Got Credibility? - Resource Evaluation

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First and Last Name *

Teacher Name *

Class Period *

What topic are you researching? *

Site URL *

Copy and paste the URL of the website you are evaluating in the space below.

Does this digital resource have an author? *

Yes

Unclear

Does the author have credibility in the field he/she is providing information about? *

Yes

Unclear

Is the author associated with an institution, organization, or company? *

Yes

Unclear

If the author is associated with an institution, organization or company, does this add to or take away from his/her credibility? *

Explain how you think this association might add to or take away from this person's credibility.

Is there any bias present in this resource? *

Reminder: Bias is "a particular tendency or inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice."

Yes

Unclear

If you answered "yes" that there was a bias present, does that take away from his/her credibility?

Explain your answer.

Is the information current? *

Yes

Unclear

Is it important for the information to be current? Why or why not? *

If there are links to other sources, do they work? *

Yes, they all work.

Some work.

No, most do not work.

Are there misspellings or grammatical errors? *

Note: If it is hard for you to identify these kinds of errors, copy a section of text and paste it onto a word document to see if any errors are present. You can use the spell-check and grammar-check tools on your word doc.

No, there are no misspellings or grammatical errors.

Yes, there are a few misspellings and/or grammatical errors.

Yes, there are a lot of misspellings and/or grammatical errors.

Does this resource have a works cited or list of references that are credible? *

Yes

Unclear

Can you cross-reference the information you want to use to ensure it is accurate? *

Note: "Can the claims be verified in other sources?"

Yes

Unclear

Overall Evaluation of the Site *

Review your answers to the questions above. Given what you have found out about this reference, do you think it is reliable? Explain

MLA Citation

For an MLA citation guide visit Owl Purdue: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

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