Read, Analyse and Evaluate Your Sources
On this page you will find a wealth of resources that will help you discover reading strategies, critical evaluation tips and techniques and how to include more evidence of critical analysis into your Extended Essay. Please contact Ms. Mansfield if you have trouble accessing any of these resources or would like further clarification of their content.
A Guide to Understanding Sources
When doing research you will come across a lot of information from different types of sources. How do you decide which source to use? From tweets to newspaper articles, this tool provides a brief description of each and breaks down 6 factors of what to consider when selecting a source.
CRAAP TEST
Bloom's Taxonomy
OPVL
How To Annotate Text
Evaluating Sources
Think Critically - Add Critical Analysis to your writing
Critical Thinking Skills
Ultimate critical thinking checklist
Critical thinking and writing from the University of Kent
More resources for critical evaluation