CRAAP Versus RADAR

🔍 CRAAP vs. RADAR: How Do We Know If a Source Is Good?

Welcome to our Evaluation Station!

When we find information online, we want to know: Is it trustworthy? Is it useful?

We can use two awesome tools to help us figure that out: CRAAP and RADAR.

What Are CRAAP and RADAR?

Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose = CRAAP

👉 CRAAP was created for college research, but we can use it too!

Relevance, Authority, Date, Appearance, Reason for Writing

👉 RADAR was created to help students (even younger ones!) quickly check internet sources.

⚖️ CRAAP vs. RADAR: What’s the Same? What’s Different?

✅ Similarities:

Both help us decide if a website or article is trustworthy
Both check for who made it, when it was made, and why it was written
Both help us become smart online researchers

CRAAP

Focused on college-level sources and academic research
A little longer and more detailed
Created by California State University

RADAR

Designed to be easy for students and beginners to use
Quick and simple to remember, like scanning with radar!
Created by Jane Mandalios in 2013

🎯 When Should I Use Each One?

🖥️ Use RADAR when you're checking websites or videos for class projects
📚 Use CRAAP when you're reading articles or doing a deeper research report
🧠 You can even use BOTH together!

Ok, Agents, we now know a lot about these two amazing evaluation sources. Can't wait to see what you will do now that you have officially made it to Information Detectives!

🗣️ Student Reflection Box!

Grab a pencil and paper, agent! Let's see what you know!

✏️ “What’s one thing you learned about evaluating sources today?”
✏️ “When would you use CRAAP? When would you use RADAR?”

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