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…