DISTRICT GUIDELINES FOR WEB SITE EVALUATION

MODEL FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN HOW TO EVALUATE WEB SITES*

This set of student procedures complements the steps of the Big 6 Information Literacy model, the major model for teaching the reference skills. This problem solving model is also embedded in the C-FB ISD curriculum framework. The campus resource for this model is the school library/media specialist.

  1. What is my problem or question?
  2. What resources can I use to find the answers to my questions?
  3. Where in each source will I look to find the answers to my questions?
  4. What information can I find?
  5. How can I put this information together in my own words?
  6. Is the quality of the product my very best? Can I improve the process I went through?

WEB SITE EVALUATION FORM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Web Site/Page URL (address):

Title of Web Site/Page:

1.

AUTHORITY

Who is the author or publisher of this web site?

What are his/her/their qualifications?

2.

OBJECTIVITY

Does the author state the purpose of this web site?

Is it an advertisement or a propaganda page?

3.

CURRENCY

Does the page show the date it was created?

Does the page show the date it was updated?

4.

COVERAGE

Is there another web site that gives/agrees with this information?

Is there a print source that gives/agrees with this information?

 * Based on the work of Jan Alexander and Marsha Ann Tate of the Wolfram Library at Widener University.