One Person Can Change the World Symposium

What qualities and characteristics do YOU think are important when selecting sources for your assignments?
 

• Which criteria do you think are important to decide how “trustworthy” or “reliable” a source is?
   
• What tells you that you can trust someone or something, in general?
   
• What specific qualities do you look for in a source?
   
• Which criteria are important to decide whether a source is useful for your paper or assignment?
   
• What tells you that an article is a relevant or good article?

The CRAAP Test is a helpful tool for evaluating a source's credibility and deciding whether you should use it in your assignment. It uses five criteria in the acronym: Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.

The CRAAP Test questions are meant to serve as a guide rather than a checklist.