Nclb think aloud from Fairmont State University

Nclb think aloud from Fairmont State University

Wikipediia

Here is a link to my my Wikipedia Worksheet. 

Student:

Article title:

Answer the following questions to see how reliable a Wikipedia article is.

1. Start with the main page. Does it have any cleanup banners that have been placed
there to indicate problems with the article? (A complete list is available at http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/
Cleanup.)

Any one of the following cleanup banners means the article is an unreliable source:

This article or section has multiple issues.

This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.

The neutrality of this article is disputed.

The factual accuracy of this article is disputed.

This needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling.

This may contain material not appropriate for an encyclopedia.

This article only describes one highly specialized aspect of its associated subject.

This article requires authentication or verification by an expert.

This article or section needs to be updated.

This article may not provide balanced geographical coverage on a region.

This is missing citations or needs footnotes.

This article does not cite any references or sources.

2. Read through the article and see if it meets the following requirements:

Is it written in a clear and organized way?

Is the tone neutral (not taking sides)?

Are all important facts referenced (you're told where they come from)?

Does the information provided seem complete or does it look like there are gaps
(or just one side of the story)?

3. Scroll down to the article's References and open them in new windows or tabs. Do they
seem like reliable sources?

Reliable references:

Possibly unreliable references:

Definitely unreliable references:

4. Click on the Discussion tab. How is the article rated on the Rating Scale

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_History/
Assessment#Quality_scale

(Stub, Start, C, B, GA, A, FA)? What issues around the article are being discussed? Do
any of them make you doubt the article's reliability?

5. Based on the above questions, give the article an overall ranking of Reliable, Partially
Reliable or Unreliable.

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You may use a Reliable article as a source (but remember that even if a Wikipedia
article is reliable, it should never be your only source on a topic!)

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You may use a Partially Reliable article as a starting point for your research, and
may use some of its references as sources, but do not us it as a source.

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You should not use an Unreliable article as a source or a starting point. Research
the same topic in a different encyclopedia.

How did you rank this article (Reliable, Partially Reliable or Unreliable)? Give at least three
reasons to support your answer.

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