Description
This activity goes with two articles, “Study: Kids Can Learn as much from Sesame Street as from Preschool” and “Effects of Sesame Street: A Meta-Analysis of Children’s Learning in 15 Countries.” With these two articles on the same topic, you can see the difference between popular and scholarly sources.
Using these articles, please answer the following questions:
“Study: Kids can learn as much from Sesame Street as from preschool”
1.) Who is the intended reader/audience?
2.) What is the name of the publication?
3.) How long is the article?
4.) Who is the author? What are their credentials?
5.) Are there citations or references to other sources?
6.) Do you trust this source for a paper? Why or why not?
“Effects of Sesame Street: A meta-analysis of children’s learning in 15 countries”
7.) Who is the intended reader/audience?
8.) What is the name of the publication?
9.) How long is the article?
10.) Who is the author? What are their credentials?
11.) Are there citations or references to other sources?
12.) Do you trust this source for a paper? Why or why not?
