Assessment

1. It is more difficult to determine the reliability of information from a website than from a book. True False  

2. An indication of whether or not information is authoritative, is if a bibliography is included.
 True False  

3. Currency of information is not important if you are researching information about global warming.
 True False  

4. In a web address 'edu' indicates that the website is from an educational institution.
 True False  

5. On the Greenpeace website you would find objective information about whaling.
 True False  

6. Would a book entitled "A guide to the solar system for young readers" be a useful source for information for a scientific report on supernovas?
 True False  

Module Assessment

Once you have completed the above assessment, if requested by your lecturer, print this page, add your name and the date below, then hand it to your lecturer.

Student Name: ______________________________

Date: _____________________________________

Lecturer's Name: ____________________________

* Alternatively, print the document below and once completed, hand it to your lecturer.
 

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