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Evaluating Resources Checklist
Identify:
1. Type of Resource: (circle one)
| Nonfiction Book |
Reference Book |
Newspaper Article |
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| Magazine Article |
Website |
Government Publication |
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Other_________________________________________________________________
2. Title of resource: (Examples: The title of the article, title of the
chapter of the book, title of the newspaper article, title of the information
being used from a website)
Evaluate:
A. Relevancy
Yes |
or |
No |
The information is on target, I can use this information. |
Yes |
or |
No |
Resource contains statistics that I can use |
| Yes |
or |
No |
Does it provide enough information or detail? |
Comments about Relevancy: Based on the response given above and what
you have read in your resource, summarize why this information is relevant
to your topic. Please give an example of information or a fact / statistic
you may use from this resource.
B. Suitability
This resource appears to have been written for:
Layperson (8th grade) |
High School students |
College Graduate |
Expert on topic |
(Can understand everything) |
(Can understand 95%) |
(Can understand 75%) |
(Can understand 50%) |
| Yes |
or |
No |
I can understand enough of what I am reading to take notes from
this in my own words. |
Comment about suitability: Give any additional information about suitability
you think might be needed here, i.e., This has been written for an expert
but I am know a lot about my topic of Internet Privacy and can understand
more than 50% of the text.
C. Currency
When was this information published: (Date)
This information will provide me with: (Circle all that apply)
Historical or background information
Proven information that has not changed over time
Fairly recent findings about my topic
My topic is changing very quickly and this will provide up to the minute
information
Comment about currency: Does the currency matter to your thesis statement?
Why or why not?
D. Authority
Who is / are the author/s responsible for the information?
| Can I evaluate the individual/s responsible for the information? |
Yes |
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No |
Do you know the following about the author/s?
Education:
| PhD |
Masters Degree |
College Graduate |
College Student |
Not Available |
Other: ______________________________________________________________
| Yes |
No |
NA |
Written other articles or books |
| Yes |
No |
NA |
Expert on this topic |
What is the source, who or what is responsible for putting out this
information? (Has a recognized editor/puglisher been involved in the
publicaiton process?)
Comment on authority: Based on the identified information about your
author, does this make a difference to you about using this information?
Why or why not?
E. Objectivity
What is the author's purpose in presenting this information?
Circle yes or no to the following statements)
| Yes |
or |
No |
Information is biased shows only one side of an issue |
| Yes |
or |
No |
Information is clearly opinion |
| Yes |
or |
No |
Citations are given for facts |
Comment about reliability: Does it make a difference to you if the facts
are backed by citations? Does it make a difference to you if you know
about the source of this information? Why or why not?
Overall rating: (circle one)
Based on your comments throughout this evaluation, why did you give this
resource the rating that you did?
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