Is it clear who has written the information?
Are the aims of the site clear?
Does the site achieve its aims?
Is the site relevant to me?
Can the information be checked?
When was the site produced?
Is the information biased in any way?
Does the site tell you about choices open to you?
EVALUATING WEBSITES
1. Is it clear who has written the information? Who
is the author? Is it an organisation or an individual person?
Is there a way to contact them?
2. Are the aims of the site clear and does it achieve its
aims? What are the aims of the site? What is it for? Who is
it for? Does the site do what it says it will?
3. Is the site relevant to me? Can I find information to
complete my task?
4. Can the information be checked? Is the author qualified
to write the site? Has anyone else said the same things
elsewhere? Is there any way of checking this out? If the
information is new is there any proof?
5. When was the site produced? Is it up to date? Can you
check to see if the information is up to date and not just the
site?
6. Is the information biased in any way? Has the site got a
particular reason for wanting you to think in a particular way?
Is it a balanced view or does it give only one opinion?
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USE WEBSITE INFORMATION CAREFULLY
Sites:
http://virtualchase.justia.com/how-evaluate-information-checklist
http://www.schrockguide.net/critical-evaluation.html
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/01-1/lp230_05.shtml
Are these sites reliable?
http://descy.50megs.com/mankato/mankato.html
http://www.improb.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html
http://zapatopi.net/afdb/
http://descy.50megs.com/descy/webcred/webcred/dhmo.html
http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume1/v1i1/barney.htm
Find a website that you feel is reliable about an academic topic and write a well thought out paragraph explaining why using the criteria listed above.
