CRAAP Test

Why do you apply the CRAAP test to a website?

• to see if it is useful for a game in class
• to see if you like the website
• to see if the website was created by Russian interests
• to see if the website is a good resource for research

What does "C" stand for in CRAAP?

• currency
• correctness
• culmination
• cuteness

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Which is NOT information you consider when evaluating a website for currency?

• when it was published
• if it is in English
• if the links are functional
• if it is current or out-of-date for the topic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

What does the R stand for in CRAAP?

• relevance
• resource
• relatability
• renaissance

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which is NOT information you consider when evaluating a website's relevance?

• Does the information relate to the topic?
• Is the information at an appropriate level (not for much younger or older audiences)?
• Are there a number of resources that have been looked at already?
• Does it conform to the Theory of Relativity?

When considering the authority (source of the information), which of the following is NOT information you want to find for the author?

• his/her credentials
• his/her GPA
• organizations he/she works for or with
• his/her educational and professional experience

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Why do you need to consider the URL when looking at a website?

• Some URLs come from out of the country and can't be trusted.
• Some URLs are made up and don't exist.
• Some URLs more often demonstrate bias or a hidden agenda.
• Some URLs tell you how much education a person has.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why is information that has been edited more reliable than information that has not?

• Editors often check a writer's work for accuracy.
• Editors make sure that spelling and grammar is correct.
• Editors charge money to publish information.
• Editors are more intelligent than writers.

What does the P stand for in CRAAP?

• point
• pontification
• purpose
• platypus

Which of the following is NOT important when evaluating the writer's purpose on a website?

• The author's political bias.
• The author's cereal bias. 
• The author's religious bias.
• The author's institutional bias.