Evaluating Online Resources

Currency when evaluating web sites refers to

• How up-to-date information is

• Working links

• Ads on the page

• Paid sites

Things you should check when evaluating web sites are

• Accuracy and Currency

• Objectivity and Authority

• Bias and Advertisements

• None of the above

Part of checking for accuracy includes

• Checking web site sources

• Spelling and Grammatical Errors

• Checking information with other sources

• All of these

The Authority of a web site includes

• The author's qualifications

• The sponsoring organization

• Contact information

• All of these

Objectivity of a web site means

• Having a neutral perspective

• Containing bias

• Having all the right answers

• Selling a lot of products

The URL of a web site can tell you

• what type of organization is publishing

• if you should use the site

• very little

• not to rely on a site

Which words are associated with credibility?

• trustworthiness
• believing
• reliablility
• all of the above

Which website can be considered most credible?

• .net
• .com
• .int
• .edu

Which is a way to examine the accuracy of a source?

• The methodology of the research
• Check it against other reputable sources
• Its list of other works cited
• All are correct

Which of the following is NOT one of the major factors in selecting a source?

• its validity
• its accuracy
• its reliability
• the country in which it was published