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SCRAP Test Online Presentation (by Lincoln-Sudbury RHS, reproducible for free educational use only)
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SCRAP Test
If your source doesn't pass the test, then SCRAP it
Remember...at any point, if your source doesn't pass the test, then SCRAP it and find another one!
SOLID
URRENT
Is the information supported by evidence?
Can you verify the information through other sources?
When was it published or revised?
Does it refer to current sources?
Is currency important to your topic?
RELEVANT
Does it provide the information you need?
Is the level appropriate (not too elementary, not too scholarly)?
AUTHORITATIVE
What are the publisher’s qualifications?
(Check “ABOUT” or similar link.)
What does the web say about the author and/or publisher?
What are the author’s credentials? Are they an expert or journalist?
PURPOSE
What is the purpose: To inform, persuade, entertain, or sell?
How does it make you feel? Does it cause strong emotions?
Is bias or point of view clearly stated?
SCRAP Test
Solid
Current
Relevant
Authoritative
Purpose