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Layout |
The Web site has an exceptionally attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements. White space, graphic elements and/or alignment are used effectively to organize material. | The Web pages have an attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements. | The Web pages have a usable layout, but may appear busy or boring. It is easy to locate most of the important elements. | The Web pages are cluttered looking or confusing. It is often difficult to locate important elements. |
Color Choices |
Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links form a pleasing palette, do not detract from the content, and are consistent across pages. | Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links do not detract from the content, and are consistent across pages. | Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links do not detract from the content. | Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links make the content hard to read or otherwise distract the reader. |
Fonts |
The fonts are consistent, easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. Use of font styles (italic, bold, underline) is used consistently and improves readability. | The fonts are consistent, easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. | The fonts are consistent and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. | A wide variety of fonts, styles and point sizes was used. |
Content |
The site has a well-stated clear purpose and theme that is carried out throughout the site. | The site has a clearly stated purpose and theme, but may have one or two elements that do not seem to be related to it. | The purpose and theme of the site is somewhat muddy or vague. | The site lacks a purpose and theme. |
Graphics |
Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are thoughtfully
cropped, are of high quality and enhance reader interest or understanding. |
Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are of good quality and enhance reader interest or understanding. | Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, and are of good quality | Graphics seem randomly chosen, are of low quality, OR distract the reader. |
Contact Information |
Every Web page contains a statement of authorship, school name, and date of publication/date last edited. |
Almost all Web pages contain a statement of authorship, school name, and date of publication/date last edited | Most (75-80%) Web pages contain a statement of authorship, school name, and date of publication/date last edited | Several Web pages do not contain a statement of authorship, school name, and/or date of publication/date last edited |
Navigation |
Links for navigation are clearly labeled, consistently placed, allow the reader to easily move from a page to related pages (forward and back), and take the reader where s/he expects to go. A user does not become lost. | Links for navigation are clearly labeled, allow the reader to easily move from a page to related pages (forward and back), and internal links take the reader where s/he expects to go. A user rarely becomes los | Links for navigation take the reader where s/he expects to go, but some needed links seem to be missing. A user sometimes gets lost. | Some links do not take the reader to the sites described. A user typically feels lost. |
Load Time |
The pages typically load very quickly (10 seconds or less) on a 54k modem due to small graphics, good compression of sounds and graphics, and appropriate division of content. | All pages typically load reasonably quickly (10-15 seconds) on a 54k modem due to small graphics, good compression of sounds and graphics, and appropriate division of content | One Web page typically takes more than 15 seconds to load, but the others load quickly | Web pages typically take a more than 15 seconds to download
due to large graphics, animations, sounds, etc |
Links (content) |
All links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites | Almost all links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites | Most links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites | Less than 3/4 of the links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites |