Critical Evaluation of Information
One of the most important information literacy skills for students is learning how to critically evaluate information found on the Web. This page includes forms for teaching the process, articles for learning about the aspect of literacy, and a list of bogus sites to use to showcase that all things on the Web are not real.

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Critical Evaluation Surveys
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  1. Critical Evaluation Survey : Elementary School Level
  2. Critical Evaluation Survey : Middle School Level
  3. Critical Evaluation Survey : Secondary School Level
  4. Critical Evaluation Survey : Teacher Sites
  5. Critical Evaluation Survey : Virtual Tours
  6. Critical Evaluation Survey: iPod/iPad Content App
  7. Critical Evaluation Survey: iPod/iPad Creation App
  8. Critical Evaluation Survey: Android Content App
  9. Critical Evaluation Survey: Android Creation App
  10. Critical Evaluation Survey: Online Creation Tool 
  11. Critical Evaluation Survey : Blogs (Spanish)
  12. Critical Evaluation Survey : Podcasts
  13. Critical Evaluation Survey : Online Videos
  14. Critical Evaluation Survey: Digital Stories


Critical Evaluation Information and Lesson Plans
  1. 21CIF Lesson Plan and Action Research Repository
    ...links to lesson plans dealing with information fluency
  2. All about explorers ​...fictional biographies of explorers
  3. But I found it on the Internet! (archived here)
    ...an article dealing with the need to teach critical evaluation skills
  4. Checklist for Evaluating Web Resources
    ...a one-page, nicely presented checklist of criteria
  5. Common Sense Media: K-12 Scope and Sequence
  6. Critically Analyzing Information Sources
    ...a well-done overview of the critical analysis of sites
  7. CyberGuides
    ...criteria for teachers to use in evaluating sites for content and design
  8. Evaluating Internet Sources and Sites
    ...a common-sense guide to critical evaluation of online info
  9. Evaluating Internet-Based Info: A Goals-Based Approach        ...an interesting essay and evaluation form by David Warlick from 1998
  10. Evaluating Web Content: Social Networking Sites
    ...an quick overview of the things to look for to determine credibility (for all types of online sites)
  11. Evaluating Web Resources
    ...a great site which looks at the different types of pages
  12. Evaluating Web Sites: What Makes a Web Site Good?
    ...a readable essay for students on the topic
  13. Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
    ...a well-done handout with questions for students to consider
  14. IMSE Science Web Site Evaluation
    ...questions for the specialized evaluation of science sites
  15. Infofilter's Web Site Review Template
    ...a cross between a citation and evaluation sheet
  16. Information Skills Rating Scale
    ...a sample rubric that may be used to assess students' research skills
  17. Purdue OWL: Preventing Plagiarism Lessons 
  18. Steps to Web Evaluation: Series of posters A B C D E F G
  19. Teaching Zack to Think
    ...a seminal article by Alan November
  20. Ten C's for Evaluating Internet Resources
    ...a narrative evaluation sheet with useful information
  21. Thinkfinity "plagiarism" keyword search
  22. Thinking Critically about Web 2.0 and Beyond
    ...items to consider for Web 2.0 tools
  23. Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources
    ...a well-done critical evaluation essay
  24. 2Learn 'Net Know-How: Evaluation Tools
    ...interactive tools for grades K-3 & 4-6
  25. UC Berkeley: Critical Evaluation Worksheet
    ...another quality evaluation form to use with students
  26. UC Berkeley: Evaluating Web Pages- Why it is Important
    ...an evaluation activity including a lesson, slideshow, and more
  27. Web Site Investigator
    ...a 21st century skills site about "information forensics"
  28. Multnomah County Public Library Homework Center poster
  29. LMU Hannon Library: ​Tips for evaluating fake news
  30. ​Cornell University Library: How to spot fake news
Information by Kathy Schrock
  1. The 5 W's of Web Site Evaluation
    ...a summary handout for students and an example handout
  2. The ABC's of Web Site Evaluation (1999)
  3. The ABC's of Web Site Evaluation (2002)
  4. Evaluating the Web: Questions to Ask Yourself
  5. Internet Curriculum : Critical Evaluation Lesson Plan
  6. Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
  7. Teacher Web Evaluation Rating Sheet
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Sites to Use for Demonstrating Critical Evaluation
  1. All About Explorers: Christopher Columbus
  2. Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanies
  3. Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide
  4. Boilerplate: Mechanical Marvel of the 19th Century
  5. Burmese Mountain Dog
  6. Burmese Mountain Dog 2
  7. Buy an Ancestor Online
  8. California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge
  9. Case Analysis of a Historic Killer Tornado
  10. Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division
  11. Feline Reactions to Bearded Men
  12. Google Job Opportunities
  13. Google Technology
  14. Jacopo di Poggibonsi
  15. Mankato (MN) Home Page
  16. MoonBeam Enterprises and Lunar Travel Agency
  17. History of the Fisher-Price Airplane
  18. OvaPrima Foundation
  19. Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
  20. Target Field Collapses
  21. Taxonomy of Barney
  22. Visit Exciting Fredericton
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Page created: 05/01/2012
Last updated: 05/20/2020
Kathy Schrock (kathy@kathyschrock.net)
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