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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…
| britannica.com | 3.23 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.00 | 3.29 | 627344 |
| encyclopedia.com | 2.77 | 2.86 | 2.86 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 1168137 |
| wikipedia.org | 1.91 | 1.71 | 2.07 | 2.14 | 1.86 | 1.79 | 12164091 |
| en.wikibooks.org | 1.53 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.30 | 107618 |
| psychology.wikia.com | 1.53 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 528195 |
| biomedcentral.com | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 637394 |
| ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2058169 |
| yale.edu | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 72875 |
| apa.org | 3.93 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 4.00 | 504088 |
| dtic.mil | 3.93 | 3.70 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 113068 |
| eric.ed.gov | 3.93 | 3.70 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 844585 |
| mayoclinic.com | 3.87 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 215587 |
| cdc.gov | 3.80 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 827363 |
| gradworks.umi.com | 3.80 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 219494 |
| pubmedcentral.nih.gov | 3.80 | 3.70 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 474800 |
| nursingworld.org | 3.60 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.30 | 129500 |
| nursingcenter.com | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.70 | 382312 |
| springerlink.com | 3.40 | 3.70 | 3.30 | 3.00 | 3.30 | 3.70 | 619762 |
| columbia.edu | 3.33 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 114923 |
| sagepub.com | 3.33 | 3.00 | 3.30 | 3.00 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 517621 |
| scholar.lib.vt.edu | 3.33 | 3.00 | 3.30 | 3.70 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 942422 |
| gutenberg.org | 3.24 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 2.62 | 3.43 | 71913 |
| ohiolink.edu | 3.13 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 2.30 | 3.30 | 357638 |
| onlinelibrary.wiley.com | 3.13 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 3.00 | 972624 |
| worldcat.org | 3.07 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 3.70 | 43547 |
| highered.mcgraw-hill.com | 3.00 | 3.30 | 3.00 | 2.30 | 3.00 | 3.30 | 552757 |
| books.google.com | 2.95 | 2.81 | 2.86 | 3.00 | 2.90 | 3.19 | 407016 |
| archive.org | 2.89 | 2.57 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.86 | 3.00 | 153891 |
| questia.com | 2.87 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 3.00 | 85420 |
| freepatentsonline.com | 2.73 | 2.00 | 2.70 | 3.30 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 239951 |
| biomedexperts.com | 2.67 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 526890 |
| nap.edu | 2.67 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 2.00 | 2.30 | 3.30 | 127250 |
| citeulike.org | 2.60 | 1.70 | 2.30 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 900954 |
| reference.com | 2.60 | 2.57 | 2.71 | 2.86 | 2.29 | 2.57 | 783297 |
| lib.bioinfo.pl | 2.47 | 2.00 | 2.30 | 3.00 | 2.30 | 2.70 | 895864 |
| thefreelibrary.com | 2.47 | 2.50 | 2.57 | 2.71 | 2.00 | 2.57 | 1919664 |
| plsweb.com | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.70 | 2.30 | 146933 |
| highbeam.com | 2.31 | 2.14 | 2.71 | 2.00 | 2.29 | 2.43 | 670958 |
| infoplease.com | 2.20 | 1.71 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.14 | 2.29 | 553741 |
| enotes.com | 2.17 | 1.71 | 2.71 | 1.86 | 2.43 | 2.14 | 2390593 |
| medlibrary.org | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.00 | 2.43 | 2.00 | 2.14 | 3123904 |
| works.bepress.com | 2.07 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.70 | 2.00 | 185388 |
| etd.lib.fsu.edu | 2.00 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 1.70 | 533674 |
| etd.lsu.edu | 2.00 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 1.70 | 642449 |
| etd.ohiolink.edu | 2.00 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 1.70 | 832389 |
| studystack.com | 1.81 | 1.43 | 2.21 | 2.29 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 485983 |
| brainmass.com | 1.80 | 1.30 | 2.30 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 1423596 |
| academic.regis.edu | 1.73 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.30 | 0.70 | 43421 |
| publications.theseus.fi | 1.47 | 1.70 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 41001 |
| coursehero.com | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.86 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 1.29 | 3966939 |
| jiskha.com | 1.34 | 0.86 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.14 | 1.00 | 630259 |
| fedetd.mis.nsysu.edu.tw | 1.33 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 686371 |
| bookrags.com | 1.20 | 0.90 | 1.43 | 0.67 | 1.57 | 1.43 | 162232 |
| medbib.com | 1.02 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.89 | 819544 |
| digitalcommons.liberty.edu | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 26525 |
| nytimes.com | 3.46 | 3.71 | 3.43 | 3.29 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 336730 |
| allbusiness.com | 3.27 | 3.30 | 3.00 | 3.30 | 3.70 | 3.00 | 2041321 |
| azcentral.com | 2.80 | 2.30 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 49767 |
| guardian.co.uk | 2.70 | 2.64 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 166273 |
| redorbit.com | 2.47 | 2.00 | 2.30 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 2.30 | 440916 |
| huffingtonpost.com | 2.46 | 2.71 | 2.57 | 2.43 | 1.86 | 2.71 | 661167 |
| entrepreneur.com | 2.13 | 1.30 | 2.00 | 2.30 | 2.70 | 2.30 | 823339 |
| examiner.com | 2.13 | 1.71 | 2.07 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 571594 |
| articlesbase.com | 1.96 | 1.71 | 1.86 | 2.14 | 2.43 | 1.67 | 416997 |
| absoluteastronomy.com | 1.93 | 1.29 | 2.00 | 2.29 | 2.00 | 2.07 | 1022745 |
| associatedcontent.com | 1.93 | 1.29 | 1.71 | 2.50 | 2.14 | 2.00 | 1560924 |
| google.com | 1.80 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 2.30 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 98330 |
| ecampus.com | 1.40 | 1.14 | 1.57 | 1.24 | 1.62 | 1.43 | 69872 |
| ehow.com | 1.35 | 1.00 | 1.14 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.67 | 872081 |
| freerepublic.com | 1.14 | 0.71 | 1.29 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 0.86 | 576310 |
| rediff.com | 1.09 | 0.86 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.43 | 0.86 | 165549 |
| findarticles.com | 1.00 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 0.71 | 0.86 | 1869439 |
| ezinearticles.com | 1.50 | 0.86 | 1.36 | 2.00 | 2.14 | 1.14 | 131156 |
| novelguide.com | 1.26 | 0.86 | 1.57 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 595799 |
| studentoffortune.com | 1.16 | 0.76 | 1.48 | 0.76 | 1.67 | 1.14 | 1286899 |
| termpaperslab.com | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.76 | 1.52 | 0.76 | 1392284 |
| oppapers.com | 0.91 | 1.00 | 1.14 | 0.57 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 4492283 |
| slashdoc.com | 0.63 | 0.38 | 0.90 | 0.52 | 0.95 | 0.38 | 480272 |
| essaymania.com | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.95 | 0.19 | 0.95 | 0.38 | 653638 |
| pdfqueen.com | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 49683 |
| customessaymeister.com | 0.54 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.14 | 1.29 | 0.43 | 294119 |
| antiessays.com | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.90 | 0.52 | 2453562 |
| 123helpme.com | 0.46 | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.43 | 548895 |
| papercamp.com | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.14 | 0.71 | 0.29 | 2454094 |
| allfreeessays.com | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 2068932 |
| bignerds.com | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.29 | 2633248 |
| cheathouse.com | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 129753 |
| fratfiles.com | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 97236 |
| cyberessays.com | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 883942 |
| ivythesis.typepad.com | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 782726 |
| mightystudents.com | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 365125 |
| peerpapers.com | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 219321 |
| schoolsucks.com | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 114374 |
| termpaperwarehouse.com | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 53411 |
| search.barnesandnoble.com | 1.81 | 2.10 | 1.67 | 1.48 | 1.86 | 1.95 | 366949 |
| amazon.com | 1.55 | 1.14 | 1.19 | 1.95 | 1.81 | 1.67 | 1153412 |
| en.wikisource.org | 2.14 | 1.86 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 195078 |
| digg.com | 2.11 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 275734 |
| scribd.com | 2.07 | 2.00 | 2.43 | 2.07 | 1.71 | 2.14 | 3461809 |
| sites.google.com | 1.91 | 1.71 | 2.29 | 2.43 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 859680 |
| goodreads.com | 1.86 | 1.38 | 1.81 | 2.38 | 1.95 | 1.76 | 374887 |
| answers.com | 1.84 | 1.57 | 1.86 | 2.43 | 1.76 | 1.57 | 3186959 |
| authorstream.com | 1.77 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 2.29 | 1.86 | 1.93 | 1060107 |
| angelfire.com | 1.74 | 1.86 | 2.00 | 1.86 | 1.71 | 1.29 | 671884 |
| helium.com | 1.61 | 1.43 | 1.64 | 1.71 | 1.86 | 1.43 | 435540 |
| slideshare.net | 1.61 | 1.71 | 1.86 | 1.50 | 1.43 | 1.57 | 4051018 |
| answers.yahoo.com | 1.56 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 1.86 | 1.14 | 3188527 |
| hubpages.com | 1.54 | 0.86 | 1.43 | 2.00 | 2.14 | 1.29 | 878995 |
| wiki.answers.com | 1.45 | 1.05 | 1.43 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.24 | 801802 |
| voices.yahoo.com | 1.44 | 1.21 | 1.57 | 1.43 | 1.57 | 1.43 | 324577 |
| squidoo.com | 1.36 | 1.05 | 1.29 | 1.67 | 1.33 | 1.48 | 651951 |
| ask.com | 1.34 | 1.05 | 1.19 | 2.19 | 1.24 | 1.05 | 556254 |
| clipmarks.com | 1.30 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 1.86 | 1.62 | 1.33 | 543546 |
| chacha.com | 1.17 | 0.71 | 1.29 | 1.57 | 1.29 | 1.00 | 107804 |
| everything2.com | 1.14 | 0.43 | 1.14 | 1.57 | 1.71 | 0.86 | 370019 |
| faqs.org | 1.13 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 496893 |
| myspace.com | 0.70 | 0.33 | 0.57 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 0.57 | 173155 |
| blogs.myspace.com | 0.57 | 0.14 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 0.29 | 564712 |
| justanswer.com | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 1202430 |