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Once you have found various resources, you must evaluate the content and credibility of those sources before you use them in your research.
How do I evaluate information?
Use the key words and various worksheets below to help you with examining a resource and to help you decide if it's a good choice for your research.
Email me if you have any questions about the worksheets at cfulgoni@schools.nyc.gov.
Key Words and Definitions from www.vocabulary.com
Analysis--the way you understand something by looking at it in different ways and studying its different parts.
Bias--a preference for one thing over another, especially an unfair one.
Content--everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something.
Credibility--the quality of being believable or trustworthy.
Domain Name--strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and addresses on the internet.
Evaluate--form a critical opinion of; making a judgment, one that most likely results from some degree of analysis or studying.
Reliable--means you can count on it to come through when you need it; it's dependable.
Qualifications--a condition that must be met.
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