## 4.1 : Criteria for assessing (online) sources

With information literacy, it is important to be able to distinguish which information is reliable or unreliable. Anyone can confirm what they want on the Internet. There is no commission that requires information to be accurate or statements to be objective. The difference between commercial information, propaganda and similar sources is not always clear on the Internet either. Therefore, you have to continually research whether information is reliable enough and if you choose to use information found on web pages, you need to be extra careful and consider the role you will give it in your argument or analysis.

#### 4.1.1 : CRAAP

A widely used - internationally - tool for assessing information sources is the CRAAP test. By rating the information found on five different criteria, you get an indication of the quality of the information:

Note: In your assessment, take into account the purpose for which you need the information. For example, whether a source is current enough can differ per subject. A recent source will be more important for mapping current market developments than for information about a historical event.

CRAAP test input form

Evaluate sources on reliability and usability with the CRAAP test input form. Answer the questions, giving a score from 1-10. The added score gives you an indication of the quality of the source.