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A + Guide: No CRAAP! Evaluating and choosing the best sources

Don't use any old crap from the Web! Use the CRAAP (and sometimes B) Test to help choose the best sources.

What is CRAAP?

The CRAAP Test is an easy way to remember the key essentials to evaluating information. Each word stands for an important aspect to consider when researching.

Currency - The timeliness of the information
Relevancy - The importance of the information for your needs
Authority - The source of the information
Accuracy - The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the content
Purpose - The reason the information exists

CSU Chico CRAAP Test

CRAAP Rating System

CRAAP Ratings

A CRAAP Rubric

A CRAAP Rubric

More Ways to Evaluate

Conflict of Interest from Columbia University
The Impact and Importance of Peer Review
Berkeley Media Studies Group - Framing 101
Highlights critical thinking around how information is presented.
Tips on Evaluating Evidence
Ending the Infographic Plague
Use CRAAP for Infographics too!
FUN! - Spurious Correlations
Correlation does not always equal causation. A fun look at data.

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