EPQ lesson - 04/07/18
For the next few weeks, until the summer holidays, we will have EPQ lessons every Wednesday. The most recent lesson was on the 4th July, with the main bulk of the hour being on referencing and evaluating sources.
In terms of finding the information we need efficiently, with the time limits in mind, Miss advised that we;
- think outside the book - we should judge its information by the contents page, instead of assuming how useful it'll be just by looking at the front cover
- find relevant information - we should make sure that we are drawing out relevant information from valid sources
- practice various note taking techniques - and find the one that works for us the best
- cite sources when we find/ use them - so that we know exactly where the information came from, because if we forget to do this, you can imagine the days of panic and frustration that will follow
(That has happened to me before, where I spent days trying to find a particular reference I had used in my coursework, but didn't know where it was from and panic-searched for hours; hopefully I've learnt from that experience)
Miss also told us to use Harvard Referencing, as this is an efficient way of referencing properly. It was also encouraged that we familiarise ourselves with footnotes and endnotes, and decide which one we would rather use. I'll probably use footnotes in my final essay, as I like having all the information on the same page as it's more convenient, rather than having to go right to the end of the essay (for example) to view all the sources used.
At the end of the lesson, Miss briefly talked about evaluating the reliability of sources, as we will need to be able to identify if there are any risks surrounding the information that we use. Evaluating on reliability will also gain us marks, so its essential that we do this. We've been told to watch a video after the lesson called "The CRAP test for information", as, despite it's name, it is a really useful way of learning how to check the reliability of any given source.
In terms of finding the information we need efficiently, with the time limits in mind, Miss advised that we;
- think outside the book - we should judge its information by the contents page, instead of assuming how useful it'll be just by looking at the front cover
- find relevant information - we should make sure that we are drawing out relevant information from valid sources
- practice various note taking techniques - and find the one that works for us the best
- cite sources when we find/ use them - so that we know exactly where the information came from, because if we forget to do this, you can imagine the days of panic and frustration that will follow
(That has happened to me before, where I spent days trying to find a particular reference I had used in my coursework, but didn't know where it was from and panic-searched for hours; hopefully I've learnt from that experience)
Miss also told us to use Harvard Referencing, as this is an efficient way of referencing properly. It was also encouraged that we familiarise ourselves with footnotes and endnotes, and decide which one we would rather use. I'll probably use footnotes in my final essay, as I like having all the information on the same page as it's more convenient, rather than having to go right to the end of the essay (for example) to view all the sources used.
At the end of the lesson, Miss briefly talked about evaluating the reliability of sources, as we will need to be able to identify if there are any risks surrounding the information that we use. Evaluating on reliability will also gain us marks, so its essential that we do this. We've been told to watch a video after the lesson called "The CRAP test for information", as, despite it's name, it is a really useful way of learning how to check the reliability of any given source.
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