Evaluate Your Evidence

At the same time as you’re finding content from your library and the web, you should be evaluating the information for quality. Keep in mind that not all the information you find online is credible, reliable, or even appropriate for your topic, so you must take a close look at what you are using. In this section, you will learn how to determine whether or not you should use a particular source for your research assignment. You will also learn about Evidence-Based Practice and the hierarchy of evidence for clinical practice.

Learning Objectives

This section can help you evaluate sources for quality. Explore the chapters to discover strategies to do the following:

  • Identify criteria for evaluating evidence based on the CRAAP test
  • Rank types of evidence based on the hierarchy of evidence

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