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TEEL 431: Educational Psychology (Feldstein)

What is SIFT?

There are many methods for critically considering information resources. One is Mike Caulfield's SIFT Method.

The SIFT method is especially helpful when evaluating online information from popular (not scholarly) sources.

The four moves: Stop, Investigate the source, find better coverage, trace the original context.

S: Stop

I: Investigate the source

F: Find better coverage

T: Trace to the original context

SIFT Overview video