Website Evaluation

Which of the following does NOT help you evaluate a website?

• Determining the purpose of the site

• Looking for bias, or prejudice on the site

• Researching the publisher and/or the author of the site

• How close it is to the top of the search engine results page

Which site is more trustworthy?

• .org

• .com

• Neither; they both need to be evaluated.

Which site is MOST trustworthy?

• .com

• .org

• .gov

• .net

A way to determine a site's PURPOSE is to search the "About" page. What is another way?

• Look at the date the site was published

• Look for the ads (if any) on the site

• Look to see if the site has good images

An indicator of a source's relevancy includes, what?

• Links to other reputable sites

• Information unique to the site

• Ads related to the topic

If you are unsure about the reliability of a site you can check it out where?

• liedetectors.com

• snopes.com

• scams.com

• liarsrus.org

It doesn't affect the reliability of a site if it hasn't been updated recently?

• True

• False

It is important to check the images on a website.

• True

• False

It is okay to only check one part of CARP when evaluating a website?

• True

• False

Why should you use multiple sources?

• To look at the ads all websites offer

• To make sure the information is consistent and accurate.

• To search for a lot of information