The document is a student's analysis of an encyclopedia website evaluating its authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage based on several criteria. The student determines that the encyclopedia website clearly identifies itself as an informational resource, provides relevant and objective explanations avoiding bias or conflicts of interest, and includes creation and update dates to demonstrate currency, though the information is not entirely in-depth.
The document is a student's analysis of an encyclopedia website evaluating its authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage based on several criteria. The student determines that the encyclopedia website clearly identifies itself as an informational resource, provides relevant and objective explanations avoiding bias or conflicts of interest, and includes creation and update dates to demonstrate currency, though the information is not entirely in-depth.
The document is a student's analysis of an encyclopedia website evaluating its authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage based on several criteria. The student determines that the encyclopedia website clearly identifies itself as an informational resource, provides relevant and objective explanations avoiding bias or conflicts of interest, and includes creation and update dates to demonstrate currency, though the information is not entirely in-depth.
9-RESPONSIBILITY TEACHER:Robert P. Dimla ENCYCLOPEDIA URL: https://encyclopedia.com
TYPE OF WEBSITE: Imformational Website
AUTHORITY • It is clear who the author or owner of the • YES website is? • Has the author provided contact • NO information (name,email,phone number or address? • If there is no personal author, is a publisher or institution provided along with contact NO information • Does the individual or organizational list all YES of their qualifications,or credentials? • Is the URL appropriate for the search? YES • Does the website have an .edu,org,or,gov,ending in its URL? NO OBJECTIVITY • Is the information on the site relevant to • YES your needs . • Does the page try to inform and explain something? • YES • Does the website avoid trying to rant,rave,sell,persuade,or entice its reader? • Does the website avoid advertising that • YES may be a conflict of interest with the content? • Is the author affiliated with an organization • NO that might influence their treatment of the article? • NO CURRENCY • Is the creation date of the site • YES provided? • Is there a date that shows when • YES site has been updated? • Does the site contain “broken” links? • NO COVERAGE • Is material covered in depth • NO rather than superficially? • Is there a balance between text • YES and available images?