MATH 107 - Survey of Mathematics Ideas in Sports and Games : Home

Information literacy consists of FIVE abilities and associated skills.  FYEX courses will typically focus on four of those abilities.

1. Source Exploration : Identify the most appropriate sources and information to meet the scope of need.

2. Strategic Searching : Create, execute, and refine search strategies with iteration utilizing search outcomes to find relevant sources and information. 

3. Source Evaluation : Evaluate the credibility of sources to critically select and interpret information relevant to the need. 

4. Synthesis : Contextualize and synthesize selected information to engage in ongoing scholarship and communities of learning and/or practice. 

5. Source Attribution : Contribute to ongoing scholarship and communities of learning and/or practice through ethical reflection, proper attribution, and respect of intellectual property.

Regardless of where you are getting your information, you need to be aware of a few simple attributes about whatever information you are using.

When evaluating information, here are five helpful considerations:

Currency: timeliness of the information.

Relevance: importance of the information for your need.

Authority: source of the information.

Accuracy: reliability, truthfulness, correctness.

Purpose: reason that the information exists.

These resources are intended to get you started with general overviews.  Entries are frequently by named authors and typically include citations for additional works (articles, books, chapters, etc.) on a given topic.

Research Tip:

Check the references in your textbook and/or any articles or publications that are exceptionally "on point" for your topic. A major aspect of citing resources and providing attribution is to facilitate future research by those that utilize research that has already been performed.