Assessing Quality of Information : Questions to Ask

1.    Is the information well-organized?

    * Logical structure
    * Main points clearly presented
    * Main ideas unified by overarching idea
    * Text flows well (not choppy or stilted)
    * Author's argument is not repetitive

2.    Has author used good grammar?

3.    Are there spelling or typographical errors?    

4.    Are the graphics (images, tables, charts, diagrams)
       appropriate and clearly presented?

    * Clearly labeled
    * Descriptive title
    * Understandable without explanatory text

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