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'''source '''– 1. the origin that supplies information.<ref>''Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary'', online edition (www.m-w.com : accessed 23 November 2009), “source.”</ref> 2. “an artifact, book, document, film, person, recording, website, etc., from which information is obtained.”<ref>Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FNGS, FASG, FUGA, ''Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace'', 2nd ed. [hereinafter, ''EE2''] (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2009), 828.</ref>  
'''source '''– 1. the origin that supplies information.<ref>''Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary'', online edition (www.m-w.com : accessed 23 November 2009), “source.”</ref> 2. “an artifact, book, document, film, person, recording, website, etc., from which information is obtained.”<ref>Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FNGS, FASG, FUGA, ''Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace'', 2nd ed. [hereinafter, ''EE2''] (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2009), 828.</ref>  


'''citation '''– 1. “citations are statements in which we identify our source or sources for…particular [information].”<ref>Mills, ''EE2'', 42.</ref> 2. “a citation states where you found [the cited] piece of information.”<ref>Patricia Law Hatcher, CG, FASG, quoted in ''The Source'', ed. Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA, and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, FUGA, 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2006) p. 24; citing “How Do You Know?” in ''Producing a Quality Family History'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1996), 117.</ref>  
'''citation '''– 1. “citations are statements in which we identify our source or sources for…particular [informatio[[Category:Evaluating evidence]].”<ref>Mills, ''EE2'', 42.</ref> 2. “a citation states where you found [the cited] piece of information.”<ref>Patricia Law Hatcher, CG, FASG, quoted in ''The Source'', ed. Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA, and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, FUGA, 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2006) p. 24; citing “How Do You Know?” in ''Producing a Quality Family History'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1996), 117.</ref>  


'''information '''- 1. “knowledge obtained from investigation.”<ref>''Merriam-Webster'', “information.”</ref> 2. “the content of a source—that is, its factual statements or its raw data.”<ref>Mills, ''EE2'', 24.</ref>  
'''information '''- 1. “knowledge obtained from investigation.”<ref>''Merriam-Webster'', “information.”</ref> 2. “the content of a source—that is, its factual statements or its raw data.”<ref>Mills, ''EE2'', 24.</ref>  
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'''evidence '''– 1. “something that furnishes proof.”<ref>''Merriam-Webster'', “evidence.”</ref> 2. “information that is relevant to the problem.”<ref>Mills, ''EE2'', 822.</ref> 3. analyzed and correlated information assessed to be of sufficient quality.<ref>Christine Rose,CG, CGL, FASG,, ''Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a Solid Case'' (San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2005), 2.</ref> 4. “the information that we conclude—after careful evaluation—supports or contradicts the statement we would like to make, or are about to make, about an ancestor.”<ref>The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), ''The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual'', ed. Helen F. M. Leary, CG, CGL, FASG, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2000), 8.</ref>  
'''evidence '''– 1. “something that furnishes proof.”<ref>''Merriam-Webster'', “evidence.”</ref> 2. “information that is relevant to the problem.”<ref>Mills, ''EE2'', 822.</ref> 3. analyzed and correlated information assessed to be of sufficient quality.<ref>Christine Rose,CG, CGL, FASG,, ''Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a Solid Case'' (San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2005), 2.</ref> 4. “the information that we conclude—after careful evaluation—supports or contradicts the statement we would like to make, or are about to make, about an ancestor.”<ref>The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), ''The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual'', ed. Helen F. M. Leary, CG, CGL, FASG, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2000), 8.</ref>  


'''conclusion '''– 1. “a reasoned judgment.”<ref>''Merriam-Webster'', “conclusion.”</ref> 2. “a decision [that should be] based on well-reasoned and thoroughly documented evidence gleaned from sound research.”<ref name="EE820">Mills, ''EE2'', 820.</ref>  
'''conclusion '''– 1. “a reasoned judgment.”<ref>''Merriam-Webster'', “conclusion.”</ref> 2. “a decision [that should b[[Category:Evaluating evidence]] based on well-reasoned and thoroughly documented evidence gleaned from sound research.”<ref name="EE820">Mills, ''EE2'', 820.</ref>  


== Step 1. Self Evaluation  ==
== Step 1. Self Evaluation  ==
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Set a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria S.M.A.R.T.] goal to improve in the identified skill or practice. A SMART goal is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound.<br>  
Set a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria S.M.A.R.T.] goal to improve in the identified skill or practice. A SMART goal is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound.<br>  


For example, to improve in row 3 in the Conclusions category, I might set a goal to ask a [[Board for Certification of Genealogists|certified genealogist]] to recommend a book, article, or class that I might use to learn how to resolve conflicting evidence, and to complete this goal by the end of the week.  
For example, to improve in row 3 in the Conclusions category, I might set a goal to ask a [[Board for Certification of Genealogists|certified genealogis[[Category:Evaluating evidence]]] to recommend a book, article, or class that I might use to learn how to resolve conflicting evidence, and to complete this goal by the end of the week.  


== Step 5. Iterate  ==
== Step 5. Iterate  ==
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[[Category:Genealogy_Education]] [[Category:Baby_Steps]] [[Category:Research_Analysis]]
[[Category:Genealogy_Educatio[[Category:Evaluating evidence]]] [[Category:Baby_Step[[Category:Evaluating evidence]]] [[Category:Research_Analysi[[Category:Evaluating evidence]]]
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