Your initial discussion thread is due on Day $3($Thursday$)$ and you have until Day $7($Monday$)$ to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Examining the Problem Through a Theoretical Lens and Data $[$WLOs: $1,2,5][$CLOs: $1,2,3]$

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,

Review Chapter $2$: Developing a Lens of Understanding of the course textbook One Step at a Time: A Roadmap for Problem Solving & Making a Difference

Read Chapter $3$: Collecting and Considering Data of the course textbook One Step at a Time: A Roadmap for Problem Solving & Making a Difference.

Read Online Graduate Students$$ Use of Research Strategies in a Cross$-$Cultural Action Research ProjectLinks to an external site..

Read Doing Community$-$Based Action Research in an Urban Youth Sport Environment: Lessons LearnedLinks to an external site..

Review A Closer Look: Week $2$: Lenses of Understanding and A Closer Look: Week $3$: Diving Into the Research.

Review What Is CRAAPO? A Guide to Evaluating Web SourcesLinks to an external site. and SIFT: A Tool to Evaluate Information in a Digital WorldLinks to an external site..

Read What Is $211$ and How Can I Use It to Learn More About Problems in My Community?Links to an external site.

Locate four sources of data about the problem.

Data can be from library resources, news articles, archived videos, personal communications, government reports, etc.

There are two parts to this discussion forum. The first part of the discussion forum is for you to take the Threshold Achievement Test for Information Literacy $($TATIL$).$ The test is not graded, and your results are anonymous. The TATIL assesses your ability to recall and apply your knowledge and metacognition about core information literacy dispositions that underlie your behaviors. Through this combination of knowledge and dispositional assessment, TATIL offers a unique and valuable measure of the complexities of information literacy. The results of this assessment will guide UAGC in developing the best possible library resources and research methodologies training.

For the second part of this discussion forum, you will find four sources that contain data specifically about or relative to the problem you selected. Analyze these sources for trustworthiness and accuracy. The data sources can be in the form of articles, videos, personal communications, government reports, etc. Consider how reviewing existing research about similar situations, relevant data, facts, etc., through a theoretical lens can explain the problem.

Select the arrows to review the discussion requirements.

Part $1$: TATIL

Complete the Threshold Achievement Test for Information Literacy $($TATIL$)$Links to an external site..

Part $2$: Post and Respond

In your discussion post,

Summarize each data source and include the references in APA StyleLinks to an external site..

Analyze each data source for trustworthiness and accuracy.

Using a theoretical lens, explain how the data relate to the problem you selected.

Identify important gaps in existing information.

Organize and reorganize information as appropriate to gain a better understanding of the problem.

Analyze data for major themes.

Guided Response: Review several of your classmates$$ posts and respond to at least two of your peers. Evaluate the examples from your peers and provide your perspective. Your responses should be a minimum of $75$ words. In your peer responses,

Provide critical feedback about the data sources and analyses presented by your peer.

Identify a possible gap in existing information that could be important to consider