It is a Google Form that students use to answer several questions about a website they are considering using as a source in their research. They evaluate things like the author's institutional affiliation, the quality of the writing, any identifiable bias, the quality of cited references, etc. This is a great way to teach students the clues that we all use when deciding whether a web resources is reliable and credible.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Evaluating the Credibility of an Online Source
One of the common requests I get from teachers is for help teaching students how to evaluate the credibility of a website. Luckily, there are lost of resources out there to help with that. One of the best is from Catlin Tucker at her blog: catlintucker.com/2013/06/common-core-evaluating-research-credibility/
