Exercise 2: Evaluate Based Upon "Currency"
2-1.
National Institute of Health
http://www.nih.gov/
- What is the date "last modified/updated"?
- Where did you find this information?
- Is this date current enough for the topic/research needs?
Exercise 3: Evaluate Based Upon "Evidence of Research/Scholarship"
3-1.
The Foundation of Health is Built on 4 Cornerstones
http://annetteonthenet.com/healthyhelp/products/ecology.html
- Credentials/Affiliations?
- Is there a Bibliography/References present?
- Can you judge the "quality" of references? Are they to other web sites,
journal articles, etc.?
- Other evidence of research or lack of?
3-2.
True but Little Known Facts about Women with AIDS
http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/AIDSFACTS.html
- Credentials/Affiliations?
- Bibliography/References present?
- Quality of references – from other web sites, journal articles, etc.?
- Other evidence of research or lack of?
Exercise 4: Evaluate Based Upon Multiple Criteria
4- 1.
Performance Improvement Criteria
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/97eval/Chap02.htm
- Type of institution or sponsor (look at the "domain" of the URL)? (e.g.,
Educational Institution, Government, Corporate/Company, etc.?)
- Evidence of scholarship or research? (please list)
- Would you trust this information? Why or why not?
4-2.
Eating Right with the Dietary Guidelines
http://www.uiuc.edu/departments/mckinley/health-info/nutrit/hlthdiet/dietguid.html
- Type of institution or sponsor (look at the "domain" of URL)? (e.g.,
Educational Institution, Government, Corporate/Company, etc.?)
- Evidence of scholarship or research? (please list)
- Would you trust this information? Why or why not?
Choose one or two of the following web sites and evaluate based upon the
criteria we have covered thus far.
goodmanb@mnstate.edu