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07.1 Critical Thinking Skills

When evaluating information on the Internet, it is helpful to have a list of questions in mind to guide your thinking. The Top Ten Evaluation Tips (see the second list of ten questions on the page), later evolved into an Evaluation Form, were created to encourage critical thinking skills.

Take the time to read two (2) of the four (4) critical thinking skills documents listed below.

Ithaca College Library explains the thinking skills necessary for the evaluation of web sites.

Wolfgram Memorial Library This Widener University site contains helpful information about evaluating several different types of web pages.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse, a magazine for classroom innovators. Search the site for good critical thinking/web evaluation resources using these keywords: evaluate web

UCLA College Library shares ways to think critically about World Wide Web resources.

Write down the top 1 to 5 ideas you gleaned from the readings. Keep this list handy and add to it as you work through the next two course activities.