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Interrogating and Evaluating Resources: CRAAP Test

Evaluating Sources with the CRAAP Test

There is a lot of information out there, but how do you determine what is good information? Use the CRAAP Test! This tool considers 5 important criteria and can be applied to any print or electronic source. 

Evaluate Your Sources with the CRAAP Test

"Media Bias Handout" 2019 by Ame Maloney under "Creative Commons Atribution-NonCommercial 4.0"    userlicense

Other Helpful Links and Documents

How To Spot Fake News

Online Verification Skills Video Tutorial by Mike Caulfield

This collection of 3 short videotutorial will help you learn how to identify appropriate criteria to evaluate the credibility and relevance of a source.

Mike Caulfied is the Director of Blended and Networked Learning
Washington State University and the author of the OER book
Web Literacy for Student Fact Checkers...And Other
People Who Care About Facts

 

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