Fact or Fiction: Comparing BYU Library's Decision Based Learning and YSearch Source Evaluation Modules

Current First Year Writing research seeks to address the need to help students meet the Council of Writing Program Administrators objectives on source evaluation while also changing current pedagogy methods (Meola, 2004; Ostenson 2014; SHEG, 2016; Wineburg & McGrew, 2017). This paper seeks to co...

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Main Author: Katz, Ana
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2019
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Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8545
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9545&context=etd
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Summary:Current First Year Writing research seeks to address the need to help students meet the Council of Writing Program Administrators objectives on source evaluation while also changing current pedagogy methods (Meola, 2004; Ostenson 2014; SHEG, 2016; Wineburg & McGrew, 2017). This paper seeks to compare two different source evaluation pedagogies, YSearch and Decision Based Learning, taught by Brigham Young University’s library to determine which module is more effective at teaching students source evaluation skills. To answer these questions, this study uses both quantitative and qualitative methods utilizing a quasi-experimental design by conducting an open comparison between the two pedagogy modules.