Making good decisions: PROMPT
The PROMPT approach to evaluating information is a simple guide to checking that your information is 'good'. Formulated by the Open University, PROMPT stands for:
- Presentation - is the information clear and readable?
- Relevance - is the information relevant to the purpose?
- Objectivity - is the content balanced or is there some bias?
- Method - how was the information gathered together?
- Provenance - who or what organisation wrote the information and are they a reliable source?
- Timeliness - is the information up-to-date and does it matter in the context?
