Bias and Reliable Sources
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Kayla Rybarczyk
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by Kayla Rybarczyk
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You are Researching the Following Prompt:
Videogames and their use in education. You need to find information on this topic.
Which do you think would be the most reliable source (least biased/most accurate)?
Using a Google Search and typing the main idea
Asking your younger sibling who has reached level 102 in Fortnite
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You are Researching the Following Prompt:
Videogames and their use in education. You need to find information on this topic.
Which do you think would be the most reliable source (least biased/most accurate)?
Asking a polling question on a gaming platform community
Finding an article on effects of videogames in education
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You are Researching the Following Prompt:
Videogames and their use in education. You need to find information on this topic.
Which would be the best method to find your information?
Find a similarly matching topic, then dive deeper into the article for your information
Clicking on the first link you see in Google
Reading through the entire website to see if it has the answer to your question
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Absolutely! This depends on what you are researching.
What are the two main types of sources we will be looking at in World History?
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It's not to say one is better than the other necessarily, they just serve different purposes depending on your research. Many historians will consult multiple primary and secondary source documents when they are researching a topic.
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ADVANTAGES:
-It is a real item from the time
-It is usually created by someone with first hand experience of the account
DISADVANTAGES
-May be biased
-May be missing information/perspective
-May be damaged
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ADVANTAGES:
-May contain more complete information
-May have extensive data/information to back it up
DISADVANTAGES:
-May be biased
-The author was not there
-Time has passed since the event
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