Key Resources
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Critical Thinking Skills for Dummies
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Publication Date: 2024Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies helps you hone your thinking abilities and become a better communicator. You'll find hands-on, active instruction and exercises that you can put to work today as you navigate social media and news websites, chat with AI, fact-check your own and others' views, and more. -
Critical Thinking Skills for Your Education Degree
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Publication Date: 2019Provides you with a sound knowledge and understanding of the nature of critical thinking, its relevance and importance and how to adopt a critical approach to all aspects of your studies. -
Introduction to Information Science
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Publication Date: 2022Provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of information sources and the analysis of the changes in the information environment, which is now largely digital.
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Fact or Fake: How to Spot Fake News
What is Fake News? In this video you will learn how to search and compare news stories and identify credible sources. -
Mastering the Art of Information Literacy
What is information literacy and why is it important? This video serices introduces information literacy and its benefits, discussing the dangers of information illiteracy and the spread of misinformation. -
A Student’s Guide to Critical Thinking
In this video, viewers will understand what it takes to think critically – to determine the facts of a subject without prejudice, place these facts and information in a pattern to better understand and explain them, and accept and reject conclusions based upon experience, judgment, and beliefs.
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Evaluating Digital SourcesSuggestions for evaluating digital texts and a breakdown of the different types of sources available online.
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How to build your critical thinking skills in 7 stepsThis article covers the basics of critical thinking, as well as the seven steps you can use to implement the full critical thinking process.
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The Learning Portal - Evaluate Your Resources
Tips to help you determine whether or not you should use a particular source for your research assignment.
What is the CRAAP Test
The CRAAP Test is a method used to evaluate the credibility and suitability of information sources.
It's an acronym for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. By considering these five aspects, you can determine whether a source is reliable and appropriate.
Using the CRAAP Test
A credible source should pass the CRAAP test and follow these guidelines:
- information is up to date and current
- author and publication is a trusted authority on the subject you are researching