working out what you can use in your studies from the www… evaluating websites
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Working out what you can use in your studies from the WWW…
EVALUATING WEBSITES
Tips to help you sort the junk from the gems…
Purpose of websiteURLsUsefulnessUsing critical thinking
Purpose…Why was the website created?
It could be:CommercialInformativeEducationalEntertainingPersonalInstitutional
URLs…The URL will give you an idea of
the purpose of the website…
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Is the website useful for your task?Consider:Accessibility (easy to understand?)Clarity (easy to read?)Responsibility (eg, can you contact the
authors?)Authority (is the author qualified in the
field?)Objectivity (is it biased?)Appropriateness (is it at the right level for
your studies?)Currency (is it up to date?)
Critical thinking…Don’t believe everything you see
on the internet!Always consider how reliable a site
is…Use you thinking skills to
evaluate the website…Ask questions of a website before
you use it in your studies…
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