Website Evaluation
Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. What is the URL of the web page that you are evaluating?*


  1. What is the name of the site?*


  1. Does the page take a long time to load?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are the pictures on the page helpful?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Is each section of the page labeled with a heading?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Did the author write his/her name on the page?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Did the author write his/her email address?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Is there a date on the page that tells you when it was last updated?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Is there an image map (big picture with links) on the page?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Is there a table (columns of text) on the page?*
    Yes
    No


  1. If you go to another page on the site, can you get back to the main page?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are there photographs on the page?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do the photographs help you understand the information on the page?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Use your previous answers to write a paragraph explaining why you would or wouldn't recommend this site to a friend for use on a project*


  1. Does the title of the page tell you what it is about?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Is there a paragraph on the page explaining what it is about?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Is the information on the page useful for your research?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Can you tell if the information on the page is current?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Does up-to-date information make a difference for your project?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Does the page have links that lead you to some other good information?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Does the author of the page present any information that you disagree with?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Does the author of the page present some information that you think is wrong?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Does some information contradict information you found elsewhere?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Does the author use some absolute words (like "always" or "never")?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Does the author use superlative words (like the 'best' or 'worst')?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Does the author tell you about him/herself?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you feel the author is knowledgeable about the topic?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are you sure that the information is true?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Looking at the data you have collected, write a note to the author of the web site explaining how you are going to use the web site in your project and your opinion of the page's content *





Rebecca Lawrence
Massachusetts International Academy
Marlborough, MA