1. Part I, “The Facts”
  2. Part II, “Errors”
    1. AUTHORITY/VALIDITY
    2. CURRENCY
    3. COVERAGE
    4. 1. Type 3 facts from the site that you can use for your project. Do this in sentences in the space below.
    5. 2. Could you find at least three good facts at this site? Yes = 1 pt., no = 0 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)
    6. OBJECTIVITY
      1. TOTAL SCORE = ______ out of 12.

WEB EVALUATION WORKSHEET       Name ________________________

               Bell _____

 

 

Directions: Copy and paste this form to a word document. Complete this form for a web site that you are using as a source of information for your project. Print out a copy of the site’s home page to attach to this evaluation when you turn it in. You will be scoring the site. Answer yes or no for each question. Add up the points at the end.

 

 
1. Copy and paste the URL of the web site you are evaluating. Do this in the space below.

 

 
2. Type the name of the web site in the space below. This is not the same as the URL.

 

 

ACCURACY:

 

Part I, “The Facts”

 
1. Find a paragraph that contains information you could use.
2. Copy and paste this paragraph from the site onto the END of this document. Label it “Accuracy Paragraph”.
3. Now go to two different sources and see if the information there agrees with your first site. Copy and paste the URL or the title (if a book or magazine) of these two other sources.
 
i.   

 

ii.

 

4. Did the two other sites agree with your site? Yes = 1 pt., no = 0 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)

Note: If the answer to this question is “no”, you probably cannot use this site! You will need to find a different one to evaluate.

 

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Part II, “Errors”

 

 
1. Copy a page of text from the site, then paste it onto the END of this document (after the Accuracy Paragraph).
2. Use spell check to check it for spelling and grammar errors.
3. Did you find any errors? Yes = 0 pt., no = 1 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)


AUTHORITY/VALIDITY

 

 
1. Does the site name an author OR an editor OR a sponsoring organization? The answer is yes if you find one or more of the three. Yes = 1 pt., no = 0 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)
 
2. Type the name of this person or organization in the space below.
 
3. Does the site have a bibliography or list references? Yes = 1 pt., no = 0 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)
 
4. Test five of the links from this site. Do they all work? Yes = 1 pt., no = 0 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)

 

 

NAVIGATIONAL EASE

 
1. Does each page of the site have a link back home? Yes = 1 pt., no = 0 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)
2. Does the site have a “site map”, index, or table of contents? Yes = 1 pt., no = 0 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)


CURRENCY

  
1. Type in the date the site was published:
2. Type in the date the site was last up dated:
 
3. Was the date of publication given? Yes = 1 pt., no = 0 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)
 
4. Was the last update within the last 12 months? Yes = 1 pt., no = 0 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)


COVERAGE

 


 
1. Type 3 facts from the site that you can use for your project. Do this in sentences in the space below.


 
2. Could you find at least three good facts at this site? Yes = 1 pt., no = 0 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)


OBJECTIVITY
 
1. Is the site cluttered with a lot of distracting advertising or pop up ads? Yes =0 pt., no = 1 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)
2. Does the wording of the “facts” on the site make you think they are trying to talk you in to something Or buy something? Yes = 0 pt., no = 1 pt. (Delete the one you don’t choose.)


 
TOTAL SCORE = ______ out of 12.

Ranking of site: _______________

Good = 9 or higher

Poor = 8 or less

 

Will you use this site for information? _________

 

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