Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators : Critical Evaluation Survey

Critical Evaluation Survey : Middle School Level

CRITICAL EVALUATION OF A WEB SITE : MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL
Š1996 Kathleen Schrock (kschrock@capecod.net)
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators -- http://www.capecod.net/schrockguide/

1. What type of connection do you have to the Internet?
___ Dial-in access ; modem speed (choose 1) 2400 -- 9600 -- 14.4 -- 28.8 -- 33.6 -- 56k
___ Direct connection ; (choose 1) 56K T1 T3 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? ________________________________________

Part One : Looking at and Using the Page

Does the page take a long time to load? YES / NO

Are the pictures on the page helpful? YES / NO / NOT APPLICABLE

Is each section of the page labeled with a heading? YES / NO

Did the author sign his/her real name? YES / NO

Did the author give you his/her e-mail address? YES / NO

Is there a date on the page that tells you when it was last updated? YES / NO

Is there an image map (big picture with links) on the page? YES / NO

Is there a table (columns of text) on the page? (Check the source code.) YES / NO

If so, is the table readable with your browser? YES / NO

If you go to another page on the site, can you get back to the main page? YES / NO

Are there photographs on the page? YES / NO

If so, can you be sure that photographs have not been changed by the author? YES / NO
If you're not sure, should you accept the photos as true? YES / NO

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 Two : What's on the page and who put it there?

Does the title of the page tell you what it is about? YES / NO

Is there a paragraph on the page explaining what it is about? YES / NO

Is the information on the page useful for your project? YES / NO

If not, what can you do next?_____________________________________

Would you have gotten more information from an encyclopedia? YES / NO

Is the information on the page current? YES / NO

Does up-to-date information make a difference for your project? YES / NO

Does the page lead you to some other good information (links)? YES / NO

Does the author of the page present some information you disagree with? YES / NO

Does the author of the page present some information that you think is wrong? YES / NO

Does some information contradict information you found elsewhere? YES / NO

Does the author tell you about him/herself? YES / NO

Do you feel that the author is knowledgeable about the topic? YES / NO

Are you positive the information is true? YES / NO

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 what your opinion is of the page's content.

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Feedback? Write to Kathleen Schrock (kschrock@capecod.net) Revised : 7/30/97
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