Evaluating web sites


CRITICAL EVALUATION OF A WEB SITE           NAME____________

URL of the page you are on: ______________________________________

Is this the MAIN page of the site? YES     NO

What is the URL for the MAIN page?________________________________

Technical and Visual Aspects of the Web Page

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

Do the pictures/graphics 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

      Are they helpful in finding your way through the site?  YES   NO

Does the site have its own search engine?  YES   NO

 If so, is it easy to use?  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 the last update?  YES   NO

 If so, is the date current? YES  NO

Content
Does the title of the page tell you what the page is about? YES  NO

When was the document created?_________________________

Have you compared the information found on this page to other sources?  YES  NO

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

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

Does the information differ from something you found somewhere else? YES  NO
 

Authority

Who created this page?______________________________________

Does the domain type influence your evaluation of the site? YES  NO

Are you positive that the information on this page is true?  YES  NO

What can you do to prove that it is true?____________________________________________________________________

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Looking at all of the data you have collected while evaluating the site, explain why or why not this site is (or is not) helpful for your purpose.

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