Currency
Relevancy
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose
1. Put it to the test.
Look around. Literally.
Let's try this one: https://www.utah.gov/index.html
Look at the usual set-up.
Top Banner, bottom banner. What do you see there?
Ask questions. Let's learn some helpful questions to ask!
The CRAAP Test
Currency
Can you find when the information was posted/published?
Is it up-to-date, if that's what I need?
Is this time-sensitive material?
Has the site been updated recently?
Currency is more important for some subjects than for other subjects.
For instance, when you are looking up a recipe or something from past history, currency may not be as important.
On the other hand, if you are trying to find out what is happening in the presidential campaigns right now, currency would be VERY important.
Relevancy
Does this inform your topic or thesis
Does it have anything to do with what you're trying to find?
Will this help support your argument? Is it a good example?
Will your assignment be better with this?
Is it restating things you've already said and/or supported elsewhere?
Is this something I need or want?
Does this include the material that you need?
Authority
Who wrote or published this?
What makes them an expert?
Does the organization state their purpose?
Can you contact them?
Author : Who are you?
Who wrote it?
Is he or she an expert on the subject?
Publisher? Who?
Editor? Who?
Accuracy
Is the information correct?
Can you verify it in more than one place?
Are the means of discovering this information made clearly available?
Does it make sense?
Does what you're learning fit with what you already know to be true, or with what you've found in reliable sources? Is it the information that you need?
Is the information presented clearly with adherence to grammar, spelling, and labeling standards?
Did they care when they made this?
Does this look like somebody cares, or are there a lot of mistakes?
(How well has it been edited? Does it seem that someone cared enough to make it correct and readable?)
It's something like this: If ordering expensive headphones, check the packaging.
Purpose
Does it add new knowledge to the world?
Is this information presented with a bias? Is it objective?
If there is an opinion presented, is it made clear?
Goal: to teach, persuade, sell, entertain?
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| Bias? |
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| Bias? |
What about bias? This article gives information about the bias found on various news sources. http://www.businessinsider.com/what-your-preferred-news-outlet-says-about-your-political-ideology-2014-10
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Websites aren't labelled.
. . . so where can you find the answers to these questions?
"About" page
Read the self-description of publisher, authors, organization. Who are they? How do they present themselves? Do they tell you what their credentials are?
Content
Study the words, vocabulary, images, multi-media content -- do they all match up to give a cohesive message? Do they directly answer your questions?
Style
Banner, colors, logs
URL
What does the internet address tell you about the site? Can you find the "parent" URL? What does the domain (ending) tell you?
.ca .net .org
.gc .ca .com
.edu .gov
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Another sample of an unreliable site --
https://www.quora.com/How-did-Helen-Keller-die
In Lab 202, go to https://afjh.alpineschools.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/CRAPP-Websites-to-evaluate.pdfFind your assigned link, or just type it in.Complete the assignment about that website.
and http://www.factcheck.org/2016/11/how-to-spot-fake-news/
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