[CASL-L] CRAAP test alternatives

[STEPHANIE PATTERSON]

I follow the SHEG pretty closely, and use threads of the CRAAP test and the EasyBib chart too.

I've a little presentation that I adapted from a CASL conference or SHEG called Determining Authority. It's useful for teaching them to look at the features of a website for indicators of what it is. Kind of like teaching features of an encyclopedia- index, table of contents, etc. We look at an old gnarly book and a new one and talk about appearances (all looks pretty good online) and The Wizard of Oz story (was there really a wizard? what did Toto find behind the curtain?) and more. We talk about lateral reading a lot- who are those people, not just the ABOUT US/CONTACT US tab.

I'm moving toward teaching and requiring annotated bibs to encourage students to write about how a source fits in.

The problem I see with the CRAAP traditional matrix is that it looks like a rubric and it's just a score tabulation but not enough thinking about the questions about the source. And lots of times a spikey biased source needs to be part of the background look at what's out there.

I also generally require some background work in databases- I like the ABC-CLIO offerings for history and health, eLibrary and SIRS the best.

And, it's a little clunky at times, but notes need to be shared with me with links. I do look at links and what they are doing for notes if they are making their own, or I use a Cornell variant or a summarizer doc I made.

My sense is that the internet is still a place to dip and pick. I'd like a research class or to be embedded with freshman somehow.

Stephanie Patterson
Southington High School Library
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http://neatoday.org/2020/01/06/students-still-cant-tell-fact-from-fiction-on-the-internet/#.XheEJ0XR_Lg.gmail

Hi - I read this late last night, before I planned to teach the CRAAP test to my 7th grade students. (I tie it to the 5W's too)  I also have started having them look for the sources that are quoted and evidence (statistics, reports, graphs, etc).  However, I was disturbed to read in this article from NEAToday that the CRAAP test :

'The most well-known example of this approach is the CRAAP test – named for the five criteria it it is designed to evaluate: currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose. Despite its popularity, the test doesn’t teach students to properly use the Internet to determine a site’s trustworthiness. In addition, say the researchers, the CRAAP test “has no basis in research and can actually lead students dangerously astray.”  '


'They urge new research-based strategies to inform high-quality instructional materials that should be distributed at no cost to every school in the country. Only then can we expect to move the needle on students’ digital literacy, the researchers write.'

If you are currently using an alternative (preferably research based), could you please share?

Thanks,
Sue Crean

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