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Genealogical Maturity is a system of self evaluation and self improvement first proposed by the Ancestry Insider in 2009. The Genealogical Maturity improvement system measures one's understanding and use of the [[Genealogical Proof Standard|Genealogical Proof Standard]] and the associated Evidence Analysis Research Process Map. The system encourages improvement in five categories: sources, citations, information, evidence, and conclusions.<br> | Genealogical Maturity is a system of self evaluation and self improvement first proposed by the Ancestry Insider in 2009. The Genealogical Maturity improvement system measures one's understanding and use of the [[Genealogical Proof Standard|Genealogical Proof Standard]] and the associated Evidence Analysis Research Process Map. The system encourages improvement in five categories: sources, citations, information, evidence, and conclusions.<br> See other articles in this series at: | ||
:[[Sources and Baby Steps|Sources and Baby Steps]] | |||
:[[Information Baby Steps|Information Baby Steps]] | |||
:[[Evidence Baby Steps|Evidence Baby Steps]] | |||
:[[Conclusions and Baby Steps|Conclusions and Baby Steps]] | |||
:[[Citation Baby Steps|Citation Baby Steps]] | |||
== Definitions == | == Definitions == | ||
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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 [ | '''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 | '''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">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), 820.</ref> | ||
== Step 1. Self Evaluation == | == Step 1. Self Evaluation == | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
{ | {{Template:Genealogical_Maturity_Sources_Table}} | ||
=== Citations === | === Citations === | ||
{ | {{Template:Genealogical_Maturity_Citations_Table}} | ||
=== Information === | === Information === | ||
{ | {{Template:Genealogical_Maturity_Information_Table}} | ||
=== Evidence === | === Evidence === | ||
{ | {{Template:Genealogical_Maturity_Evidence_Table}} | ||
=== Conclusions === | === Conclusions === | ||
{ | {{Template:Genealogical_Maturity_Conclusions_Table}} | ||
== Step 2. Inventory == | == Step 2. Inventory == | ||
Identify the first blank row number in each category table. | Identify the first blank row number in each category table. For example, in the Conclusions category if I placed check marks in rows 1 and 2 and no other rows, then row 3 is the first row without a check mark.<br> | ||
Write the first blank row numbers in this inventory table:<br> | Write the first blank row numbers in this inventory table:<br> | ||
{| cellspacing=" | {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1" style="width: 248px; height: 129px;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="col" | Category<br> | ! scope="col" | Category<br> | ||
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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 | 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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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[Category: | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Baby Steps]][[Category:Evaluating Evidence]] | |||
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