Not all information is created equal. With so much content available online, it’s important to know how to separate trustworthy sources from misleading ones. Using unreliable information can weaken your assignments, research, and arguments.
This module introduces practical ways to evaluate information using criteria such as credibility, accuracy, relevance, purpose, and timeliness. These skills will help you make better decisions about what to read, trust, and cite in your academic work.
🧠 Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
Understand why evaluating information is important
Learn the key criteria to assess a source's quality
Know how to identify reliable vs. unreliable information
Apply evaluation techniques in your research and writing
Become more confident in selecting trustworthy sources
🚀 Let’s Dive In and Get Critical!
👇 Explore the interactive slide below to sharpen your information evaluation skills.
📝 Let’s Wrap Up with a Quick Quiz
You’ve explored the module, now try these 5 quick questions below. You’ve got this!
