A Rubric for Evaluating Web Sites
Directions: Answer YES, NO, or NOT SURE to the questions below. Use your
answers to decide whether or not you want to recommend this site to your
fellow students or keep coming to this site to gather information.
Name: ___________________________
Date: _
_________________
Teacher: _________________________
Period: _
________
What is the URL of the page you are evaluating? ___________________________________________________________________________________
What is the title of the site? ___________________________________________________________________________________
Content
YES, NO, Not
Sure...
Does the title of the page match the content on the page?
Is there enough information to make visiting this site worthwhile?
Are the pictures on the page helpful and appropriate to the site's content?
Would the advertisements on this page distract users?
Design
YES, No, Not sure...
Do all of the links on the site work?
If you click somewhere else on the site, can you get back to the home
page?
Is the information on the site easy to find?
Is it easy to get around the site?
Does the page load quickly onto the screen?
Is the information easy to read?
Author
YES,
NO, Not sure...
Is the name of the person who created/updated the site clearly stated?
Did the author tell where the information came from? (ex. is there a
source or works cited list?)
Does the web site's author or manager provide a way for users to make
comments or ask questions? (Ex. an email address)
Purpose
YES,
NO, Not Sure...
Is there a paragraph on the page telling you what it is about? (ex. an
introduction)
Would the information on the page be useful for a project?