EDS: Finding and evaluating information
This module looks at navigating online content to search for and find useful content. It looks at using searches, hyperlinks, menus and other navigation elements to locate required information. This will include how to retain and save useful links to content for future use or for reference. Users will need to know how to use techniques to carry out and refine searches, taking into account currency, relevance and reliability, and be aware that results are ranked by search engines.
Aim
To develop your understanding, skills and confidence to teach competencies in Finding and evaluating Information from the Using devices and handling information skills area of the National Standards for Essential Digital Skills (2019).
Objective
At the end of the module you will be able to:
- Explain the key knowledge components required to teach finding and evaluating information
- Apply the technical skills identified in the module
- Facilitate effective learning of this area of the standards at the relevant level (Entry or Level 1)
Essental Digital Skills
This module covers the EDS component - 1.2 : Finding and evaluating information
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ITS is a possessive pronoun
IT'S is a contraction of IT IS
They are not interchangeable!
If you're going to question me about what URL stands for, at least make the answer correct. It is a Uniform Resource Locator, not reference.
Not happy that whoever created the URL question "The R in URL stands for" marked the response: “Resource” as incorrect, REALLY!
Some interest new information
Some good teaching resources
fills in some gaps in knowledge...
Some of the questions in the quiz are misleading or actually wrong which is frustrating.
A good resource for beginners, or people who are not fully conversant with using the internet.
good module
brilliant
very informative and useful. Thank you
too much content could be more user friendly
Great, very helpful for learners
I wouldn't recommend that students take screenshots of content as part of their notes, most of the time they never look at the picture again, whereas asking them to use the content to answers a question encourages them to retain some of the information.
Found this helps to fill gaps in my knowledge, it is clear and concise.
I found some of the questions quite vague
Found this more difficult to understand than the first module, but quite good ideas given on activities for the classroom.
Some of the grammar is not correct. Repeating of words within a sentence for example.
getting there in my understanding of terminology.
informative module
Excellent module , many thanks for sharing content.
Good information and explanation
interesting content
Some new information such as duckduckgo browser
The quiz contains the True or False question 'A search engine sits within a browser.'
It claims the answer is True.
However the Search engine isn't within the browser. It is connected to via the browser. You can also connect to the search engine through other means such as using an API.
I think this question could be re-worded
Useful information, refreshed my memory in a few places.
Thank you
Thank you 😀
Interesting and informative. Very good links to check.
Great ideas for activities
Very interesting
good for defining terms
Very good - but sort out URL!
Very helpful update
This module helped me understand more about refining searches and finding exactly what I'm looking for, as well as to look out for content that could be irrelevant or from untrusted resources.
Fairly helpful and clear
really useful and informative
Very interesting
nicely written
Some questions could have been worded more accurately
Interesting module.
Information about Boolean searches was interesting.
the module helped a lot. its just my lockdown brain
a bit tricky with the terms but overall informative
A good understanding of terms after this course
Some good food for thought in this module.
It would have been handy to have a closer look at Boolean searches: Perhaps this resource for instance...
https://www.ukop.co.uk/help_boolean_search.aspx
Refining search terms is very important skill in any internet based studies.
This should go without saying but read the quiz questions carefully before answering... I got caught out on one and it is a 100% pass mark for this section.
Interesting and informative
Effort has gone into presentation and research, however the content is vapid. The quiz a the end is awful, having to score 100% based on vague questions of semantics is insulting. I read all the content properly and still had to do the terrible quiz 5 times because of the poorly worded inaccurate questions. If you are doing these please make the questions clear factual answers.
Thankyou
I found this unit nd this valuable especially in terms of ensuring my learners are taught to full competence and understanding with regard to evaluating their online searches.
Some answers are not as defined - URL - the R is generally understood to be 'resource'
bit long and drawn out
Useful in places.
learned new technical terms
An excellent teaching resource with lots of engaging activities and information.
Great and useful, except at least three of the quiz questions and answers are incorrect, meaning that the quiz needs to be retaken over and over again. The URL question varies the answer between Resource, which is what I have always understood the R stood for and Reference. I got it wrong three times, trying to guess which one it would call correct this time.
Looking at the feedback, others have reported this, clearly with no amendment, as it still happened today.
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URL stands for Universal RESOURCE Locator nothing else.
Useful parts. All exercises very 'wordy' for some learners
Good content, practical teaching ideas and excellent further resource links. I learnt a lot. Just one thing, @ Oct 2020 one quiz answer needs check. The one on URL Universal RESOURCE locator marks as wrong meaning you have to repeat.