The first thing I learned from Bruce Ballenger, The Curious Researcher was that when interviewing someone, don’t always expect to just read your questions. Instead, be prepared to ignore them. A lot of the times the questions you make up don’t always flow with the conversation, or just seem mechanical and so does their answers. Sometimes, you will have to come up with questions on the spot to get your interviewer on a more personal level, and help them realize that you are attentive to them, not just your note pad.
Secondly, I learned how to evaluate and see if an Internet source is legitimate or not. For example, I should look to see if the document lists authors. Also, I should see if the document affiliates with a reputable educational institution. For example, a University. Finally, I can check to see if the author has published elsewhere on the topic in any journals or other publications.
The third thing I learned from this book is that Journal Articles are better then Magazine Articles. Even though the Journal Articles may be harder to read, you are much more likely to learn something from this article because it is written by an expert and is usually narrowly focused. Also, it is especially authoritative because it is often subject to peer review. Other authorities have read the authors evidence and the published work has passed through a lot of different people.
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