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Criteria Scale: For Use in the Evaluation Process of a Web Site bookwr.gif (20400 bytes)

When referencing other web sites as resources, developing a curriculum module for publication, or when replicating an appropriate site, the following assessments should be considered.

When rating any web site, you should consider each response below to rate a site. No site should be referenced, cited, or replicated that does not merit the minimum point range of 80 to 100. Consider each of these criteria prior to the selection of a site.

Assess the selected sites on the positive analysis of the following questions. If the information is unknown, the assessed points are 0. For example, if in your opinion, the site design in only marginally appealing to the eye, you may award only 5 points to the site. If you believe the site is very appealing, you may award the full 10 points to that site.

	Points
Criteria: Reputable Publication
q How reliable is the information?	10
q How quality-driven is the material?	10
q How through is the information?	5
q Has the information been tested and evaluated or merely presented?	5
q How current is the information? Does the information cite a date and place of origin?	5
q Are the web site author(s) listed with their vitae?	5
q What are the author (s) qualifications for presenting the materials?	5
q Who sponsors the web site? (commercial firm with vested interest, university, research center, etc.)	5
Criteria: Perspective of Information
q Does the information represent an opinion?	5
q Is the information presented to influence the reader to an opinion?	10
q Is the reader asked to submit an opinion or respond electronically?	5
Criteria: Visual Impression
q Is the design of the site visually pleasing to the eye?	10
q Is the font of a reasonable size for reading?	5
q Can the information be down loaded onto the screen in a reasonable time?	5
q Are there obvious misspellings within the material?	5
q Are there serious grammatical mistakes?	5
	100

Most sites that are electronically produced are there for use by the public and are considered available for reproduction without legal penalty. All credit should be provided to the creators/authors of the sites as those sites are reproduced in any manner. This includes an electronic reproduction. If a means exists on the web to request use of the material by a non-profit entity, that request should be made and any responses forwarded as documentation to the BellNET office.

Federal law prohibits reproduction or plagiarism of any material without credit to the originating author.

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Last Edited: 10/18/00

Criteria: Reputable Publication