User comments on Popular vs Scholarly Sources
Average rating 4.57 of 5
(1 = not effective, 5 = very effective)
3,392 responses
Shown below are the 100 most recent comments as of July 13, 2023.
| Date | Rating | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-13 | 2 | It basically taught me that less pages = popular source and more pages = scholarly source, which I don't think is true. Should explain why it is or isn't even when you get it right |
| 2023-07-08 | 5 | It was quick and easy to understand, yet still provided useful knowledge. |
| 2023-07-08 | 4 | Could go further into describing the different sources and showing more examples in the first part. The quiz required a lot of background knowledge on popular magazines and such that many individuals may not know and might be left guessing rather than learning the difference. |
| 2023-07-07 | 5 | Amazing UI, from the tech team at Arizona, along with the quiz slides containing relevant examples to this tutorial about Popular vs Scholarly Sources. Thank you Arizona Libraries! |
| 2023-06-28 | 3 | good |
| 2023-06-20 | 4 | It was good. I didn't know the difference between scholarly and popular. I thought it was all the same thing. |
| 2023-06-20 | 4 | Popular vs Scholar Sources helped me dictate the difference on certain topic sources. |
| 2023-06-08 | 5 | Definitely helpful. It got me thinking about what I am reading, and by whom it was written. |
| 2023-05-23 | 1 | i dont like this |
| 2023-05-19 | 4 | Difficult for me to rate given I've worked in libraries for twenty-five years and am I history major. I'd be curious to see the results of someone less familiar with scholarly versus popular sources. Thank you. |
| 2023-05-08 | 5 | Elemental and effective |
| 2023-05-04 | 5 | This process is fluent. Super! |
| 2023-05-04 | 3 | this tutorial did not have a video which I believe made it less effective. |
| 2023-05-04 | 5 | This tutorial was very easy to understand and provided good information. |
| 2023-05-04 | 4 | very short, but taught me the clear difference |
| 2023-05-02 | 4 | This tutorial was helpful helping me identify the different types of sources. |
| 2023-05-02 | 5 | helped me understand |
| 2023-05-02 | 5 | Very helpful |
| 2023-05-02 | 5 | It was interesting to point out which source was which. This was helpful to distinguish what sources are better than others when trying to find which articles to use. |
| 2023-05-02 | 5 | great |
| 2023-04-30 | 3 | It didn't really show me anything that I didn't already know. It was a decent reminder for what to look for, I guess? |
| 2023-04-30 | 3 | I found this a bit quirky, and hard to evaluate because the material was so familiar to me. |
| 2023-04-30 | 5 | it was useful |
| 2023-04-30 | 5 | It was pretty great! |
| 2023-04-27 | 5 | I think it was good and helped me get better understanding on the main differences |
| 2023-04-25 | 5 | Not too bad it was a nice quiz to develop my understanding of sources. |
| 2023-04-22 | 5 | Very easy to use and absolutely fun and interactive way to learn. Thank you! |
| 2023-04-20 | 3 | aight |
| 2023-04-20 | 4 | First slide did not show us what to look for whether it was a scholarly journal or popular magazine . From the quiz you normally look at the amount of pages the journal/magazine has without looking at the front cover of it. |
| 2023-04-13 | 5 | It was fun! |
| 2023-04-12 | 5 | it had nice citations |
| 2023-04-11 | 5 | good |
| 2023-04-08 | 5 | The information provided about the distinctive qualities of a popular article and a scholarly article is optimal knowledge that enables an individual to choose the adequate article s for analysis when partaking in research. |
| 2023-04-05 | 5 | Short and sweet! Very good. |
| 2023-04-04 | 4 | Solving this quiz has helped me learn more about the difference between popular sources and academic sources, this could help me in college when I have to do a research paper. |
| 2023-03-30 | 3 | it was ok |
| 2023-03-28 | 5 | It helps to know more about the characteristics from both of them. |
| 2023-03-27 | 5 | I enjoyed this sort of assignment, it was very informative while not being tedious and long. Got the point across very well, I like that there is a test at the end that made me really understand and solidify the concept. |
| 2023-03-27 | 5 | great! |
| 2023-03-26 | 4 | 4 stars\nThis tutorial was effective and very useful. Thank you. |
| 2023-03-26 | 3 | I mean, it felt mostly like common sense but I can see where 1) even I get confused and 2) why some people would need this. |
| 2023-03-26 | 5 | I liked it! |
| 2023-03-25 | 3 | How do you tell if it has scholarly information based on a citation alone? |
| 2023-03-24 | 5 | loved it |
| 2023-03-24 | 3 | I did like how simple it made the differences between a scholarly source and a popular source. |
| 2023-03-23 | 5 | I think this tutorial was very helpful. I am now able to find the difference between a scholarly article and a popular article. Popular articles are mean to attract more attentsion. |
| 2023-03-23 | 5 | This tutorial is of great value. |
| 2023-03-23 | 4 | It was clear and understandable, and easy to learn for fast learners |
| 2023-03-22 | 5 | great |
| 2023-03-22 | 5 | It is good |
| 2023-03-22 | 5 | It was a great way to see the difference between the two in a short amount of time. |
| 2023-03-19 | 5 | great |
| 2023-03-19 | 5 | Overall, it is a straight-to-the-point tutorial. I do wish there were a few more examples of popular sources but it does provide a good baseline. |
| 2023-03-19 | 5 | Great |
| 2023-03-19 | 5 | The lesson was very straight forward, easy to understand and gave good examples of popular vs scholarly sources. |
| 2023-03-16 | 5 | It was good |
| 2023-03-16 | 4 | It was good |
| 2023-03-16 | 5 | This tutorial was very straightforward and easy to understand. Would recommend. |
| 2023-03-16 | 2 | didn't influence much |
| 2023-03-16 | 4 | good! |
| 2023-03-16 | 5 | cool |
| 2023-03-16 | 3 | Wasnt much of a tutorial tbh. |
| 2023-03-15 | 5 | It helped me see the differences between the scholarly articles and popular articles :) |
| 2023-03-15 | 3 | I liked how it had a quiz for us to determine if the citation was a popular or scholarly source. |
| 2023-03-15 | 5 | yes |
| 2023-03-15 | 5 | Very effective! Thank you! |
| 2023-03-15 | 4 | It was pretty accurate at detecting what's popular and scholarly. |
| 2023-03-15 | 5 | meow |
| 2023-03-14 | 3 | Much better than the Primary vs Secondary Sources module. |
| 2023-03-14 | 3 | Much better than the Primary vs Secondary module. |
| 2023-03-14 | 5 | educational |
| 2023-03-14 | 5 | This tutorial helped me a lot. |
| 2023-03-14 | 5 | This tutorial was very useful |
| 2023-03-13 | 5 | This tutorial was very effective in the differentiation on popular and scholarly sources. |
| 2023-03-13 | 5 | It was great and very informative! |
| 2023-03-08 | 5 | effective |
| 2023-03-07 | 4 | Thank you! |
| 2023-03-03 | 5 | Fantastic |
| 2023-02-28 | 5 | grear |
| 2023-02-27 | 5 | good |
| 2023-02-27 | 5 | good |
| 2023-02-27 | 5 | This tutorial helps me to distinguish scholarly sources from popular sources. |
| 2023-02-27 | 5 | giving understanding of which sources is consider a popular source or scholarly source. |
| 2023-02-27 | 5 | Good tutorial |
| 2023-02-26 | 5 | It was great |
| 2023-02-26 | 5 | It was great! |
| 2023-02-24 | 4 | This was a good baseline tutorial. Going more in depth would make this tutorial better. |
| 2023-02-24 | 3 | It was a great way for me to notice to differences in writing |
| 2023-02-23 | 5 | It was very helpful! |
| 2023-02-23 | 4 | Including examples of both popular and scholarly citations in the quiz was really helpful. |
| 2023-02-22 | 5 | It showed great examples to help understand the difference between scholarly and Popular sources. |
| 2023-02-21 | 5 | It was great |
| 2023-02-21 | 4 | It was great help in differentiating Scholarly and Popular Sources. |
| 2023-02-21 | 5 | I am having trouble receiving the certificate on the "Awards" page. |
| 2023-02-21 | 5 | Great tutorial |
| 2023-02-21 | 5 | Very informative. Learned how to differentiate between popular and scholarly sources. |
| 2023-02-21 | 5 | very helpful |
| 2023-02-20 | 4 | helpful |
| 2023-02-20 | 4 | I think the tutorial should also include information on trade publications. Also, I think an example of the different publications before taking the quiz could help. |
| 2023-02-20 | 4 | Looking at the covers of popular vs scholarly sources helped a visual learner like me to distinguish the two |
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