Source Top Trumps
| Author: | Craig Morley (University of Chester) (University of Chester) |
| Description: | • Identify good academic sources • Describe pros and cons of different reading materials • Create improved reference lists / in-text citations |
| Estimated activity time: | 15 minutes |
| Type of media: | Handout/s, Interactive learning object |
| Licence: | Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0(This resource can be freely repurposed and reused) |
| Category: | Doing Research Reading Research Skills |
| Tags: |
Lecture, Small group |
| Date: | This information/resource was last updated in . |
SOURCE TOP TRUMPS
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This activity is useful for introducing Level 4 students to different reading materials at university, and the need to read credible and reliable sources when researching. Source Top Trumps provided. Specific resources needed for implementing this resource: Source Top Trumps, Source Information Sheets
Contributor's comments on the use of this resource:
Instructions for running the activity:
- Students read through the source Information sheets
- Students provide scores out of 5 for different characteristics (credibility, reliability, bias, involvement in academic debate) of each source on the Source Top Trumps
- Students order Source Top Trumps from ‘best’ to ‘worst’
Further Suggestions:
- To add an element of gamification, Step 3 can also be performed in a ‘battle’, as in the regular way of playing Top Trumps.
- Different information sheets may need to be created for different subjects and disciplines which may regard sources differently.
