Addison Trail Student Information Center - Information Literacy

STUDY

Evaluating of Information

Review your information and ask the questions of your sources.
Accuracy-Are the sources for factual information clearly cited so they can be verified in another source?
Authority-Who is the author and what are their qualifications?  How do you know they know?
Objectivity-What opinions does the author express? Is it a mask for advertising? What is the point of view?
Currency-Is the information outdated? When was the document created? Does currency matter for your research?
Coverage- Is the information cited correctly? Is it the information you need?

Additional information for evaluating is available from the following sites:
Kathy Schrock’s <http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/eval.html> Page provides many links and lessons to critical information necessary for evaluating content on a web page. The links give great content for teachers and many are in a format that can be used to instruct students.