8.SI.1.3

Ryan W Evaluation of Source:


 * 1)  Website Extension: My internet source ends with .org extension, so I know that my source is related to an organization. This helps me determine that it is a reliable source because organizations don’t have anything to gain by false information.


 * 1)  Date: 2012, this is important to know because if the information is not up to date then it probably isn’t true anymore.


 * 1)  Reputation: NCWiseOwl’s reputation is good because it is made for schools to use.


 * 1)  Author: N/A


 * 1)  Consistency: Everything I found on this website has something to do with the topic I searched.

(Here you will evaluate the consistency and relevancy of the information you found on this site/source. Did you verify the same information with other reliable sources? Which ones?)Yes, I have compared the information to other encyclopedias and found them about the same. Conclusion: In the end I was able to determine that this site was reliable based on these five levels of evaluation. I examined each criterion and believe this source is very useful for my research paper. It provides all the information I need for the particular section. It is an approved encyclopedia with a good reputation; it has accurate information and is always up to date. It stays right on topic, and it also has been useful to me at previous times. This is how I know my source is reliable.

The relevancy of this website is very consistence; I looked at other reliable websites, like pbs.org and history.com, and they basically had the same information. Encyclopedias also had the same information as the website. In the end I was able to determine that NCWiseOwl is a reliable source according to the criterion. This site would be very useful for my research paper. It has all the information I need on the topics I need, it rarely goes of topic. I have used it before and it has been very helpful, this is how I know my source is reliable.