Author Credibility Evidence Categories:
0Challenge Failed
1Challenge Partial Success
2Challenge Mastered
Hit the Target!
Correctly identifies each author
Authors not correctly identified
Some authors correctly identified
All Authors correctly identified
Essay addresses the topic.
Response is off topic
Partially addresses credibility
Focused on author credibility
Mentions relevance of author’s occupation.
No mention of author’s occupation
Incomplete discussion or incorrect assumptions
Complete discussion and logical conclusions
Mentions relevance of author’s education.
No mention of author’s education
Discusses education, misinterprets relevance
Discusses education, draws accurate conclusions
Searches entire site and uses search tools to search offsite
No evidence of wider search
Discusses information found beyond initial page. No offsite search
Investigates entire site. Uses search tools to gather offsite evidence
Addresses publisher credibility.
No mention of publisher credibility
Mentions publisher or larger site info
Accurately discusses publisher credibility
Addresses commercial motivations
No mention of commercial motivations
Mentions commercial motivation
Discusses commercial motivation & credibility
Module Post-Test
No printed post-test.
Printed post-test with score below 80%
Printed post-test with score of 80 – 100%
