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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - Computer Science - Middle School - Information (Reliability, Validity and Bias)
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The concept of information is closely related to notions of communication, control, data, form, instruction, knowledge, meaning, perception and representation.

Is it possible to test the reliability, validity and bias of information on websites? Information is everywhere - we are inundated with information 24 * 7.

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - Computer Science - Middle School - Information (Reliability, Validity and Bias)
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20 Questions

1. URL stands for .......
2. Search Engines produce lots of results which .......
3. People rarely check the validity of websites because .......
4. Many websites contain 'biased' information.
5. Different search engines .......
6. Which of these is a fact?
7. When evaluating a website you should .......
8. The quickest way to find a resource on the www is .......
9. Search engines can create long lists of 'hits'. A hit is .......
10. To find information on the internet you use a .......
11. Search engines are useful because .......
12. Website resources are not likely to be biased if .......
13. Which do you think gives the least biased information?
14. The internet is a source of information. What is a URL?
15. Search engine results can be made more specific by .......
16. Lots of web resources contain opinions. An opinion is .......
17. Which is not a good form of website validation?
18. Some authors select information to favor a viewpoint.
19. An opinion or viewpoint is biased if .......
20. Many websites contain 'biased' information because .......