CRAAP Test
This part of the CRAAP test asks if the information is up to date.
What is Currency?
This type of source presents original research or firsthand accounts.
Primary Source
A website ending in .edu is typically associated with this type of institution.
What is an Educational Institution?
When a source favors one side strongly, it is showing this.
Bias
Giving credit to sources you use is called this.
Citation
This CRAAP category checks if the source relates to your topic.
What is Relevance?
This type analyzes or interprets primary sources.
Secondary Source
A .gov website is generally considered reliable because it comes from this.
What is the Government?
A source that presents multiple viewpoints is considered this.
Objective
Quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing without credit is called this.
Plagiarism
This asks: Who is the author and are they qualified?
What is Authority?
When an article has been checked and verified by someone else, it has been "**** Reviewed"?
Peer-Reviewed
This domain (.com, .org, .edu, etc.) can give clues about credibility.
What is a Domain Name?
Emotional language and loaded words are signs of this.
Bias
This referencing style is commonly used in English classes.
Harvard Referencing
This category focuses on whether the information is supported by evidence.
What is Accuracy?
A childcare student reads a journal article where researchers observed 50 children in nurseries and recorded how often they used digital devices. The article includes the researchers' original findings and data.
A Primary Source
If a website has no author listed, this is a red flag related to this CRAAP category.
What is Authority?
Checking multiple sources to confirm information helps ensure this.
Credibility
Evidence from experts, studies, or data strengthens this.
Argument
This part asks why the information exists (to inform, sell, persuade, etc.).
What is Purpose?
This source compiles information from many sources (like encyclopedias).
Tertiary Source
If a website is trying to sell something while giving information, you should question this.
What is Purpose
A source funded by a company may have this type of influence.
Conflict of Interest
A works cited page includes this information about your sources.
Bibliographic Information