Evaluating Resources Using the TRAP Method
When you are evaluating resources to use in an academic assignment, the process is the same as when you are trying to decide critically whether or not to believe any information you're given. You would ask yourself the following kinds of questions: who? what? when? where? how? why?
Use the TRAP (Timeliness, Relevance, Authority, Purpose) Method below to evaluate any information you find for your assignment. The validity of any source will, in part, depend upon your purpose in using it.
- TRAP Method for Evaluating ResourcesPlease complete this module before your research session in the library. Use the worksheet your received in class to test one of your own resources against the TRAP Method.
- ENG112 TRAP Method Library AssignmentUse this assignment with the TRAP Module above to evaluate any non-scholarly sources you may want to use for your paper. It will help you determine whether or not a source is reliable. As always, please review your sources with your instructor if you are uncertain whether or not to use them.
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