Evaluating Internet Information for Teachers
-- Thanks to Renee Agatsuma of Garfield High School for sharing her information on evaluating web pages, based on Kathy Schrock's work!
Powerpoint Handout
There are many resources online for helping students learn how to evaluate information found on the Internet. One of the primary challenges of this material from the scientific standpoint is that very few pages are peer-reviewed or have gone through the traditional methods of receiving feedback from a publisher. Therefore, information found online should be subject to additional scrutiny. Listed below is one select web sites that addresses this issue.
How to Critically Analyze Information Sources, Cornell University Libraries Cosgrave, T., Engle, M., and Ormondroyd, J. (2001) http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill26.htm This resource is similar to the one above. Separates description into initial appraisal (author, date, edition, publisher, title) and content analysis (intended audience, objective reasoning, coverage, writing style, and evaluate reviews).
Powerpoint Handout
There are many resources online for helping students learn how to evaluate information found on the Internet. One of the primary challenges of this material from the scientific standpoint is that very few pages are peer-reviewed or have gone through the traditional methods of receiving feedback from a publisher. Therefore, information found online should be subject to additional scrutiny. Listed below is one select web sites that addresses this issue.
How to Critically Analyze Information Sources, Cornell University Libraries Cosgrave, T., Engle, M., and Ormondroyd, J. (2001) http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill26.htm This resource is similar to the one above. Separates description into initial appraisal (author, date, edition, publisher, title) and content analysis (intended audience, objective reasoning, coverage, writing style, and evaluate reviews).