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Resource Evaluation Checklist

NAME__________________ DATE_________ 

This process will need teacher guidance/modelling 

Introductory Questions

What is the purpose of the resource and what does it contain? 

Name of the Resource (title of book, article, magazine, web site, CD, tape, video). 

Content Evaluation

Rating - rate each resource out of 10 for each of the following categories (10 being the highest, 0 being the lowest)

1. Reliability - ie. did the individual or group who wrote and created this resource have knowledge and expertise on the topic? 
10    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1    0 
2. How easy was it for you to find information? 
10    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1    0 
3. Did this resource give you all the information you needed to answer your questions? 
10    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1    0 
4. Did you find this resource easy to read? (Has the author written this resource so that you could find the information easily?) 
10    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1    0 
5. How would you rate the resource that you used? (How well did it answer your questions?) 
10    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1    0 
6. How good was this resource compared to the others that you used? 
10    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1    0 
Presentation Evaluation
Rating - Rate each resource out of 10 for each of the following categories (10 being the highest, 0 being the lowest) 
7. How creative was this resource? Was it visually appealing for you? 
10    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1    0 
8. How easy was it for you to find your way around the resource? Look at the navigation bar, table of contents, index, glossary, headings, sub-headings. 
10    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1    0 
9. Did you find the photos, diagrams, graphs, illustrations, icons, useful in your research or were they just decorative? 
10    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1    0 
10. How well do you think this resource was presented? 
10    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1    0 
Add up your totals and give a grade to each resource based upon the following table; 
A = 80 - 100 (interesting, informative and useful)
B = 60 - 80
C = 60 - 40
D = 40 and below (dull, useless, unreliable, not helpful)

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