Evaluating Sources for Credibility

Choose a sources that would most likely contain information that would answer the research question: What makes Disneyland a fun place for people of all ages?

• a website called disneylandruns.com explaining how to enter in a 5K race that takes place at Disneyland every May
• a website called vacationtodisneyland.com that lists the rides that young children can ride

Ellis is researching the history of driving laws in her state. Which of the following would be the most useful source to find this information?

• a book titled, A Comprehensive Look at State Statutes and Law
• a magazine article titled "A Historical Look at the Best Cars of All Time"

True or False - If readers evaluate sources before reading an entire source, they will find higher-quality information and find it quicker. 

• True
• False

The student is writing a report about the types of fish that live in rivers. The student found the following sources. Which source would most likely have information for the report?

• a magazine article called "How to Go Fishing in a River"
• a book called Fish of the Mississippi River

When you are testing to find out if the website you are using has the most up to date information, you are testing for:

• Purpose

• Authority

• Currency

• Relevancy

A website is biased when:

• doesn't tell the whole story

• is trying to convince you to take a side

• it contains opinion instead of fact and is prejudiced and not impartial

• all of the above

Which of the following is a way to check a websites authority/author

• The author has credentials

• Google the author to find if they have other publications

• The author has contact information

• All of the above

A web URL that ends with ".gov" means that the website is associated with what?

• a company

• a school

• a government agency

• a charitable organization

You can tell that a website is associated with a college or university if the URL ends with...

• .com
• .gov
• .edu
• .org

The _________ of a website has to do with what the creator is trying to accomplish, such as sell something or just provide information.

• price
• strategy
• purpose
• plan