Evaluating Resources
Learning Outcomes:
After completing this chapter you will be able to:
- identify key components to evaluating information,
- apply tools such as “CRAAP” “FACTS,” “RADAR,” and/or “SIFT” to evaluate information.
Introduction:
This chapter will outline some key concepts to consider when analyzing internet sources. This knowledge will help you do better research for assignments and in daily life.
The importance of evaluating sources:
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Consider the source:
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Motivation & Bias:
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Check the evidence:
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Timeliness:
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The CRAAP/RADAR Test:
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FACTS
FACTS is an alternative evaluation tool to CRAAP and RADAR:
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Each of the above evaluation tools have similar criteria with slightly different nuances. Choose whichever acronym you find easiest to remember!
What makes news “fake”?
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The SIFT Method:
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Conclusion: be a skeptic!
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Questions & credits:
Resources:
Blakeslee, S. (2010). Evaluating information–Applying the CRAAP test. Retrieved from http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf
Caulfield, M. (2017). Web literacy for student fact-checkers. Pressbooks Directory. Retrieved June 2, 2021 from https://webliteracy.pressbooks.com/
International Federation of Library Associations. (2017). How to spot fake news. Retrieved from https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/11174
Mandalios, J. (2013). RADAR: An approach for helping students evaluate internet sources. Journal of Information Science, 39(4), 470-478. doi:10.1177/0165551513478889
Further Questions?
Email library@niagaracollege.ca.
Updated March 23, 2022 to include “FACTS.”
