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Campbell Hall |
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Junior
High Web Site Evaluation Form
1.
What Web browser are you using?
2.
What is the URL of the Web site you are evaluating?
3.
What does the domain represent? (circle one)
.com .edu
.gov .k12 .mil
.net .org other
4.
What is the name of the site?
5.
Does the site take a long time to load? YES / NO
6.
Are the pictures on the site helpful? YES / NO / NOT APPLICABLE
7.
Does the site appeal to you visually? YES / NO
8. Are there ads on the site? YES / NO
8.1
If yes,
do they hinder your use of the site? YES / NO
8.2
What
influence might they have on your evaluation of the information provided on the
site?
9.
Is each section of the site labeled with a heading? YES / NO
10.
Is it clear who has written the information? YES / NO
10.1
Who
is the author?
10.2
Is
it an organization or an individual person?
10.3
Is
there a way to contact them? YES /
NO
If yes, what contact info is provided? E-mail address Telephone number Mailing address Contact name
10.4
Does
the author tell you about him/herself? YES
/ NO
11.
Is there a date on the site that tells you when it was last updated?
YES / NO
12.
If you go to another page in the site, can you get back to the main
page? YES / NO
13.
Is the material structured coherently?
YES / NO
14.
Is it easy to understand how to move around the site?
YES / NO
15.
Does the site have an internal search engine? YES / NO
16.
Are there photographs on the page?
YES / NO
16.1 If yes, can you be sure that photographs have not been changed by the author?
YES / NO
16.2
If
you’re not sure, should you accept the photos as true? YES / NO
17.
Does the title of the site tell you what it is about?
YES / NO
18.
Is there information on the page explaining what it is about?
YES / NO
19.
What type of site is it? commercial (for profit) / educational /
personal / government / other
20.
Are the aims of the site clear? YES
/ NO
20.1
What
is the main purpose or point of view of the site? (circle all that apply)
To
inform To persuade
To sell a product Other (what?)
20.2
Who is the intended audience?
21.
Does the site achieve its aims? YES
/ NO
22.
Is the information on the site useful for your project?
YES / NO
23.
List five things a viewer could find out from the site:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
24.
Would you have gotten more information from another source?
YES / NO
24.1
If yes,
what type of source?
25.
Is the information on the site current? YES / NO
26.
Does up-to-date information make a difference for your project?
YES / NO
27.
Does the site lead you to other good information (links)?
YES / NO
28.
Do both the internal and external links work properly? YES / NO
29.
Does the author of the site present some information you disagree with?
YES / NO
30.
Does the author of the site present some information that you think is
wrong? YES / NO
31.
Does some information contradict information you found elsewhere?
YES / NO
32.
Is the information biased in any way?
32.1
Does the
site have a particular reason for wanting you to think in a certain way?
32.2
Is it a balanced view or does it only give one opinion?
33.
Does the author use some absolute words (like “always” or
“never”)? YES / NO
34.
Does the author use superlative words (like the “best” or
“worst”)? YES /
NO
35.
Are these types of words offered as opinion or fact?
36.
Do you believe the author is knowledgeable about the topic?
YES / NO
37.
Is the author qualified to write the site? YES / NO
37.1
How do
you know?
38. What
can you do to prove the information is true?
39.
Can the information be checked? How?
40.
Are sources cited? YES / NO
41. If
the information is new, is there any proof?
42. Is the material mostly primary/original OR secondary/derived?
43.
Rate the page:
Use with
caution Good basic
information Excellent for assignment
44.
Using your answers, write a paragraph explaining why you would or
wouldn’t recommend this site to a friend for use with this project.