Associate Level Material

Appendix J
Reliable Sources Worksheet

Locate two sources in the University Library on a topic of your choice. Provide the required information for both sources.

Source 1

• Author: Byrnes, James P – Beilin, Harry – Smith, Leslie • Date: 1996 • Title: The cognitive basis of uncertainty • Publication: Taylor & Francis Ltd /Books

Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions:

• Is the source reliable? How do you know? Yes I believe that it is a reliable source due to the fact that the Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, Developmental Psychology Program, City University of New York, Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University all had a part in writing some awesome material. They made sure that they get though the entire pro and cons before the book was release by the original authors and also wanted to make sure that you were in line with facts and not someone opinion. They supplied us with key words such as certainty, classification, inference, reasoning, necessity, Indeterminacy, possibility, and uncertainty so you can get a clear understanding of the material you are introduce to.

• Is the information relevant to the topic? The present chapter offers a review and analysis of studies of children understands of certainty and uncertainty. It proceeds first by proposing requisite skills needed for insight into uncertainty. Additional skills needed for specific inferences are than considered. It is argued that discrepancies in the literature regarding the apparent age of onset of the ability to discriminate certain from uncertainty inferences are partly due to the fact that different inferential skills are tapped by different task. The acquisition of a key skill, the withholding of judgment in insufficient information contexts, is argued to derive from children’s ability to form equivalence classes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Does the information reflect a bias on the author’s part? If so, what is the bias? No because they speak of all children.

Source 2

• Author: Scherer, Marcia J, Inst for Matching Person& Technology, Webster, NY, US • Date: 2004 • Title: Technology made inclusive education possible. • Publication: Book, Authored Book

Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions:

• Is the source reliable? How do you know? This is a reliable source because it is based on fact and not just a opinion because the authors did research and found out just recently that the legislation has made it possible for all students with disabilities in all level of education are entitle to accommodation. If this source was based on opinions than the source will not be a reliable source, but this source are all true.

• Is the information relevant to the topic? ( from the chapter ) Discusses the technology that made inclusive education possible. Students with disabilities in all levels of education are entitle to accommodations in instruction and assessments, the provision of instructional materials in alternate formats, and educational services matched to their learning needs and preferences. Recent legislation and advances is assistive and educational services technologies have made all this possible, available, and affordable. Although there are many problems with the current special educational system, many of these essential foundation blocks are in place. How they can best be organizes to enhance a particular student’s learning, quality of life, role performance, and participation in desired activities is the substance of the remainder of this book.

• Does the information reflect a bias on the author’s part? If so, what is the bias? No because they use keywords : inclusive education, students with disabilities, educational technology, learning needs, assistive technology, special education, quality of life, performance, assessment, instruction accommodation. They use these word as tools for our understanding on how technology made inclusive education possible.