Evaluating Online Sources: Introducing a 4-Step Strategy

Abstract

In 2021, Grace Liu published an article titled “Moving Up the Ladder of Source Assessment: Expanding the CRAAP Test with Critical Thinking and Metacognition” in C&RL News. This article was a result of collaboration with West Chester University management faculty aimed to enhance source evaluation practices by incorporating critical thinking and metacognition. The article introduced a 4-step source assessment strategy and documented our initial efforts to enrich source evaluation practices, aligning with the concepts of affective learning and metacognition outlined in ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.