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News article critic

Assessment description

Critiquing a current news article can be a meaningful learning experience as news articles are relevant and provide opportunity for critical analysis. Students will need to either critique a selected news article, or find one based on specific criteria to critique. This type of assignment can be used to assess students’ ability to identify credible news sources, research and provide other sources of supporting or contradicting information, express and justify their positions, and clearly communicate their ideas.

Taxonomy and type

Blooms’ cognitive levels: Analyze, Evaluate

Assessment type: Formative, Summative

Source of assessment

University of Calgary: Taylor Institute

https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/resources/alternative-online-assessments

York University: Teaching Commons

News article critique or research article critique, page 25of PDF, includes rubric and examples

https://www.yorku.ca/bold/wp-content/uploads/sites/393/2020/11/Guide_Alternative_Assessments.pdf