Adapted from http://volvo.uslis.utexas.edu/-kidnet/evalinfo.htmI
Keeley Library July 16, 2000
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
| EVALUATING
ONLINE INFORMATION
Adapted from http://volvo.uslis.utexas.edu/-kidnet/evalinfo.htmI Keeley Library July 16, 2000 |
Who?
What? When? Where? Why? |
|
SOME QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU EVALUATE ONLINE INFORMATION
| Knowledge | How does this new information compare
to what you already know?
How does it change what you know? |
| Authority | Who is providing the information?
Where did their information come from? Do they provide evidence or examples to support their points? Why do you think they are providing this information? |
| Time | How old is the information? Does it include recent information? |
| Scope | How much information is given?
How broad is the topic area?
How in-depth is the information? |
| Form | Is the information an email message, a
newsgroup posting, a text file, a web page?
Is it in text, image, and/or sound form? |
| Clarity | Is the information clearly presented?
Is it well organized? Is the site user-friendly? |
| Recommendations | Have people who you respect, (friends, teachers, librarians or parents, etc.) recommended this site as a good source of information? |
| Validity | How true do you think the information is? What makes you think so? |
| Importance | Is this information important? If it is, why is it important? |
LIBRARY RESOURCES
| Writers Inc. Evaluating Information, p. 333 Viewing Skills, p. 453 | Ref. 808 K32 2001 |
| Education on the Internet:
a Hands-On Book of Ideas, Projects, andAdvice
The Best Web Sites for Teachers |
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371.334 E47 1994
371.3344 S531 1998 |
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