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Using the CRAAP Test to Evaluate Websites Sarah Myhre Department of Educa4onal Technology University of Hawaii at Mānoa Honolulu, Hawaii U.S.A. [email protected]
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Using the CRAAP Test to Evaluate Websites
Sarah Myhre Department of Educa4onal Technology
University of Hawaii at Mānoa Honolulu, Hawaii
U.S.A. [email protected]
Sarah Myhre • Distance Educa4on and Instruc4on Librarian at Honolulu Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii • Finishing requirements for a masters degree in Educa4onal Technology • Love to travel • Born and raised in Hawaii
Me at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy
Where are you?
Who are you? A. Teacher/Professor B. Librarian C. Student D. Instruc4onal Designer E. Other
College Students vs. the Internet
hMp://www.theonion.com/
Purpose The purpose of this instruc4onal design project is to develop and evaluate a web-‐based instruc4onal module on how to cri4cally evaluate websites intended for use as a resource in academic work such as papers and presenta4ons.
Image From: http://parkland.libguides.com/content.php?pid=204392&sid=1706570
Evaluating Websites… • Not a new idea • Website Evalua4on Checklist: • Accuracy, Authority, Objec4vity, Currency, Coverage
• Limita4ons of website evalua4on checklist • Non-‐academic sources • Confusing ques4ons
• CRAAP Test • Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose
Currency: The 4meliness of the informa4on.
• When was the informa4on posted or published online? • Is the informa4on current or out of date for your topic? • Are the links func4onal?
Relevance: The coverage and depth of the content and its importance for your needs.
• What is the depth/coverage of the informa4on? • Who is the intended audience? Children? Researchers?
Consumers? • Have you looked at a variety of other sources?
Authority: The source of the informa4on.
• Who wrote the informa4on and what are their qualifica4ons? • Has the author published works in a more tradi4onal format like
books or journal ar4cles? • Is the author associated with an organiza4on? A university? A
company? A non-‐profit? • Is there contact informa4on on the website? • What does the URL reveal about the author or the source?
Accuracy: The reliability and correctness of the informa4on.
• Are there cita4ons for the informa4on provided on the website? • Is the page or the language on the page objec4ve and free of
emo4on? • Are there any spelling, grammar, or other typographical errors?
Purpose: Reason the website exists. Presence of bias or prejudice.
• What is the purpose of the website? To inform? To teach? To sell? To entertain? To persuade?
• Are there poli4cal, ideological, cultural, religious, ins4tu4onal, or personal biases and are the biases clearly stated on the page?
Methods • ARCS Model to mo4vate students • AMen4on • Relevance • Confidence • Sa4sfac4on
University of Hawaii Students • Par4cipants • University of Hawaii • Students • Faculty/Staff
Web-‐based Module • Ra4onal • Websites are online
• Crea4on • Weebly • Google Docs • iFrames
h:p://www.idio?ca.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/civilwar.htm
Data Collection • Pretest • Post-‐test
• Embedded Test • Quan4ta4ve Data • Qualita4ve Data
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Design Problems • Data Collec4on
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1) The CRAAP test provides a list of criteria to aid with the evalua?on of __________. (books, journal ar?cles, websites, magazine ar?cles, or all of the above)
8) True or False. A website must always be current, relevant, authorita?ve, accurate, and have a clearly stated purpose in order for it to be appropriate to use as a source in academic work.
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2) Browse the website below. Is the informa?on on the website current enough for your purposes? 3) Browse the website below. Would this website be relevant to your topic?
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4) Browse the website below. Was the website created by an authorita?ve source?
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5) Browse the website below. Is the informa?on on the page accurate?
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6) Browse the website below. Does the purpose of the website fit your informa?onal needs?
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7) Do you feel comfortable using this source for a graded research paper?
Conclusion • Quan4ta4ve vs. Qualita4ve Data
• Further research
Thank you! Questions?
