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Website Evaluation. The C.R.A.A.P. Test Based on the CRAAP TEST, Created by the Meriam Library at California State University Chico. C = Currency. When was the info published or posted? Has it been revised or updated? Is the info current or out-of-date? Do the links function?.
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Website Evaluation The C.R.A.A.P. Test Based on the CRAAP TEST, Created by the Meriam Library at California State University Chico
C = Currency • When was the info published or posted? • Has it been revised or updated? • Is the info current or out-of-date? • Do the links function?
R = Relevance • Does the info answer your research questions? • Is the info at the appropriate level? • Who is the intended audience? • Have you looked at a variety of sources?
A = Authority • Who is the author, publisher or sponsor? • Is there contact information for the author or organization? • What is the domain of the site?
A = Accuracy • Where does the info come from? • Can you verify the info in another source? • Does the website language seem unbiased and free from emotion?
P = Purpose • Does the info attempt to inform? Teach? Sell? Entertain? Persuade? • Is it fact? Opinion? Propaganda? • Does the point-of-view appear impartial and objective?
Does this website pass The C.R.A.A.P. Test? http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/22427#map http://www.rythospital.com/education http://www.peta.org/ http://www.martinlutherking.org/
With the C.R.A.A.P. Test you will know for sure. Is it a good website or is it ____________??!!