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Essay / Website Rating on Web Resources - 1087
There are five different criteria that should always be followed when it comes to rating a website. These criteria include accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage (“Criteria Used in Evaluating Web Resources,” 2014). Accuracy involves determining who hosts the website, whether the website has stated its purpose and audience, and whether the information on the site is reliable. A good way to check whether the information is reliable is to compare the facts found on the website with other information and facts found on other Internet or printed sources. The authority verifies that the author of the website is real, because if the author is real, the information can usually be trusted as well (“Criteria Used in Evaluating Web Resources,” 2014). To check a site's authority, the page should be examined for author information, note if anyone else has contributed to the website, check contact information, and see if the author has created other websites with factual information. It's a good sign if there is contact information for the author, because it means someone is taking credit for the information on the page ("Criteria Used in Evaluating Web Resources," 2014). If someone takes credit, there is a greater chance that the information is reliable, as the author would not want to have a bad reputation and be held responsible for sharing false information. The objectivity of a website involves deciding whether the website is trying to influence the reader's opinion and whether it is biased. If the ads on the site are provided by the site author, there is a good chance that the page is biased. There should be no bias or opinion on a site purporting to provide factual information ("Criteria...... middle of article...... viewed a website relating to the disorder known as ADHD There are five specific criteria that should always be met when evaluating a website, to ensure that the website is factual and reliable. The ADHD web page exceeds these five criteria. run by the government, so it has proper and reliable authority. The information on the site matches other information about ADHD, proving it to be accurate as there is no opinion or bias on the subject. site, only factual information The website is up to date and is regularly updated and covers all areas of the disorder from signs and symptoms to different treatment options (“Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder”, 2016). is a great example of what to look for when searching for an example of a reliable website with trustworthy information..