1.
Namesof Group Members: ___________________________________________________________________________
Applying the CRAAP Test, Source 1: Ancient
Egypt Online
InformationSource Criteria Your
Evaluation
0-5
(0=worst;
5=best)
Currency: Timeliness of the Resource
 Is the publicationdate recent,especiallyif the relevance of the source isimportantto the topic?
 Is a copyrightdate provided?
Relevance: The importance of the informationfor your research
interest/question
 Doesthisinformationsource answeraquestionIhave aboutmytopicOR doesit helpdevelopa
newquestiontopursue formytopic?
 To what extentdoesthistopicexpand/broadenmyunderstandingof mytopicOR helpme finda
newaspectof the topicto explore?
Authority: Credibility andexpertise of the personor groupthat authoredthe
information
 Who isthe author/publisher/source/sponsorof thisinformationsource?
 What makesthispersonor groupqualifiedtopublishthisinformationORwhatmakesthis
person/groupanexpertonthe topic?
 What are the author’scredentialsand/ororganizationalaffiliations?
 Is the author or groupqualifiedtowrite onthe topic?
 Is there contactinformationforthe author,suchas a publisher,email address,orTwitter
handle?
Accuracy: The Reliability, Truthfulness, Objectiveness, andCorrectness of the
Content
 Is the informationsupportedbyevidence/facts?
 Can youverifyanyof the informationinanotherinformationsource?
 Doesthe language andtone of the informationsource seemunbiased,objective,andfree of
emotionorpersonal opinions?
 Are there any political, ideological,cultural,religious,institutional,orpersonal biases?
 Are there spelling,grammar,ortypographical errors?
Purpose: The ReasonThe InformationExists
 Doesthe author make his/herintentionsorpurpose forthe informationclear?
 What isthe purpose of the information: toinform, teach,sell,entertain,orpersuade?
 Is the informationprimarilyfacts,opinions,orpropaganda?
Grand Total Score
Wouldyou recommendthis source as one that is both credible andrelevantto your research topicof Ancient
Egypt? Why or why not?

2.
Namesof Group Members: ___________________________________________________________________________
Applying the CRAAP Test, Source 2: EverydayLife in Ancient Egypt
(reference article in GVRL)
InformationSource Criteria Your
Evaluation
0-5
(0=worst;
5=best)
Currency: Timeliness of the Resource
 Is the publicationdate recent,especiallyif the relevance of the source isimportanttothe topic?
 Is a copyrightdate provided?
Relevance: The importance of the informationfor your research
interest/question
 Doesthisinformationsource answeraquestionIhave aboutmytopicOR doesit helpdevelopa
newquestiontopursue formytopic?
 To what extentdoesthistopicexpand/broadenmyunderstandingof mytopicOR helpme finda
newaspectof the topicto explore?
Authority: Credibility andexpertise of the personor groupthat authoredthe
information
 Who isthe author/publisher/source/sponsorof thisinformationsource?
 What makesthispersonor groupqualifiedtopublishthisinformationORwhatmakesthis
person/groupanexpertonthe topic?
 What are the author’scredentialsand/ororganizationalaffiliations?
 Is the author or groupqualifiedtowrite onthe topic?
 Is there contactinformationforthe author,suchas a publisher,email address,orTwitter
handle?
Accuracy: The Reliability, Truthfulness, Objectiveness, andCorrectness of the
Content
 Is the informationsupportedbyevidence/facts?
 Can youverifyanyof the informationinanotherinformationsource?
 Doesthe language andtone of the informationsource seemunbiased,objective,and free of
emotionorpersonal opinions?
 Are there any political,ideological,cultural,religious,institutional,orpersonal biases?
 Are there spelling,grammar,ortypographical errors?
Purpose: The ReasonThe InformationExists
 Doesthe author make his/herintentionsorpurpose forthe informationclear?
 What isthe purpose of the information: toinform, teach,sell,entertain,orpersuade?
 Is the informationprimarilyfacts,opinions,orpropaganda?
Grand Total Score
Wouldyou recommendthis source as one that is both credible andrelevantto your research topicof Ancient
Egypt? Why or why not?

3.
Namesof Group Members: ___________________________________________________________________________
Applying the CRAAP Test, Source 3: Nonfiction
Book
InformationSource Criteria Your
Evaluation
0-5
(0=worst;
5=best)
Currency: Timeliness of the Resource
 Is the publicationdate recent,especiallyif the relevance of the source isimportanttothe topic?
 Is a copyrightdate provided?
Relevance: The importance of the informationfor your research
interest/question
 Doesthis informationsource answeraquestionIhave aboutmytopicOR doesit helpdevelopa
newquestiontopursue formytopic?
 To what extentdoesthistopicexpand/broadenmyunderstandingof mytopicOR helpme finda
newaspectof the topicto explore?
Authority: Credibility andexpertise of the personor groupthat authoredthe
information
 Who isthe author/publisher/source/sponsorof thisinformationsource?
 What makesthispersonor groupqualifiedtopublishthisinformationORwhatmakesthis
person/groupanexpertonthe topic?
 What are the author’scredentialsand/ororganizationalaffiliations?
 Is the author or groupqualifiedtowrite onthe topic?
 Is there contactinformationforthe author,suchas a publisher,email address,orTwitter
handle?
Accuracy: The Reliability, Truthfulness, Objectiveness, andCorrectness of the
Content
 Is the informationsupportedbyevidence/facts?
 Can youverifyanyof the informationinanotherinformationsource?
 Doesthe language andtone of the information source seemunbiased,objective,andfree of
emotionorpersonal opinions?
 Are there any political,ideological,cultural,religious,institutional,orpersonal biases?
 Are there spelling,grammar,ortypographical errors?
Purpose: The ReasonThe InformationExists
 Doesthe author make his/herintentionsorpurpose forthe informationclear?
 What isthe purpose of the information: toinform, teach,sell,entertain,orpersuade?
 Is the informationprimarilyfacts,opinions,orpropaganda?
Grand Total Score

4.
Namesof Group Members: ___________________________________________________________________________
Wouldyou recommendthis source as one that is both credible andrelevantto your research topicof Ancient
Egypt? Why or why not?

5.
Namesof Group Members: ___________________________________________________________________________
After you have collaboratively worked as a team to assess each source
and give it a score, please complete the following and be prepared to
share with the entire group. You will get a large sticky note to write your
responses.
Rank your three
sources by score
from most points
to least. You can
do this as a list
with the points.
In your opinion,
which source
seemed to have
the most relevance
to the research
task and why?
Which source
seemed to be the
most credible and
have the most
authority and
why?
We felt the overall
best source for this
project/research
task was ____
because....