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Critical Website Evaluation Students will evaluate at least two different websites to see if they meet the criteria for being credible and reliable. Rubric Code: V73A64 By heyteacher65 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Computers Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 6-8

Critical Website Evaluation The first step of research is locating the very best information available.
	Poor Worst choice for researching. The information you are gathering has a higher percentage of being inaccurate or/and or bias. 1 pts	Good A website that meets the majority of these criteria is not your best choice. Use only if you will be using more than one source. 2 pts	Excellent A quality website or database should meet these criteria. 3 pts	Notes Use this column to take notes on the sites. (N/A)
Who-Credibility What makes the author or sponsor an expert on the topic?	Poor Url is a .com No author/sponsor identified. No contact information present.	Good Url is a . com Author/sponsor is identified, but verifying information was not present, or information provided does not make them an authority. Contact information maybe or may not be present.	Excellent URL is a . edu, gov, org, or a database. Author/sponsor clearly identified. The author or institution is a qualified authority--verifying information was present. Contact information is present.	Notes
What-Accuracy Does the site provide a thorough and balanced approach to the topic, and provide statistics or citations to back up it's claims?	Poor Site provides only general information. Both sides of the issue are not presented. Little to no sources, statistics, and/or citations provided.	Good Site is fairly thorough in its providing information on the issue. Site is not as balanced in it's approach to the issue. Apparent that the author has a specific view point. Some sources, citations, and/or statistic provided.	Excellent Site provides a comprehensive look at the issue at hand. Site provides statics, sources, and/or citations. Both sides are of the issue are presented in a balanced manner. A specific perspective/opinion on the issue is not apparent.	Notes
When-Reliability Is this the most current information available?	Poor No dates can be found. Information is dated.	Good Copyright and/or last update is not current. Some links may be 'broken'. Information seems dated.	Excellent Copyright is present. Last update is current. Links to other websites work. Information is current.	Notes
Why-Purpose What's the point of the site?	Poor Site is loaded with advertising. The site is obviously a parody.	Good Information presented is questionable. Appears to be a parody or spoof. Some advertising.	Excellent The site provides factual information. No or very little advertising.	Notes