Submitting Sources to the CRAAP Test
Channel: Writing with J Kozak
Date: 17/10/2020

Be skeptical... no, more skeptical than that! 

Use the CRAAP Test:

Current: When was this written? Was it recently updated? What timeframe is appropriate for your field of study?

Reliable: What kind of information are they providing? Is this opinion, and if so, is it balanced? Are there references and sources for data/quotations?

Authoritative: Who is this person? What are their credentials? Who published this? Is this an advertisement? Is this the approach appropriate for the field of study?

Accurate: Where did they get their evidence? Has their information been reviewed by someone else (either fact checked or peer reviewed)? Can you verify this information elsewhere?

Purpose/Point of View: What is the author trying to do? Are they trying to entertain, inform, convince, advertise? What does the author benefit if you believe them? What are the author’s biases?