Great, you've found some sources. However, not all will be useful for your assignments. This level will help you figure out which sources are useful.
When we evaluate a source's suitability, there are three main factors to consider: if a source is relevant, reliable and high-quality, it is likely to be suitable.
The information is:
The information can be trusted:
The information is of high-quality:
Your research topic is: What is the influence of caffeine on health?
You have found four sources in your search:
For each source, decide if it is relevant, reliable and of high quality. Give reasons for your decision.
A strategy you can use to help decide if a source is relevant, reliable and high-quality is to ask wh-questions:
Use this tutorial from the University of York Library to ask wh-questions about the four sources in the task above.
Can you give more detail about each source?
Once you have decided that a source is closely related to your topic, you can complete your evaluation using the CRAAP test:
Does the source have...
A source will pass the CRAAP test if the answers to the first four questions is yes, and the purpose is to inform the audience about facts
1. Click this link to read about the CRAAP test:
2. Watch this video about the CRAAP test:
3. Use the CRAAP test to evaluate these sources. Do they pass the test?
Sources may be biased - it may try to show only one view or only part of the facts. This makes a source unreliable.
Two common forms of bias you may enounter are:
You may also encounter fake news. This also means a source is unreliable, as the information is not true. Two types of fake news are:
If anything about the source seems strange, or not quite right, it may be biased or be fake news. You should avoid these sources, or ask a tutor to check it for you.
Complete this quiz to test your knowledge. Get all the answers right to get the code to move onto the next level.