What the C.R.A.P? Information Evaluation Checklist Your topic: Globalization. Take a look at the given resource and answer the questions to determine the Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose of the information.
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Currency How recent is the information presented? How recently has the website been updated? Is it current enough for the topic of globalization? PASS
FAIL
Reliability Does the creator provide references, citations, sources for data or quotations? Can you verify the information presented by looking elsewhere, like a Google search? PASS
FAIL
PASS
FAIL
Authority Who is the creator or author? What are the credentials? What makes them an “expert”? Who is the published or sponsor? Is the publisher or sponsor reputable, expert, trustworthy?
Purpose/Point of View Is this fact or opinion? Is it biased? Remember, even facts can be biased . . . Are there advertisements on the website? What are they for? PASS
FAIL
What the C.R.A.P? Information Evaluation Checklist Your topic: Globalization. Take a look at the given resource and answer the questions to determine the Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose of the information.
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Currency How recent is the information presented? How recently has the website been updated? Is it current enough for the topic of globalization? PASS
FAIL
Reliability Does the creator provide references, citations, sources for data or quotations? Can you verify the information presented by looking elsewhere, like a Google search? PASS
FAIL
PASS
FAIL
Authority Who is the creator or author? What are the credentials? What makes them an “expert”? Who is the published or sponsor? Is the publisher or sponsor reputable, expert, trustworthy?
Purpose/Point of View Is this fact or opinion? Is it biased? Remember, even facts can be biased . . . Are there advertisements on the website? What are they for? PASS
FAIL
What the C.R.A.P? Information Evaluation Checklist Your topic: Globalization. Take a look at the given resource and answer the questions to determine the Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose of the information.
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Currency How recent is the information presented? How recently has the website been updated? Is it current enough for the topic of globalization? PASS
FAIL
Reliability Does the creator provide references, citations, sources for data or quotations? Can you verify the information presented by looking elsewhere, like a Google search? PASS
FAIL
PASS
FAIL
Authority Who is the creator or author? What are the credentials? What makes them an “expert”? Who is the published or sponsor? Is the publisher or sponsor reputable, expert, trustworthy?
Purpose/Point of View Is this fact or opinion? Is it biased? Remember, even facts can be biased . . . Are there advertisements on the website? What are they for? PASS
FAIL
What the C.R.A.P? Information Evaluation Checklist Your topic: Globalization. Take a look at the given resource and answer the questions to determine the Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose of the information.
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Currency How recent is the information presented? How recently has the website been updated? Is it current enough for the topic of globalization? PASS
FAIL
Reliability Does the creator provide references, citations, sources for data or quotations? Can you verify the information presented by looking elsewhere, like a Google search? PASS
FAIL
PASS
FAIL
Authority Who is the creator or author? What are the credentials? What makes them an “expert”? Who is the published or sponsor? Is the publisher or sponsor reputable, expert, trustworthy?
Purpose/Point of View Is this fact or opinion? Is it biased? Remember, even facts can be biased . . . Are there advertisements on the website? What are they for? PASS
FAIL
What the C.R.A.P? Information Evaluation Checklist Your topic: Globalization. Take a look at the given resource and answer the questions to determine the Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose of the information.
GO TO THIS SITE: http://bit.ly/craptest5
Currency How recent is the information presented? How recently has the website been updated? Is it current enough for the topic of globalization? PASS
FAIL
Reliability Does the creator provide references, citations, sources for data or quotations? Can you verify the information presented by looking elsewhere, like a Google search? PASS
FAIL
PASS
FAIL
Authority Who is the creator or author? What are the credentials? What makes them an “expert”? Who is the published or sponsor? Is the publisher or sponsor reputable, expert, trustworthy?
Purpose/Point of View Is this fact or opinion? Is it biased? Remember, even facts can be biased . . . Are there advertisements on the website? What are they for? PASS
FAIL