Three:
Who is the author? Can you trust him / her?
Another question to ask
about your research sources is whether you can trust them. One aspect of that
is whether the author is trustworthy. One way of testing this is to check the
other things you are reading to find out whether other authors you h have been
reading reference them?
Four:
Why was it written? Who Was the Intended audience? What’s the author’s agenda?
Another test for whether you
can trust an author is to ask whether they had hidden motives for what they
were writing. That’s less likely with academic sources that have been reviewed
by other academics before publication, but still not impossible.
Five:
When was it written? And is it still up-to-date?
Some of the subjects you
will study develop fast so how recently what you are reading was published is
important to know. Is it still relevant? Are there new angles on the subject
that you should also be finding out about?
Related articles:
Top Tips For Research - part one
Top tips for research - part three
Top tips for research - part four
Tops Tips For Note Taking In Lectures.
Related articles:
Top Tips For Research - part one
Top tips for research - part three
Top tips for research - part four
Tops Tips For Note Taking In Lectures.
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