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Appendix A: Evaluation Guide

Score Ideas & Content Organization & Presentation Language & Conventions Technical
5 or 4
  • Information accurate and current
  • Author shows knowledge about the subject
  • All information relates to the subject
  • Clear and consistent layout
  • Easy navigational tools
  • Backgrounds contrast well with the text
  • Graphics used well and add to the site
  • Multimedia adds to the purpose
  • All links are relevant
  • Large sites have separate pages with organization
  • Grammar is correct
  • Punctuation is accurate
  • Little to no spelling errors
  • Minor editing required
  • Text font and sizes are used well
  • All links work properly
  • Graphics are optimized
  • Works in the major browsers
  • Tables and frames display properly
3 or 2
  • Information is not always accurate or clear
  • Some irrelevant material in the site
  • Purpose of the site is not consistently understood
  • Some incomplete pages but layout is fairly consistent
  • Navigation needs some improvement
  • Some background and text problems
  • Graphics don't always relate to the site
  • Multimedia may not add to the site
  • Purpose of some links is unclear
  • Large sites have some page separation but need improvement
  • Paragraph structure is long or incomplete
  • Small grammar problems
  • Minor punctuation errors
  • Occasional spelling errors
  • Site needs proofreading
  • Use of text fonts and sizes is inconsistent
  • Some dead or inaccurate links
  • Graphics need slight optimization
  • Some discrepancies between major browsers
  • Frame sizes create overlapping text or graphics
  • Tables are wider than the screen
1 or 0
  • Information is incomplete or inaccurate
  • Substantial material is not related to the site's purpose
  • Purpose of the sight in not clear
  • Layout is confusing or inconsistent
  • No navigational tools
  • Cannot read text on the background
  • Graphics are irrelevant to the site
  • Multimedia has no purpose
  • No links or too many unrelated links
  • Large site all on one page making it difficult to follow
  • No paragraph structure
  • Blatant errors in grammar
  • Major punctuation errors
  • Proliferation of spelling mistakes
  • Site needs substantial editing
  • No variations in text fonts or sizes
  • Links don't work
  • Graphics are too large in file size or height and width
  • Does not work at all in some browsers
  • Frames do not work properly
  • Tables cause missing information or are not used correctly
This is a general guide for website evaluation and you may evaluate aspects not covered here.


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