This assessment asks students to determine whether an Instagram post from the account @adst_diplomacy is a reliable source of information about history. Students are given the option to conduct an open web search to find information on the website. Successful students will discover that @adst_diplomacy is the Instagram account of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST), which is a non-profit organization dedicated to collecting historical documents about U.S. diplomatic history that is housed at the Foreign Service Institute. It is a credible source of information about history.
Level: Proficient
Student accepts the post as a reliable source and provides a clear rationale based on trustworthy sources other than ADST.
Level: Emergent
Student accepts the post as a reliable source but does not provide a complete rationale.
Level: Basic
Student rejects the source as untrustworthy or accepts the source based on irrelevant considerations.