WorksheetsC.A.R.S. Evaluate Digital Resources
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Boolean Operators: Connecting terms that give instructions to the computer using
AND
OR
NOT
all of the above
Boolean Operators should always be in capitals.
True
False
Boolean operators: OR allows you to search for similar terms when you add quotation marks around the additional words you want to include in your search
True
False
Boolean Operators: AND is a limiting search. It Combine terms in your search with AND and quotation marks
True
False
.com, .net, .biz are the most trustworthy sites to find information.
True
False
Use the C.A.R.S method to evaluate the page. C.A.R.S stands for
Credibility, Accuracy, Rate, Statistics
Creator, Alliance, Reasonableness, Support
Credibility, Alliance Reasonableness, Statistics
Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, Support
Credibility is looking for things such as
author’s credentials
author provided contact information
Appearance of site – looks professional, pictures and/or graphics, organized, neat
all of the above
When accessing accuracy on should consider
When was this material compiled or created, and when was it presented? Is it recent?
When was this material compiled or created, and when was it presented? Is it recent?
Out-of-date or undated information, expired links, inaccurate or overly generalized information, biased information
What are the author’s credentials – experience, education, training – in the field related to this information
Reasonableness you ask yourself the question "Is the material presented objectively, or is it slanted and bias? "
True
False
If a website Lacks of documentation of claims, information that contradicts other reliable sources of information, positions on issues that you already know to be faulty, it lacks
Credibility
Accuracy
Reasonableness
Support
