Analyzing Sources

Directions: Fill out the worksheet, paying close attention to the instructions and make sure you have answered all parts of the question.

Government Data

Answer the following questions using information from the following:

United States Census Bureau. (2019). Income and poverty in the United States: 2018. https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2019/demo/income-poverty/p60-266.html

How many people in the United States under the age of 18 lived below the poverty line in 2018?
How many people aged 65 and older lived below the poverty line in 2018?
How would psychologists use government data?

Using the Library

In the Capella University Library, using Summons, search for “children and poverty.” How many results does this give you?
From the Capella library home page, click Databases, click Databases A-Z, click PSYCArticles. Search for “children and poverty.” From your search results in PSYCArticles, in the bar to your left, put a check next to Peer Reviewed, and change the publication date to 2014 to 2018. Now how many results do you have?
In your search results in PSYCArticles, in the bar to your left, find Subject: Major Heading and click Show More, then scroll to mental health and put a check next to it. Click Update. Now how many results do you have?
In your search results, in the bar to your left, find Subject and click Show More, then scroll to life satisfaction and put a check next to it. Click Update. Now how many results do you have?
Click on the title of the first result, then look to the right bar and click Cite. Then scroll to APA. Copy and paste.
Click on the title of the second result, then look to the right bar and click Cite. Then scroll to APA. Copy and paste.
Are these two articles about children and poverty?
What could you have done differently to get results that were about children and poverty?

Using Scholarly Articles

Find the following article in the Capella library and then use it to answer the following questions:

Wang, Y., & Rodgers, R. (2006). Impact of service-learning and social justice education on college students’ cognitive development. NASPA Journal, 43(2), 316–337. doi:10.2202/1949-6605.1642

Read the information in the section Methodology. Describe the sample instructor and student population (who participated), number of courses, and the type of institution. Use the correct in-text citation.
What do we know about the generalizability of this study? In the language of researchers, can the results of this study be generalized?

Find the following article in the library and then use it to answer the following questions:

Sutter, M., & Perrin, P. B. (2016). Discrimination, mental health, and suicidal ideation among LGBTQ people of color. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63(1), 98–105. https://doi-org.library.capella.edu/10.1037/cou0000126

Read the information in the section Method – Participants. Describe the sample population (who participated) in your own words. Use the correct citation.
Outside of the participants in this survey, who else might the results be true for? In the language of research, who can the results be generalized to?

Assessment 1 Instructions:

Analyzing Sources Worksheet
Complete a worksheet that analyzes various sources and describes criteria for
identifying the objectiveness of a source and will help to develop a strategy for
locating sources on cognitive, biological, and sociocultural perspectives.
Introduction
This assessment gives you the opportunity to explore scholarly sources, analyze
their purposes, and determine how to apply those sources to your work. To
successfully use scholarly literature, you need to understand its source and
components.
Context
As you begin your work in this course, this assessment gives you the opportunity
to explore scholarly sources, analyze their purposes, and determine how to apply
those sources to your work. To successfully use scholarly literature, you need to
understand its source and components.
Instructions
Use the Analyzing Sources Worksheet [DOCX] to complete your work. Make sure
you read and follow the directions carefully.
The following article is required to complete this worksheet:
 United States Census Bureau. (2019). Income and poverty in the United States:
2018. https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2019/demo/income–poverty/p60–266.html
Submit the completed worksheet as your deliverable for the assessment.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring
guide criteria:

 Competency 1: Apply information literacy skills to topics in human lifespan
development.
o Locate information in a government source.
o Locate articles in the library.
o Locate information in a scholarly source.
o Paraphrase information from a source.
 Competency 3: Explain research found in scholarly articles related to human lifespan
development.
o Evaluate sources for generalizability.
 Competency 5: Communicate with clear purpose, organization, evidence, tone, and
sentence structure.
o Use formatted APA–style citations.