Module 6 - Evaluating information
Lesson 1e - Answers
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If a Web site LOOKS very professional, is the information more likely to be credible and reliable? Why?

... no, you can't tell from just the look of the Web site!

 

This is a really interesting, and totally fake Web site ... but so

professionally done!  One of the problems in deciding about this

Web site, is that there is no disclaimer (that I have found) on the site to let you know that the information is not true. 

Many things about this Web site may lead you to question the quality of the information contained there,  ... just read a few sentences!


 

In great contrast, this Web site looks very unprofessional. It appears to make fun of the serious topic of human cloning, and infact, that is the goal of the Web site, as it is designed for children!

The information here is actually very credible, although it doesn't include an 'About Us' link to let you check the author of the site.  It is however, endorsed by the 'National Science Teacher's Association' in the UK.

... how much time do you have to evaluate and judge the quality of the information that you have found on the Internet?

 

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