Answer:
QUESTION 7
: You are researching differing theories about the stages of child development. You find a blog written from 1999-2008 by a mom that describes observations of her children at different ages. This source is:
Somewhat reliable
QUESTION 8
: You are researching the evolution of the telephone. You find a forum on the web from random English teachers who login with pseudonyms to rant about how texting is ruining this generation's written communication skills. This source is:
Unreliable
QUESTION 9
: You are researching the similarities between the Star Wars and the Harry Potter sagas. You find a research paper on the web written on the same subject by graduate student at NYU. All of his sources are traceable. This source is:
Extremely reliable
QUESTION 10
: You are researching the pros and cons of music sharing over the net. You find a government report published in 1991 with a graph showing averages of professional musicians' incomes from the sale of recordings from 1950 through 1990. This source is:
Extremely reliable
Explanation:
For question 7, the source is somewhat reliable because in those years a lot of people shared their personal views on different areas, but there was also a lot of false information going around. However, if it is truly a mom talking, her experience should be enriching for the research.
For question 8, the source is unreliable because it has nothing to do with the research and besides, it's only an opinion on a topic, it has nothing to do with its history.
For questions 9 and 10, the sources are from well-known institutions and you can even trace them, so the information is reliable (no one will upload their contact information if they know they are wrong!)
