“Information pretending to objectivity but possessing a hidden agenda of persuasion or a hidden bias is among the most common kind of information in our culture.”

Robert Harris

 

EVALUATION OF INTERNET RESEARCH SOURCES

A GUIDE FOR CRITICAL EVALUATION OF WORLD WIDE WEB MATERIALS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS  

 INTRODUCTION

When engaged in research on the Internet you face an extremely wide variety of source materials.  Most traditional information media (books, magazines, organizational documents) undergo some formal approval process for accuracy and credibility before publication.  However, on the Internet there are no rules or standards governing the type or quality of information.  Web sites may contain factual information, opinions, data, ideas, propaganda, or self-promotion.  In effect, you must be able to judge the quality of the information.

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