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You and your partner(s) will be looking at the five points of web page evaluation, and doing the same kind of evaluations as in part 1 for a new set of web pages. You will usually have to examine other pages on the web site to decide if the source is reliable or not, or even back up a few levels to find out who is responsible for the site.
Web pages should maintain a professional look by eliminating any spelling errors. Facts should be supported by a reference to the original source.
Look at this page and answer the questions below.
1.Can you find any spelling errors with a quick visual scan? List them.
2.If there are any graphs or charts, are they easy to read? What
is being measured in the graphs or tables?
3.Is there a bibliography or works cited for the page? How many
references are there?
Based on your answers to the questions above, is this page a reliable source of information?
It is important to check who is responsible for the information on a web page. If it is a reliable source, then it is more likely that the information on the page will be accurate.
Look at this page and answer the questions below.
1.Is there a person or organization responsible for the web
page? Write the name of the person or the organization.
2.Write the address of the web page. What can you tell about the
page using the web address criteria?
3.If it is an organization, is there a link to the organization's
home page? Does the home page explain the purpose and goals of
the organization? State the purpose and goals.
4.Is there an e-mail address to contact the author or authors?
Write the e-mail address. Is the author affiliated with an organization?Which
organization? Does the author have an official title? What is
it?
5.Does the author have qualifications for writing on this subject?
What are the qualifications?
Based on your answers to the questions above, is this page a reliable source of information?
It is important to check the currency of the information on a web page. If the web page has been updated recently, then it is more likely that the information on the page will be accurate.
Look at this page and answer the questions below.
1.Is there a date anywhere on the page? Write all the dates
found.
2.Is any of the dates an "updated" date? Write the "updated"
date.
3.Is there anything else on the page which would indicate the
original date of the material?
Based on your answers to the questions above, is this page a reliable source of information?
It is important to check whether there are many opinions or
advertisements on a web page. Opinions are not facts, so you would
not be able to use them, and advertisements are associated with
commercial rather than scholarly organizations. Also, scholarly
organizations can usually be
identified by their web address.
Look at this page and answer the questions below.
1.Does the author express his opinions as fact? Or does the
author support his ideas with footnotes and references to show
that he has done research?
2.Are there any advertisements on the web page? What is being
advertised?
3.Is the Web page linked to a home page for an organization, commercial
enterprise, or individual? Can you guess what their purpose is
in creating the Web page? Could that purpose cause the Web author
to be biased?
4.Do you feel as though the document is trying to convince you
of something?
Based on your answers to the questions above, is this page a reliable source of information?
In order to refer to web pages in your research projects, the web pages must have facts. Also, the subject of the web page must fit your research topic.
Look at this page.
1.What kind of people is this web page written for?
2.How specialized is the content and language of the document?
3.If you were writing a paper on the topic of this web page, what
information from this source could you use?
Based on your answers to the questions above, is this page a reliable source of information?