Complete Hint Youll be evaluating two websites per topic One

Complete Hint: You\'ll be evaluating two websites per topic. One is a \"yay\" and one is a \"nay.\"

Web site evaluation form: Autism (A)
Because of the questionable reliability and lack of permanence of Internet resources, you need to critically evaluate each site. Fill out the form below.
URL http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/autism/index.html
AUTHORITY
Who is the creator or author? What credentials make this site scholarly or valuable to your research?

What is the contact information for creators or webmaster?

What institution or organization sponsors the site, if any?

RELIABILITY
What evidence indicates that the information is accurate?

Can you detect an agenda or bias? Is more than one opinion presented? Will you include other viewpoints?

TIMELINESS
When was the web site produced or last updated? What percent of the links work? Does this subject require frequent updates to be valuable?

Web site evaluation form: Autism (B)
Because of the questionable reliability and lack of permanence of Internet resources, you need to critically evaluate each site. Fill out the form below.
URL http://www.autismone.org   
AUTHORITY
Who is the creator or author? What credentials make this site scholarly or valuable to your research?

What is the contact information for creators or webmaster?

What institution or organization sponsors the site, if any?

RELIABILITY
What evidence indicates that the information is accurate?

Can you detect an agenda or bias? Is more than one opinion presented? Will you include other viewpoints?

TIMELINESS
When was the web site produced or last updated? What percent of the links work? Does this subject require frequent updates to be valuable?

Solution

Website 1:- Autism (A)

Authority- creator is U.S Department of health and human services. The site is authentic and adds valuable research because the creator is U.S. government which is responsible for producing informationand maintaining it.

The contact information is as follows- 1600 clifton road Atlanta, GA 30329-4027 USA ; 800-232-4636

The US Department of health and human services maintains the site.

Reliability- The information given on the site is backed up by scientific published articles that produce latest correct information and validate it through experiments.

I cannot detect an agenda or bias and there is only one type of information presented on autism and that vaccines are safe and do not cause autism. I would not include other viewpoints.

Timelines:- the website was last updated on november 23, 2015. It was reviewed on october 27, 2015.

100% of the links work. Yes, this kind of subject requires frequent updates to be valuable and correct.

Website 2:- Autism (B)

The creator of the site is Ed Arranga and Teri Arranga. It is not a scholarly site and does not add value to the research as it\'s just an Non profit group\'s site that provide education and legal assistance to autism affected families.

The contact information for the creators is - 1.800.908.5803 and fax- 1.714.441.9327 no information for the webmaster is given.

The autism international association sponsors the site.

Reliability- no evidence of accurate information is seen on the site. Yes a lot of different opinions are presented on the site ranging from fake news to politics. An agenda is the website talks about a lot of pther things than autism and is filled with ads also. I would want to make the site more specific.

Timelines:- the website was last updated on 19th may 2009. 100% of the links work. Yes the subject requires frequent updates which is absent.

On the whole autism (A) site is a yay and autism (B) site is a nay.