Game-Based Learning and Information Literacy

Annotated Bibliography (Due: July 11th)

200 points

 

 This assignment will require you to summarize and evaluate 10 sources in an annotated bibliography. You will be able to use the 6 sources from your Evaluation of Sources assignment with an additional 4 new sources.

Step One:                                               

You will use the 6 sources from the Evaluation of Sources assignment and annotate them. *This means providing 2-3 sentences about what the source is about, 1-2 sentences on how you will use it in your research, and 1-2 sentences on how it may or may not be related to other sources you already have. Each annotation should be less than 250 words.

 Evaluation Criteria: (Try to answer at least one question from each section)

1. RELEVANCY: How does the source relate to your topic? Does it support or refute your topic. Keep in mind that it might not match every point you make but instead may support one or two parts of you research question very well.  Note that if you have several articles that already provide the same information then it may be redundant and not a good source. You might also scan the article/book’s introduction, abstract, table of contents, and/or conclusion for information that will support your topic. 

2. ACCURACY: Do you detect any biases, unsupported claims, dubious support, or faulty reasoning in this source? If so, provide specific examples and explain how they affect the value of the source. What information does the author give as support? Where does the data come from?  Is there citations and references to where data came from? Is the information presented as fact or opinion?  Is the information written free of errors?

3. CURRENCY:Is the source up-to-date (no more than five years old)? How, if at all, does the age of the source affect its relevancy? Explain. Is there evidence of newly added or updated information in the topic? If the information is dated is it still relevant.  

4. AUTHORITY: Does the author have the experience and/or credentials necessary to be considered an authority on the subject?  Where do they work?  What qualifies the author to write about the topic? What organization published the article? Explain.

5. PURPOSE: - What is the purpose of the article? To inform, persuade, sell or entertain? Is the article presented from multiple points of view? Does the author omit important facts or data? Is the information clearly presented? Who is the intended audience?

6. RATING: On a scale of 1-5, where 1 means “poor” and 5 means “excellent”, how would you rate the overall quality of this source? Briefly outline the rationale behind your rating.

Step Two:

You will identify 4 new sources and evaluate/annotate them as you did in Step One. You can use any type of source for these additional sources as long as they are relevant to your topic.

Step Three:

After you have your ten sources, compose a citation for each source. You are welcome to use MLA/APA/Chicago as long as you remain consistent with your citations throughout the entire assignment.   

Step Four:

There are several components to this assignment. In order to receive full points, make sure that you have included the following required elements.

1. Title Page

2. Introduction (300 Words Minimum): For an introduction, you will provide:

   1. An overview of your topic (You can use part of your Topic Development assignment to get you started)

   2. Discuss your search processes that you used to find resources (what databases did you use; what search terms did you use; how did you select your sources; what went well; what could be improved)

   3. Identify the citation style used in your bibliography (Will you be using APA, MLA, or Chicago?)

3. Annotations:

   1. You will include your 10 sources (citations with annotations)

   2. Be sure each your list of sources are in alphabetical order

4. Conclusion (150 Words Minimum):

   1. Wrap up your paper by providing a conclusion of what you learned from this research project, what direction you would take this paper if you were to use it as a future assignment, and what your overall favorite/least favorite source is and why.