Categories and questions to consider when evaluating websites:
Author
Accuracy
Relevance
Point of View
Reliable
Coiro, J., Coscarelli, C., Maykel, C., & Forzani, E. (2015). Investigating criteria that seventh graders use to evaluate the quality of online information. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 59(3), 287-297.
Coiro, J. (2014, April 7). Teaching adolescents how to evaluate the quality of online information.
When evaluating a website:
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