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chap-14,CRCB Evaluating Internet Resources
Summary on chapter-14 CRCB Evaluating Internet Resources
Evaluating Internet sources of information helps to determine if they are reliable and useful.Knowing how to critically evaluate Internet material not only helps you become a better student,but will help you in your work life beyond college.Use the Internet source evaluation system describe in this chapter as a tool for assessing websites.As a reader and thinker,become an open minded skeptic by considering each website's Relevancy,Reliability,Credibility and Accuracy using the following seven steps;Know your Purpose,Double-check facts and sources,consider the source,Evaluate content,Determine intended audience,Evaluate the writing,Use what you already know.
Evaluating Internet sources of information helps to determine if they are reliable and useful.Knowing how to critically evaluate Internet material not only helps you become a better student,but will help you in your work life beyond college.Use the Internet source evaluation system describe in this chapter as a tool for assessing websites.As a reader and thinker,become an open minded skeptic by considering each website's Relevancy,Reliability,Credibility and Accuracy using the following seven steps;Know your Purpose,Double-check facts and sources,consider the source,Evaluate content,Determine intended audience,Evaluate the writing,Use what you already know.
chap-13,CRCB Reading beyond the words
Summary on chapter-13 from CRCB Reading Beyond the words
Critical Reading Comprehension invloves challenging yourself to understand what you read in your textbooks at different levels of complexity.Bloom's taxonomy lists six levels of critical thinking-Knowledge,Comprehension,Application,Analysis,Synthesis and Evaluation-that can use to deepen your understanding of textbook material.By creating and answering questions at each of these levels,you will be better able to predict the kinds of questions your instructor will ask on exam and better prepare to answer them.
Critical Reading Comprehension invloves challenging yourself to understand what you read in your textbooks at different levels of complexity.Bloom's taxonomy lists six levels of critical thinking-Knowledge,Comprehension,Application,Analysis,Synthesis and Evaluation-that can use to deepen your understanding of textbook material.By creating and answering questions at each of these levels,you will be better able to predict the kinds of questions your instructor will ask on exam and better prepare to answer them.
chap-12,CRCB Identifying and Evaluating Arguments
Summary on chapter-12 from CRCB,Identifying and Evaluating Arguments
Arguments always have the structure of at least one reason and one conclusion.One way to detect them is to look for an author's conclusions and then track the reasons he or she used to reach them.Another way is to indicate when reasons are being presented and conclusions stated.when you find an argument,you should break it down into it's constituent parts so that you can determine whether is is well founded and logical.It can be evaluated using specific criteria including determining dependability,distinguishing fact from opinion and detecting fallacies.
Two primary types of arguments are deductive and inductive.Deductive have at least one premise that logically leads to a conclusion.
Inductive begin with a series of specific observations and conclude with a generalization that logically flows from them.
Arguments always have the structure of at least one reason and one conclusion.One way to detect them is to look for an author's conclusions and then track the reasons he or she used to reach them.Another way is to indicate when reasons are being presented and conclusions stated.when you find an argument,you should break it down into it's constituent parts so that you can determine whether is is well founded and logical.It can be evaluated using specific criteria including determining dependability,distinguishing fact from opinion and detecting fallacies.
Two primary types of arguments are deductive and inductive.Deductive have at least one premise that logically leads to a conclusion.
Inductive begin with a series of specific observations and conclude with a generalization that logically flows from them.
chap-11,CRCB Reading,Understanding,Creating Visual Aids
Summary on chapter-11 from Reading,Understanding,and Creating Visual Aids
Visual information reinforces and supplements reading material.Types of visual aids include mind maps,outlines,charts,diagrams,graphics,illustrations,photographs and time lines.The type of information being conveyed determines what type of visual aid an author will use.Learning how to read visuals helps to understand and remember the textual information they illustrate.
To create an effective visual aid,you have to recognize the important elements in whay you are reading and be able to priortize and organize themin a logical and useful format.It become obvious how well you know the material;you cant draw a diagram or devise a table if you dont understand what you have read or heard.In many instances,an effective visual will save from taking as many notes from your text or in lectures
Visual information reinforces and supplements reading material.Types of visual aids include mind maps,outlines,charts,diagrams,graphics,illustrations,photographs and time lines.The type of information being conveyed determines what type of visual aid an author will use.Learning how to read visuals helps to understand and remember the textual information they illustrate.
To create an effective visual aid,you have to recognize the important elements in whay you are reading and be able to priortize and organize themin a logical and useful format.It become obvious how well you know the material;you cant draw a diagram or devise a table if you dont understand what you have read or heard.In many instances,an effective visual will save from taking as many notes from your text or in lectures
chap-10,CRCB TextBook Marking
Summary on chapter-10 from CRCB TextBook Marking
Textbook marking is a systematic mark and label reading tool that helps you distinguish important ideas from less important ones.At a minimum,you should aim to mark and label the main idea,important details and new vocabulary in your textbook chapters.Three basic elements of textbook marking,you should use your experience in lecture and lab to decideif you need to mark more.Always mark information that is unclear,to remind yourself to find out what it means before you are tested on the material.
A personalized system will work well as long as it is consistent,makes sense to you and achieves the main goal of textbook marking;showing the relationships between ideas in what you read.
Textbook marking is a systematic mark and label reading tool that helps you distinguish important ideas from less important ones.At a minimum,you should aim to mark and label the main idea,important details and new vocabulary in your textbook chapters.Three basic elements of textbook marking,you should use your experience in lecture and lab to decideif you need to mark more.Always mark information that is unclear,to remind yourself to find out what it means before you are tested on the material.
A personalized system will work well as long as it is consistent,makes sense to you and achieves the main goal of textbook marking;showing the relationships between ideas in what you read.
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