GOV.
• D.
A BOOK FROM THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ABOUT THOMAS JEFFERSON AND JOHN
ADAMS.
 7.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION YOU SHOULD ASK
YOURSELF TO HELP DETERMINE IF A SOURCE IS RELEVANT?

•A. DOES THE SOURCE APPEAR IN YOUR TOP 3 SEARCH RESULTS?

•B. DOES THE SOURCE REALLY RELATE TO YOUR TOPIC?
•C. DOES THE INFORMATION SEEM CORRECT?
•D. WHEN WAS THE SOURCE PUBLISHED?
8. AN ARTICLE BY AN ANONYMOUS AUTHOR

•A. DOES THE SOURCE APPEAR IN YOUR TOP 3 SEARCH RESULTS?

•B. DOES THE SOURCE REALLY RELATE TO YOUR TOPIC?
•C. DOES THE INFORMATION SEEM CORRECT?
•D. WHEN WAS THE SOURCE PUBLISHED?
9. _______________ IS IMPORTANT IN JUDGING
THE CREDIBILITY OF THE AUTHOR’S ASSERTIONS.

•A. CURRENCY
•B. AUTHORITY
•C. ACCURACY
•D. RELEVANCE
10. HOW CAN WE DETERMINE IF A SOURCE IS RELIABLE?

•A. IF IT STATES ISSUES THAT ARE PREVALENT NOWADAYS

•B. IF IT PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT PUBLIC NEEDS
•C. IF IT CONTAINS PERTINENT ANSWERS ON ISSUES
•D. ALL OF THE ABOVE