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Web Site Evaluation

CRITICAL EVALUATION OF A WEB SITE : SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
©1996 Kathleen Schrock (kschrock@capecod.net)
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators -- http://www.capecod.net/schrockguide/
Adapted by Lisa Sidley--email: lasidley@yahoo.com
 
 
 

General Information

What Web browser are you using?

__________________________________________________

URL of Web page you are evaluating :

http://_______________________________________________________________

Name (Title) of the Web page you are evaluating : _______________________________
 
 
 

Technical/Visual Aspects of the Web Page

Does the page take a long time to load? YES / NO

Do the pictures add to the page? YES / NO / NOT APPLICABLE

Is the spelling correct on the page? YES / NO

Are there headings and subheadings on the page? YES / NO

     If so, are they helpful? YES / NO

Is the page signed by the author? YES / NO

Is the author's e-mail address included? YES / NO

Is there a date of last update? YES / NO

     If so, is the date current? YES / NO

Is the format standard and readable with your browser? YES / NO

Is there an image map (large clickable graphic w/ hyperlinks) on the page? YES / NO

Is there a table on the page? (You may have to look at the source code to tell.) YES / NO

     If so, is the table readable with your browser? YES / NO

On supporting pages, is there a link back to the home page? YES / NO

Are the links clearly visible and explanatory? YES / NO

Is there a video or a sound included?

Can you easily print the information? YES / NO
 
 

Content

Does the title at the top of the page make sense according to what is on the page? YES / NO

Why was the page created? __________________________________________
 
How do you know? __________________________________________

When was the page created? ____________________________

Does up-to-date information matter for your purpose? YES / NO

Is the information useful or interesting to you? YES / NO

Would it have been easier to get the information somewhere else? YES / NO

Would information somewhere else have been different? YES / NO

     If so, why?____________________________________________

Did the information lead you to other sources that were useful? YES / NO

Does the information appear biased? YES / NO

Does the information contradict something you found somewhere else? YES / NO
 
 
 

Authority

Who created the page? ___________________________________________

What organization is the person affiliated with?_________________________

What is the domain of the site (i.e. edu, com, org, gov)?

Does the influence your evaluation of the site? YES / NO

Can you prove that the information is true YES / NO

 If yes, how? ______________________________________________

Can you get a printed version of the information? YES / NO
 
 
 

Narrative Evaluation

Answer in Paragraph form.
1. What is the one thing about this page that you like the most?
2. What are two other things that you like about this page?
3. What is the one thing about this page that you dislike the most?
4. What are two other things that you dislike about this page?
5. If you were creating your own page, what would you like to do that this author has done?
 
 
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This page was created on 7/1/98 by:
Lisa Sidley, Visual and Performing Arts Teacher
Milford High School; Milford, DE 19963
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