Evaluate Anything!
Whether popular or scholarly you always need to evaluate the information you find. See below and watch the video to discover some basic criteria for evaluation, including currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose (aka the CRAAP test).
- Is it CURRENT? When was this last updated? I need current information for my topic?
- Is it RELEVANT? What does this have to do with my topic?
- Is it ACCURATE? What references does the writer provide?
- What AUTHORITY does the writer have? Is the writer a credible source on this topic?
- What is its PURPOSE? Why did someone write this? Is the website a stakeholder in the claim?
VIDEO: Evaluating sources for credibility (NCSU)
Check Your Understanding-Evaluating Credibility
Watch the video on evaluating sources for credibility and, using the evaluation criteria identified, return to your course site and answer the questions about this article on chewing gum and appetite in Activity 2.