Assignment Introduction This assignment will help you build skills in evaluating

Assignment Introduction
This assignment will help you build skills in evaluating and finding resources-essential tasks to master whenever you need information for your day-to-day life or in school. We start with the Internet, as a source of information you are already familiar with and where you’ll evaluate a provided Website to apply the CRAAP Test. From the internet, we move to a source of information you’ll want to learn-the Capella Library. You’ll be asked to locate a specific article and share some of what you find. As you complete this exercise, reflect on the difference between Internet and library sources. Can you guess which ones your instructors will prefer you to use?
Assignment Instructions ( Link : Jack McIntyre (adobe.com)
Download and review the CRAAP Test and Library Worksheet
To complete the CRAAP Test portion of this assignment, go to the Credibility of Information links to an external site. page of the companion HELP site. Review the Internet articles listed and select one article to evaluate using the CRAAP Test. Record the name of the article on the CRAAP Test worksheet and then begin your evaluation.
Use the questions on the CRAAP Test to evaluate the Internet article and score each category—Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. Add up your scores to determine the article’s total score. The assignment worksheet provides a rating and guidance with how acceptable the source is for your use.
After evaluating the Internet article using the CRAAP Test, move to the second section of the worksheet to explore a different type of resource. Links to an external site. using Summon and respond to the questions using complete sentences. Note: Detailed guidance on locating a journal article using keywords is provided in the Keyword Search in :
Locate correct journal article in library search when provided with minimal search information.
Assess the credibility of an online source of information.
Apply psychological principle of denial to the topic of scientific research findings.
Develop the skills of paraphrasing and summarizing to represent the purpose of an external source.
Assess personal time management plan for this assignment.Did the time to complete this assignment take less time, more time, or about what you expected to complete?
What future changes can you make based on your first assignment’s time management planning?
Communicate using a well-organized paragraph with a clear main idea.
Integrate appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.
Refer to the scoring guide to ensure that your work meets the grading criteria for this assignment.
Submission Requirements
Save the completed CRAAP Test and Library Worksheet [DOCX]Download CRAAP Test and Library Worksheet [DOCX]as a Word document (.doc or .docx) on your computer. Then, attach a copy of this document as your assignment submission.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Apply information literacy skills.Locate correct journal article in library search when provided with minimal search information.
Assess the credibility of an online source of information.
Competency 2: Apply foundational psychological principles to relevant topics in psychology.Apply psychological principle of denial to the topic of scientific research findings.
Competency 3: Apply critical thinking to problems in the field of psychology.Develop the skills of paraphrasing and summarizing to represent the purpose of an external source.
Competency 4: Apply self-regulation skills to online learning.Assess time management plan for this assignment.
Competency 6: Demonstrate effective oral or written communication skills.Communicate using a well-organized paragraph with a clear main idea.
Integrate appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.
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