Adding Supporting Evidence
IB.ATL.THI.1.05 Evaluate evidence and arguments
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University of New England (2014). Supporting evidence. Retrieved from http://learninghub.une.edu.au/tlc/aso/aso-online/academic-writing/supporting-evidence.php
This academic writing site shows you how to add supporting evidence to your writing using statistics, examples and quotations. For every claim you make in your writing, you will be required to prove your point. Your opinions and generalisations will need factual detail (evidence) to support them.
Generating Questions
IB.ATL.THI.1.11 Formulate factual, topical, conceptual and debatable questions
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Generating Questions (King, 2016)Download this document to help you develop your thinking skills for formulating factual, conceptual and debatable questions.
Developing a Debatable Question
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Library Learning Commons. (2018). Research questions. Retrieved from https://llc.wrdsb.ca/learning/research-process/research-questions/
Once you have identified your topic and potential sub-topics, what questions do you have? Asking good questions is key to getting good answers.
Identifying Bias
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State Library of Victoria. (2016). Identifying Bias. Retrieved from http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/learn-skills/research-skills/select-resources/identify-bias
Fake news and bias can effect your research credibility. You need to be able to identify bias in every source you use. This site provides steps to test the reliability and accuracy of information.