As a tutor in a community college writing center I see all kinds of assignments. In one paper I read today the assignment asked students to evaluate a website based on a specific cultural group by deciding who the site primarily targeted and why as well as what kinds of information were available on the site. As a future information professional, I have completed these assignments in my classes.
For many students at a community college level, evaluating an information source is a new concept. Assignments like these give students the chance to question the information they are seeing on the screen and explore it somewhat in depth. Being able to quickly analyze a source is a critical skill in decision making. It can mean the difference between coming up with a source and coming up with the right source. This is about more than information, it is about finding what you need when you need it. A skill that many students lack.
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