Dependability Checklist

The Dependability Checklist can help you make decisions about the credibility of resources you want to use in your assessments.

The checklist contains ten questions to get you thinking critically about the resource in front of you. Once you have developed the skills, you won’t need to rely on the checklist.

Each question asks for your YES or NO response about a particular feature of your resource. More YES answers result in a higher dependability score. But remember evaluation is a critical thinking skill, not a formula! You may have a good reason to keep a source that has scored lower.

How to use the Checklist

1. Locate and review a resource.
2. Use the Dependability Checklist to answer all ten questions.
3. At the bottom of the checklist is an overall dependability score. The higher the score, the more reliable the resource will be.

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