WEBSITE EVALUATION

RADCAB

Relevancy• Is the information relevant to my topic?

• Am I on the right track?• Prepare focus questions and key terms for your search (broad and

narrow)

• Use specific keywords or phrases• Keeps you on the right track• Stops you from searching through irrelevant information

Relevancy• Advance your search using Google

• You can exclude words from your search• Use the – sign in front of

• Ex. dolphin –football –miami • Must have a space between the – and the previous word

• You can substitute * for missing words.• Use the *, or wildcard, if you have unknown terms

• Ex. The boy * cried * (google will give suggestions for filling the blanks

• Only works on whole words• Must have a space

Appropriate• This is an easy one. Answer these questions:

• Is this suitable for my age/values?

• Does it fit with my assignment?

Detail• Does the site have the following:• 1. A sitemap• 2. Headings• 3. An internal search engine• 4. Citations• 5. Links to quality information (active)• 6. Interactive elements

Detail• What do you think?

• http://www.guineafarm.com/

• http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

• http://www.deadlysins.com/guineaworm/question.htm

Currency• New and current information (usually what you want)• Older information (can add value)• Quality of research is related to the currency of the

sources• When was it published and last updated

Authority• Who cares if the information is accurate????

• Authoritative sources have everything to do with how accurate and credible the information is• Personal Safety and integrity

• Authors qualifications• Who is he/she associated with?• Is email address included?

Bias• Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group

• Be sure you are getting the whole story