Internet+Research+7+Analyzing+Search+Results





=**Internet Research 7: Analyzing Search Results**=


 * Aim:** How do we analyze our search results?


 * Objectives:**


 * Students will find search terms within results
 * Students will evaluate page rankings
 * Students will navigate between results pages


 * Vocabulary:**


 * mnenomic
 * algorithms
 * cached pages


 * Analyzing search results:** You need to scan the results you get when you perform a search to determine what is useful to you. Imagine you are doing a search on reduce "carbon footprint" "average american." Use the following quidelines in determining the quality of search results:


 * **Locate your search terms within the search result.** Search engines often display snippets of text from pages containing your keywords. The number of times your keywords show up in the snippet might indicate the relevance of the Web page to your search. The proximity of the words can also indicate relevance, as would a keyword in the URL. Google displays your search terms in bold for easy scanning.