Web Site Content Evaluation

 

Name _______________________________________

 

Web Page Evaluation

Title of web page _______________________________________________________________________

 

URL __________________________________________________________________________________

 

What can you tell about the site from its URL ________________________________________________

 

1.  When was the page created?  _______________ Has it been revised or updated? When? ____________

 

2.  Who is responsible for creating or maintaining the page  _____________________________________

 

3.  What are his or her credentials?  Why should they be considered an expert on this topic?

 

 

4.  Is the author’s e-mail address included on the page?   ___________

 

5.  The author is associated with:

_____ k-12 school     _____university      _____government     _____organization     _____company

 

_____other: ________________________________________________________________________

 

6.  Where did the web page author get their information?  ___________________________________

 

__________________________________________________________________________________

 

7.  Is the source of the information cited on the page?  ______________________________________

 

8.  Does the information appear to be accurate?     _____yes     _____no

 

9.  Is there a bias or point of view?     _____ yes     _____no

 

Please describe. ______________________________________________________________________

 

10.  Are there links to other sites?   _____yes     _____no      Are those links useful?  _____yes     _____no

 

Are those links active? _____yes     _____no

 

11. Could you have gotten the information elsewhere?  _____yes     _____no

 

If yes, which print or nonprint sources would have worked as well?  ____________________________

 

13.  Was the web site easy to navigate? ___yes     ___no    Was there a sitemap or index  ___yes     ___no

 

14.  Were the graphics meaningful or just “flash”?________________________________________