It's Online, but Is It On Target?

Part 2

Research with Attitude

Conduct your research with the attitude of of skeptic. as you examine websites for clues that they're trustworthy, ask these questions:

• Who wrote the Web page? If you can’t identify the individual or organization responsible for the information, don’t use it.

•        What are the author’s qualifications for writing the subject?

•        Has the article passed through an editorial process designed to ensure quality and accuracy?

•        What is the website’s purpose? Look for motives—like selling products or winning votes—that could result in biased or incomplete information.

•        Is the information accurate? Is it up to date?

•        Where did the author get this information?

Student Success Statement

"Be quick, but don't get in a hurry."

John Wooden

If you hurry your work then it will not be as good it would be if you did it good. That doesn't mean take your sweet time you should also try to hurry.

It's Online, but Is It On Target?

Part 1

Using the Web Wisely

Thanks to the Web, information is easy to find. However, it's also easy to post something online. Anyone can do it.

You've probably used the Internet to do research on a paper, to help you which product to buy, or to form an opinion about current events. Looking up information online is fast and convenient. But when you do online research, its important to find sites you can trust.

Many websites claim to be facts, but are full of errors. Others present information in a biased way - they only give one side on an argument. How can you tell a reliable source from an unreliable one? Also, it is critical that you post online only that which is decent and appropriate, never anything pornographic, vulgar, indecent, out of taste, untruthful, or obscene. Post those things that will make a good name for you and your organization, that will promote goodwill and be of benefit to the world.

Student Success Statement

"When an archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bulls-eyes is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself."

Gilbert Arland

It means that the only person to blame for your failures is yourself. To achieve the your desired goal you need to improve yourself.

SQ3R

SQ3R= Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review

Recite

At the end of each section, look up from the text and in your own words recite an answer to your question for that section. Then write down your answer. Now repeat the Question, Read, and Recite steps for that section. Then write down your answer. Be sure to provide examples that support it.

Now repeat the question read and recite steps for each section of the chapter. First ask a question for the next section. Then read to find the answer. Finally, recite the answer in your own words and jot it down. The written questions and answers can help you study in the future.

Review

After completing the chapter, review your notes. Identify the main points by looking for the most important idea in each section. Recited or write a brief summary of the assignment.
Review your study notes every week to help you remember the information. When it’s time to prepare for your tests, you’ll find you've created an invaluable study guide.

Student Success Statement

"The first law of success...is concentration; to bend all the energies to one point, and to go directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor the left."

William Matthews

The quote means to be successful consentrate on one thing at a time

SQ3R

Question

As you survey the text, ask a question for each selection. Ask what, why, how, who and where questions as they relate to the content. Here's how you can create questions:

• Turn the title, headings or subheadings into questions.
• Rewrite the questions at the end of the chapter or after each subheading in your own words.

Write down your questions. Questions help you pay attention, understand the text better and recall the information more easier later on.

Read

Read one section of the chapter at a time, actively looking for an answer to your question in that section. Pay attention to bold and italicized text that authors use to make important points.

Be sure to review everything in the section, including tables, graphs and illustrations - these features can communicate an idea more powerfully that written text.