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The document outlines five criteria for evaluating information: authority, objectivity, accuracy and reliability, currency, and scope. It defines each criterion and provides examples of questions to consider for each when evaluating a source, such as checking an author's credentials for authority, verifying statistics and publications for accuracy, determining if information is fact-based or biased for objectivity, considering the date for currency, and assessing coverage for the intended audience for scope.

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Learning Outcomes Explain five information evaluation criteria; authority, objectivity, accuracy and reliability, currency and scope; and Evaluate and select information using the evaluation criteria identified.
Authority Who is the author (personal or corporate) of the material? Determine: Author¡¯s credential by looking at his/her background If from websites, check out the web page Check links to the author, etc.
Accuracy and Reliability Is the information accurate? Is there sufficient supporting information in the form of statistics, reports, etc.? Can the information be verified using print or other sources? Who is the publisher? What is the type of domain? (edu, gov, etc.)
Objectivity Is the information presented based on facts? Does it has bias to politics? Religion? Gender? Is the writing commercially propaganda? Is it to promote or sell products?
Currency How current is the information? Is currency important to you? If there is no date in a website, do not presume it is current.
Scope Is the coverage good enough for your research? For which target group is the information written? Is it meant for general or academic reading? How comprehensive is the scope?
Learning Skills: Evaluating Information by Open University Malaysia is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://oer.oum.edu.my. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.oum.edu.my.

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Learning Skills 8 Evaluating Information ºÝºÝߣs

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  • 2. Learning Outcomes Explain five information evaluation criteria; authority, objectivity, accuracy and reliability, currency and scope; and Evaluate and select information using the evaluation criteria identified.
  • 3. Authority Who is the author (personal or corporate) of the material? Determine: Author¡¯s credential by looking at his/her background If from websites, check out the web page Check links to the author, etc.
  • 4. Accuracy and Reliability Is the information accurate? Is there sufficient supporting information in the form of statistics, reports, etc.? Can the information be verified using print or other sources? Who is the publisher? What is the type of domain? (edu, gov, etc.)
  • 5. Objectivity Is the information presented based on facts? Does it has bias to politics? Religion? Gender? Is the writing commercially propaganda? Is it to promote or sell products?
  • 6. Currency How current is the information? Is currency important to you? If there is no date in a website, do not presume it is current.
  • 7. Scope Is the coverage good enough for your research? For which target group is the information written? Is it meant for general or academic reading? How comprehensive is the scope?
  • 8. Learning Skills: Evaluating Information by Open University Malaysia is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://oer.oum.edu.my. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.oum.edu.my.