| URL: | 
    Rubric for
    Evaluating Student Web Projects
     | 
  
  
    Score  | 
    Ideas
    & Content  | 
    Organization  | 
    Language/Convention  | 
    Presentation  | 
    Technical  | 
  
  
    Give this a  
    5 or 4 
    if
  | 
    
      - Audience and Purpose are clearly stated
 
      - Information is accurate and current
 
      - Ideas come mainly from primary sources
 
      - Authors show knowledge and insight
 
      - Effective use of technology demonstrated
 
      - Accuracy can be checked (sources are cited)
 
      - All information relates to the overall purpose and audience
 
     
     | 
    
      - Inviting opening page draws the visitor inside
 
      - Details are logical and effective
 
      - Layout of pages provides good direction
 
      - How to explore and idea is clear
 
      - Each page begins with a good transition
 
      - Easy to navigate through the pages
 
     
     | 
    
      - Organizational structure is clear and coherent
 
      - Grammar and usage are correct
 
      - Punctuation is accurate
 
      - Spelling is generally correct
 
      - Site needs little or no editing
 
     
     | 
    
      - Web site is clearly identified; it's easy to find
 
      - The layout is clear and easy to follow
 
      - Backgrounds and text work well together
 
      - Graphical elements are used consistently
 
      - Multimedia (if any) adds to the main purpose
 
      - Links are appropriate
 
     
     | 
    
      - Links work properly
 
      - Graphics are optimized
 
      - Works well in all browsers
 
      - Works in text-only mode
 
      - Multimedia resources (if any) work properly
 
     
     | 
  
  
    Give this a  
    3 or 2 
    if
  | 
    
      - Audience and Purpose not clearly identified
 
      - Information not always clear
 
      - Primary source use not always clear
 
      - Content connections not always clear
 
      - Does not relate content to larger context
 
      - No way to check validity of information
 
      - Strong purpose not demonstrated
 
     
     | 
    
      - Inconsistent structure of pages
 
      - Sequencing is inconsistent
 
      - Some pages incomplete
 
      - Some links disjointed; lack purpose
 
      - Unclear connections among sections
 
      - Sense of being lost or unsure navigating
 
     
     | 
    
      - Long or incomplete paragraphs
 
      - Minor problems with grammar or usage
 
      - Internal punctuation sometimes missing or wrong
 
      - Spelling is usually correct
 
      - Site needs some editing
 
     
     | 
    
      - Web site is easy to find
 
      - The layout of most page is easy to follow
 
      - Backgrounds and text were not always effective
 
      - Some Inconsistent or inappropriate graphics 
 
      - Multimedia sometimes doesn't add to experience
 
      - Use of links is unclear
 
     
     | 
    
      - Not all links work properly
 
      - Graphics are generally optimized
 
      - Pages don't work in all browsers
 
      - Text-only mode could be improved
 
      - Multimedia resources (if any) work most of the time
 
     
     | 
  
  
    Give this a  
    5 or 4 
    if
  | 
    
      - No reference to Purpose or Audience
 
      - Information incomplete or inaccurate
 
      - Information not from primary sources
 
      - Little or no overall context for information
 
      - Value of information is unclear
 
      - No way to check validity of information
 
      - Lacks sense of purpose or central theme
 
     
     | 
    
      - No orientation for visitors
 
      - Sequencing unclear
 
      - Pages lack closure
 
      - No focus for links
 
      - Pages are inconsistent
 
      - Difficult to navigate in an organized way
 
     
      
      
      
      
       | 
    
      - Paragraph structure is missing
 
      - Errors in grammar or usage noticeable
 
      - Many punctuation mistakes
 
      - Frequent spelling errors
 
      - Site needs extensive editing
 
     
     | 
    
      - Web site was hard to find
 
      - Layout is confusing or inappropriate
 
      - Backgrounds and text generally not effective
 
      - Graphics only decorative or confusing
 
      - Multimedia unrelated to topic
 
      - Too many unrelated links, or too few links
 
     
       | 
    
      - Links don't work properly
 
      - Graphic elements not optimized
 
      - These pages need a specific browser
 
      - Text-only mode doesn't work
 
      - Multimedia resources (if any) fail to work
 
     
     | 
  
  
     | 
    SCORE: | 
    SCORE: | 
    SCORE: | 
    SCORE: | 
    SCORE: | 
  
  
    | Adapted from original work done by
    Al Rogers, Global SchoolNet Foundation and CyberFair Contest: http://www.gsn.org/cf/. Adaptation done by Clarence
    Bakken and Sara Armstrong for Challenge 2000, CTAP Region IV Technology Leadership Academy
    and the Institute for Research on Learning. |