ASSESSING AND EVALUATING ONLINE WEBSITE
Direction: Choose an online article and assess the information and evaluate the credibility by filling up
the table below:
TITLE OF THE ARTICLE: How Using Social Media Affects Teenagers
https://childmind.org/article/how-using-social-media-affects-teenagers/
COMPONENT GUIDE QUESTIONS
refers to the intended audience
Target Audience
refers to the producer / creator
Sender / Author
of the media and information
refers to the reason, motivation
Purpose
or intention of the message.
refers to the topic, facts, figures
and others used in the media and
information
Key Content
refers to presentation across the
different formats guided by
design principles and elements:
tone, mood, color, font types,
manipulation of space, speed,
direction, balance, repetition,
Form / Style
emphasis, movement, rhythm,
unity, contrast, hierarchy,
contrast, proportion, alignment,
proximity, pattern, others
refers to the format or platform
Medium / Format used in presenting the media and
information
YOUR ANSWER
Social media users/teenagers
and parents
Rachel Ehmke of Child Mind
Institute
To raise awareness about the
effects of social media on teens
Social media have become so
integral to teenage life that it
promotes anxiety, lowers self-
esteem and causes cyberbullying.
So, someone should teach them
how to minimize the risks of it
and guide them manage the time
in using it.
The article was written to inform
and persuade. The font used was
elegant and legible. But some
colors used was too dull and may
not be visible to people with
problems in eyesight. It was
aligned appropriately in the
center and not confusing to read.
It has quotations that made it
credible. They also inserted
hyperlinks to go for other related
articles.
The author used an online
website of a nonprofit company
called Child Mind Institute