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Analyzing Validity and Reliability in Research: Skills for Students

This resource focuses on the importance of synthesizing, analyzing, and evaluating information from various written sources. Middle school students will learn how to locate and gather information for research projects and real-world tasks, while gaining the ability to assess the validity and reliability of the information they encounter. Key skills include examining texts in detail, forming ideas about their significance, and combining insights from multiple sources to draw well-informed conclusions. Mastering these skills is essential for effective research and self-improvement.

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Analyzing Validity and Reliability in Research: Skills for Students

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  1. Synthesize, Analyze, Evaluate, Validity & Reliability LA.6-8.6.2.2

  2. Cluster 4: Reference and Research • Locates, gathers analyzes and evaluates written information for a variety of purposes including research projects, real-world tasks, and self-improvement. Analyzes the validity and reliability of primary source information and uses the information appropriately. Synthesizes information from multiple sources to draw conclusions. • Content/focus • Analyze/evaluate information • Validity/reliability of information • Synthesizes information (from multiple sources and within text)

  3. Definitions • Analyze- examine in detail the text. • Evaluate- form an idea about the passage, determine the significance. • Synthesize- to combine all information to create a new idea. • Validity- accuracy; quality; the reality of the information • Reliability- dependable; trustworthy; a reliable source of information

  4. Cluster 4: Reference and Research – Gathering, Analyzing, and Evaluating Information from Different Sources • On the FCAT, you will be asked questions about the validity and reliability of an author’s claims in a passage. • For instance, what makes a particular author qualified to write about a subject? Or what does the author use to support the main points of the essay? (For example, does the author use personal opinions, common knowledge, or expert opinions?)

  5. Cluster 4: Reference and Research – Gathering, Analyzing, and Evaluating Information from Different Sources Cont’d.

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