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1. Assessment of value٠the act of considering or examining something in order to judge its value, quality, importance, extent, or condition
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Why Evaluate?
•Experts say that every 3 seconds a new website is put online.
•Anyone can publish anything online.•Google (Love it; Hate it).•Your grade depends on it!
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How to Evaluate
•All websites are not created equal.•Students should have a standard criteria
for evaluating online resources.
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CARRDSS
•CREDIBILITY / AUTHORITY
•ACCURACY
•RELIABILITY
•RELEVANCE
•DATE
•SOURCES BEHIND THE TEXT
•SCOPE AND PURPOSE
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CREDIBILITY / AUTHORITY :
Who is the author? What are his or her credentials? Education? Experience?
Affiliation?Does the author’s experience really qualify him or her as an
expert?Who actually published this page?
Example
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Look for credibility clues!•Words and phrases to look for:
▫About us, Who Am I, FAQs, For More, Company Information, Profiles, Our Staff, Home
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ACCURACY:• Can facts, statistics, or other information be verified
through other sources? • Based on your knowledge, does the information seem
accurate? Is the information inconsistent with information you learned from other sources?
• Do there appear to be errors on the page (spelling, grammar, facts)?
• Example
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RELIABILITY:
Does the source present a particular view or bias?Is the page affiliated with an organization that has a
particular political or social agenda?Is the page selling a product?Information is seldom neutral. Sometimes a bias is useful
for persuasive essays or debates. Understanding bias is important.
Example Example 2Example 3
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RELEVANCE:
•Does this information directly help to answer my question?
•Can I ignore it because it simply doesn’t help me?
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DATE:
•When was this information created? •When was it revised? •Has the author of the page stopped maintaining
it?• (Be suspicious of undated material.)
•Example
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SOURCES BEHIND THE TEXT:
• Did the author bother to document his or her sources? Use reliable, credible sources?
• Were those references popular, scholarly, reputable?
• Are those sources real? Have you or your librarian heard of them?
• Do the links work?
Example
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SCOPE / PURPOSE:
Does this source address my hypothesis/thesis/question in a comprehensive way?
• Is it a scholarly or popular treatment?• Is it material I can read and understand?
▫ Is it too simple? Is it too challenging?•Who is the intended audience?•Why was this page created? To inform or
explain? To persuade? To sell?Example
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URLs as clues to content• .com=commercial sites (vary
in their credibility)• .gov=U.S. government site• .org=organization, often non-
profit. Some have strong bias and agendas
• .edu=school or university site (is it K-12? By a student? By a scholar?)
ExampleExample
• .mil=U.S. military site• .net=networked service
provider, Internet administrative site
• .museum=museum• .name=individual Internet
user• .biz=a business• .pro=professional’s site• ~=personal site
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So, why should we care about all of this?
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There are bigger questions in life!You will be using information to make important decisions!
▫Which car should I buy?▫Which doctor should I choose?▫Should my child have this surgery?▫Should I take this medication?
•You want to be able to ensure the information you choose is reliable, credible, current, balanced, relevant, and accurate!
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Just as you evaluate your sources . . .
Your teacher will evaluate your work based on the quality of the sources you select.
Evaluate carefully. Don’t settle for good enough!
Quality always counts!
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Hoax Sites…For fun:
•http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/C49/
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Remember, the free Web is not your only choice?
•Did you use print sources?•Did you search subscription databases?•Did you check with your teacher-librarian
for advice?
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Print Resources:
•Will be available! Don’t be afraid!•Advantages of using print resources:
▫Organized.▫Usually a small focus or theme.▫Reviewed for quality and accuracy of
information.▫Portable!
▫Look for the book/print resource cart in the computer lab!
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Good Resources to Start With…
•Academic Databases▫InfOHIO▫NCEMC
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If you have to…..
•For you Google addicts:▫Use specific and alternate search terms.▫Use “I” to narrow search to only include
search term in results.▫Beware of paid results.▫Don’t always go for the first result!▫Use your new evaluation skills! CARRDSS!