Rubrics for Evaluating Websites

RUBRICS FOR EVALUATING WEBSITES

		WEBSITE (A)			WEBSITE (B)
Title of Website
Address or URL
S.No.	CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION	Rating			Rating
		Not So Good	Okay	Good	Not So Good	Okay	Good
		1	2	3	1	2	3
	AUTHORITY / CREDIBILITY
1	The author’s name is given
2	The author’s organisation or institution is given
3	The author’s qualification and experiences are given
4	The author’s contact information is given
	ACCURACY / CURRENCY
5	The date that the webpage was last updated is given
6	The information is up-to-date
7	The information is complete
8	There are no spelling mistakes or grammatical errors
9	Bibliographies or References are given
	BIAS /OBJECTIVITY
10	Statement of purpose / scope
11	Site avoids social bias (gender, racial, religious etc.)
12	Information presented as factual and primary in origin
13	Site enrich and expand users imagination
14	The information presented free of advertising
	CONTENT / RELEVANCY
15	Site has a meaningful title
16	Site offers new material on subject area
17	All information are very useful
18	Additional resources links are included.
19	Site integrates several content areas or disciplines.
	DESIGN / TECHNOLOGY
20	The pictures are relevant and clear
21	The pages are easy to move around
22	All of the links are work
23	The pages load relatively quickly (About 30 Seconds)
24	Text easy to read and not cluttered
25	Design appropriate for intended audience
	Overall – how does the website rate?
	Total Score
	Rating based on the total number of Scores
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