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C. Learn how to evaluate information using critical thinking


Answering the following questions will help you determine the validity and credibility of your resource:

Does the resource examine the topic generally?

Do you need more resources to meet the assignment’s requirements?

Does the resource examine in depth only one parameter of the topic?

Do you need more resources to examine the other parameters of the topic?

Does the resource provide information:

Does the resource use references?

Is the date of publication ideal for the topic explored?

Was the access easy?

Does the e-resource recovered from the internet have an author name and the name of the publisher, organization or company?

Does the e-resource recovered from the internet have aim and objectives?

Is the e-resource recovered from the internet peer reviewed?

Does the e-resource recovered from the internet have a year of publication?

In order to evaluate any kind of information coming from digital sources from the open web (blogs, websites, social media, etc) is the steps stated here.