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[hosay]

what would you write in an xam question (6-8mark) if it says explain how you assesed the accuracy of scientific information with comparable information on more legit sources (science magazines, journals etc).

 

[P!xel]

That's a more general question.
You would have to discuss Reliability and Validity.

Reliability: How many sources of information did you compare with?

Validity: What kind of source did you get your information from? (e.g. a blog would contain invalid information (to an extent it may be correct, but you must consider that acquiring scientific information from a blog is not common practice)).

Anyway, before a question like that in an exam, most of the time they will ask about a specific subject.

e.g.

Assess the discovery of the Neutrino particle and explain how scientists showed their existence.

Depending on your sources, you will get different answers.

Then, what follows a question like that would be:

Explain how you assessed the accuracy of scientific information with comparable information on more legit sources.

I hope that clarifies things a little.