Name: _____________________________________ Date:____________
CRITICAL EVALUATION OF A WEB SITE
MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL
©1996-2005. Kathleen Schrock (
Kathy Schrock's Guide for
Educators http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
1. What type of connection do you have to the Internet?
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Dial-in connection: modem speed (circle one) 28.8 -- 33.6 -- 56k
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Direct connection: (circle one) 56K -- DSL -- T1 -- T3 -- Broadband/cable -- other:_________
2. What Web browser are you using?__________________________________
3. What is the URL of the Web page you are evaluating?
http://______________________________________________________________________________
4. What is the name of the site? _________________________________________________________
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Part
1: Looking at and using the page As you look at the questions below, put an X in the yes or no column for each. |
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Does the page take a long time to load? |
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Are the pictures on the page helpful? |
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Is each section of the page labeled with a heading? |
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Did the author sign his/her real name? |
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Did the author give you his/her e-mail address? |
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Is there a date on the page that tells you when it was
last updated? |
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Is there an image map (big picture with links) on the
page? |
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Is there a table (columns of text) on the page? (Check the
source code.) |
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If so, is the table readable with your browser? |
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If you go to another page on the site, can you get back to
the main page? |
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Are there photographs on the page? ·
If so, can you be sure that photographs have not
been changed by the author? ·
If you're not sure, should you accept the photos as
true? |
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Summary of Part One
Using the data you have collected above, write a paragraph
explaining why you would or wouldn't recommend this site to a friend for use
with a project.
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Part
2: What’s on the page and who put it there? As you look at the questions below, put an X in the yes or no column for each. |
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Does the title of the page tell you what it is about? |
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Is there a paragraph on the page explaining what it is
about? |
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Is the information on the page useful for your project? ·
If not, what can you do next? _____________________________________ |
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Would you have gotten more information from an
encyclopedia? |
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Can you tell if the information on the page is current? |
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Does up-to-date information make a difference for your
project? |
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Does the page lead you to some other good information
(links)? |
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Does the author of the page present some information you
disagree with? |
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Does the author of the page present some information that
you think is wrong? |
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Does some information contradict information you found
elsewhere? |
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Does the author use some absolute words (like
"always" or "never")? |
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Does the author use superlative words (like the
"best" or "worst")? |
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Does the author tell you about him/herself? |
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Do you feel that the author is knowledgeable about the
topic? |
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Are you positive the information is true? ·
What can you do to prove the information is true? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ |
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Summary of Part Two
Looking
at the data you have collected in part two, compose 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 is of the page's content. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ |
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