What is Metzger's criteria?

Table of Contents:

1. What is Metzger's criteria?
2. What are the 5 criteria for evaluating websites?
3. How is credibility determined?
4. How do you make sure your sources are credible?
5. What does credible mean in English?
6. What are some types of sources?

What is Metzger's criteria?

Metzger (2007) identified five issues that are being considered by an online information hunter: accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and scope of the information for credibility checking of the online information.

What are the 5 criteria for evaluating websites?

Using 5 important critieria - Accuracy, Authority, Objectivity, Currency, and Coverage - can make wading through the mass of information less confusing, and, help you be a better consumer of information.

How is credibility determined?

It is important to be able to identify which sources are credible. This ability requires an understanding of depth, objectivity, currency, authority, and purpose. Whether or not your source is peer-reviewed, it is still a good idea to evaluate it based on these five factors.

How do you make sure your sources are credible?

There are several main criteria for determining whether a source is reliable or not.

1. 1) Accuracy. Verify the information you already know against the information found in the source. ...
2. 2) Authority. Make sure the source is written by a trustworthy author and/or institution. ...
3. 3) Currency. ...
4. 4) Coverage.

What does credible mean in English?

able to be believed

What are some types of sources?

Types of Sources

• Scholarly publications (Journals)
• Popular sources (News and Magazines)
• Professional/Trade sources.
• Books / Book Chapters.
• Conference proceedings.
• Government Documents.
• Theses & Dissertations.