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Ratings for
Top Student Sources
Turnitin created the SEER (Source Educational Evaluation Rubric) to help teach students how to evaluate the sources they use in their writing. A number of educators tested the rubric on the most popular websites that students use for sourcing material. How did these websites rank? Take a look below…
| 123helpme.com | 0.46 | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.43 | 794807 |
| absoluteastronomy.com | 1.93 | 1.29 | 2.00 | 2.29 | 2.00 | 2.07 | 395231 |
| algebra.com | 2.15 | 1.80 | 2.30 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 2.30 | 3551 |
| allfreeessays.com | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 604413 |
| allgreatquotes.com | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 50425 |
| amazon.com | 1.55 | 1.14 | 1.19 | 1.95 | 1.81 | 1.67 | 727660 |
| angelfire.com | 1.74 | 1.86 | 2.00 | 1.86 | 1.71 | 1.29 | 507806 |
| answers.com | 1.84 | 1.57 | 1.86 | 2.43 | 1.76 | 1.57 | 1248710 |
| answers.yahoo.com | 1.56 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 1.86 | 1.14 | 292104 |
| antiessays.com | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.90 | 0.52 | 798557 |
| arcamax.com | 2.30 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 17351 |
| archive.org | 2.89 | 2.57 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.86 | 3.00 | 405581 |
| ask.com | 1.34 | 1.05 | 1.19 | 2.19 | 1.24 | 1.05 | 49945 |
| associatedcontent.com | 1.93 | 1.29 | 1.71 | 2.50 | 2.14 | 2.00 | 637113 |
| authorstream.com | 1.77 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 2.29 | 1.86 | 1.93 | 236197 |
| azete.com | 0.53 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 247413 |
| bartleby.com | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.50 | 2.80 | 3.80 | 160286 |
| bignerds.com | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.29 | 534995 |
| blogs.myspace.com | 0.57 | 0.14 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 0.29 | 335542 |
| blurtit.com | 1.04 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.90 | 1.40 | 0.90 | 1092 |
| bookrags.com | 1.20 | 0.90 | 1.43 | 0.67 | 1.57 | 1.43 | 333542 |
| bookstove.com | 1.60 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 2.30 | 1.70 | 200233 |
| brainyquote.com | 1.70 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 154750 |
| bralyn.net | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 104541 |
| britannica.com | 3.23 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.00 | 3.29 | 246329 |
| buy.com | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 183006 |
| chacha.com | 1.17 | 0.71 | 1.29 | 1.57 | 1.29 | 1.00 | 196505 |
| classiclit.about.com | 2.00 | 1.80 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 1.80 | 2.00 | 465754 |
| classicreader.com | 2.60 | 2.70 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.20 | 69885 |
| cliffsnotes.com | 2.16 | 2.20 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 634670 |
| clipmarks.com | 1.30 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 1.86 | 1.62 | 1.33 | 171145 |
| community.livejournal.com | 1.20 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 15772 |
| coursehero.com | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.86 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 1.29 | 702983 |
| cs.utah.edu | 1.98 | 2.30 | 1.50 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 1.5 | 23328 |
| customessaymeister.com | 0.54 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.14 | 1.29 | 0.43 | 525242 |
| deithe.newgrounds.com | 1.60 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 13924 |
| dictionary.reference.com | 3.03 | 3.00 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 113574 |
| digg.com | 2.11 | 2.00 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 1.71 | 2.14 | 24554 |
| diigo.com | 1.93 | 1.30 | 2.70 | 2.00 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 172756 |
| dreamessays.com | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.70 | 190719 |
| drugwarrant.com | 1.60 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 1.70 | 1847 |
| e-reading.org.ua | 1.10 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 1.50 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 4430 |
| ebooks.adelaide.edu.au | 2.22 | 1.30 | 2.80 | 3.00 | 2.30 | 1.80 | 74972 |
| ecampus.com | 1.40 | 1.14 | 1.57 | 1.24 | 1.62 | 1.43 | 194269 |
| echeat.com | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 1.70 | 1.00 | 184207 |
| ehow.com | 1.35 | 1.00 | 1.14 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.67 | 1153 |
| en.wikiquote.org | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.70 | 2.30 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 282154 |
| en.wikisource.org | 2.14 | 1.86 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 394047 |
| encyclopedia.com | 2.77 | 2.86 | 2.86 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 352411 |
| enotes.com | 2.17 | 1.71 | 2.71 | 1.86 | 2.43 | 2.14 | 1440129 |
| essaymania.com | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.95 | 0.19 | 0.95 | 0.38 | 932709 |
| etestingcenter.com | 1.93 | 2.70 | 2.00 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 1.30 | 123212 |
| everything2.com | 1.14 | 0.43 | 1.14 | 1.57 | 1.71 | 0.86 | 550002 |
| everythingaddiction.com | 1.93 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.60 | 1173 |
| examiner.com | 2.13 | 1.71 | 2.07 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 70073 |
| exampleessays.com | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 227434 |
| fanfiction.net | 1.35 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 1.00 | 81516 |
| feedbooks.com | 1.47 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 379513 |
| findarticles.com | 1.00 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 0.71 | 0.86 | 298377 |
| forumlogr.com | 1.37 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 2.30 | 2.00 | 0.30 | 22710 |
| freerepublic.com | 1.14 | 0.71 | 1.29 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 0.86 | 265174 |
| fullbooks.com | 2.53 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 128107 |
| goftp.com | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1925 |
| goodreads.com | 1.86 | 1.38 | 1.81 | 2.38 | 1.95 | 1.76 | 840789 |
| gradesaver.com | 1.77 | 1.80 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 2.30 | 291512 |
| guardian.co.uk | 2.70 | 2.64 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 159273 |
| gutenberg.net.au | 3.47 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 2.30 | 4.00 | 66365 |
| gutenberg.org | 3.24 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 2.62 | 3.43 | 590195 |
| helium.com | 1.61 | 1.43 | 1.64 | 1.71 | 1.86 | 1.43 | 218490 |
| hextras.com | 0.95 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.50 | 1.30 | 0.80 | 8744 |
| highbeam.com | 2.31 | 2.14 | 2.71 | 2.00 | 2.29 | 2.43 | 19453 |
| history1700s.com | 2.25 | 1.80 | 2.50 | 2.30 | 2.50 | 2.30 | 57923 |
| hubpages.com | 1.54 | 0.86 | 1.43 | 2.00 | 2.14 | 1.29 | 282125 |
| huffingtonpost.com | 2.46 | 2.71 | 2.57 | 2.43 | 1.86 | 2.71 | 268510 |
| ibiblio.org | 2.60 | 2.50 | 2.80 | 3.30 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 331197 |
| icedrugaddiction.com | 1.54 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 1.30 | 1809 |
| imdb.com | 1.74 | 2.30 | 1.30 | 2.00 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 19895 |
| infomotions.com | 2.30 | 1.80 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.80 | 448730 |
| infoplease.com | 2.20 | 1.71 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.14 | 2.29 | 425778 |
| jiskha.com | 1.34 | 0.86 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.14 | 1.00 | 203675 |
| k12.com | 1.73 | 1.70 | 2.70 | 0.70 | 2.30 | 1.30 | 20097 |
| languageisavirus.com | 2.55 | 2.00 | 2.80 | 2.50 | 3.30 | 2.30 | 1863 |
| lib.ru | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 81921 |
| librarything.com | 2.13 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 2.70 | 2.30 | 2.00 | 6056 |
| medbib.com | 1.02 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.89 | 215119 |
| medlibrary.org | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.00 | 2.43 | 2.00 | 2.14 | 846165 |
| members.tripod.com | 1.60 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 15007 |
| myspace.com | 0.70 | 0.33 | 0.57 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 0.57 | 336000 |
| netformule.com | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 6801 |
| nfs.sparknotes.com | 2.54 | 2.20 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 98248 |
| novelguide.com | 1.26 | 0.86 | 1.57 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 410964 |
| nytimes.com | 3.46 | 3.71 | 3.43 | 3.29 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 219369 |
| online-literature.com | 2.35 | 2.30 | 2.80 | 2.30 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 520271 |
| oppapers.com | 0.91 | 1.00 | 1.14 | 0.57 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 1245097 |
| papercamp.com | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.14 | 0.71 | 0.29 | 172029 |
| pastebin.com | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 132289 |
| pbs.org | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 78997 |
| pinkmonkey.com | 1.95 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 47973 |
| planetebook.com | 2.87 | 2.70 | 3.70 | 3.30 | 2.00 | 2.70 | 162497 |
| planetpdf.com | 1.13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 95061 |
| planolibraries.org | 2.30 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 40080 |
| plantostop.com | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1764 |
| poemhunter.com | 2.15 | 1.80 | 2.50 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.00 | 55626 |
| premierathome.com | 1.93 | 1.70 | 2.30 | 1.30 | 2.30 | 2.00 | 4742 |
| randomhouse.com | 2.30 | 3.00 | 2.30 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 2.70 | 64476 |
| readprint.com | 2.50 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.50 | 2.30 | 3.00 | 235718 |
| rediff.com | 1.09 | 0.86 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.43 | 0.86 | 25582 |
| reference.com | 2.60 | 2.57 | 2.71 | 2.86 | 2.29 | 2.57 | 247700 |
| scribd.com | 2.07 | 2.00 | 2.43 | 2.07 | 1.71 | 2.14 | 1144111 |
| search.barnesandnoble.com | 1.81 | 2.10 | 1.67 | 1.48 | 1.86 | 1.95 | 467582 |
| sg.answers.yahoo.com | 1.65 | 1.40 | 2.10 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.30 | 2929041 |
| shelfari.com | 2.10 | 1.80 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1.80 | 5546 |
| shmoop.com | 2.48 | 2.30 | 3.00 | 1.80 | 2.80 | 2.60 | 880635 |
| silvergategroup.com | 2.13 | 2.00 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1081 |
| sites.google.com | 1.91 | 1.71 | 2.29 | 2.43 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 460948 |
| slashdoc.com | 0.63 | 0.38 | 0.90 | 0.52 | 0.95 | 0.38 | 526152 |
| slideshare.net | 1.61 | 1.71 | 1.86 | 1.50 | 1.43 | 1.57 | 953619 |
| smsgupshup.com | 1.40 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 2.30 | 1.00 | 1120 |
| sparknotes.com | 2.12 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 2.50 | 2.3 | 505223 |
| squidoo.com | 1.36 | 1.05 | 1.29 | 1.67 | 1.33 | 1.48 | 289960 |
| studentoffortune.com | 1.16 | 0.76 | 1.48 | 0.76 | 1.67 | 1.14 | 1412 |
| studystack.com | 1.81 | 1.43 | 2.21 | 2.29 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 242677 |
| substanceabusecle.com | 2.47 | 2.30 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.00 | 1174 |
| teacherweb.com | 2.63 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 2.43 | 2.86 | 2.43 | 327026 |
| termpaperslab.com | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.76 | 1.52 | 0.76 | 302811 |
| textlibrary.com | 2.93 | 2.70 | 3.70 | 3.30 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 54547 |
| thefreelibrary.com | 2.47 | 2.50 | 2.57 | 2.71 | 2.00 | 2.57 | 255387 |
| tomdaschle.com | 1.80 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1812 |
| topix.net | 0.36 | 1.8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.8 | 69766 |
| tumblr.com | 1.67 | 1.70 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4538 |
| tutorvista.com | 2.10 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1782 |
| usastores.com | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 33285 |
| voices.yahoo.com | 1.44 | 1.21 | 1.57 | 1.43 | 1.57 | 1.43 | 58068 |
| washingtonpf.weebly.com | 1.20 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 1.30 | 0.70 | 7287 |
| wiki.answers.com | 1.45 | 1.05 | 1.43 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.24 | 546373 |
| Wikipedia.org | 1.91 | 1.71 | 2.07 | 2.14 | 1.86 | 1.79 | 3801022 |
| wix.com | 1.76 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 43454 |
| worldebookfair.com | 2.60 | 2.30 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.30 | 3.00 | 272386 |
| worldebooklibrary.com | 2.60 | 2.30 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.30 | 3.00 | 80129 |
| worldlibrary.net | 2.60 | 2.30 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.30 | 3.00 | 317830 |
| xmediapartners.com | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 2.30 | 1.20 | 1243 |
| youtube.com | 2.03 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 2.10 | 46734 |