Catergory |
5 points |
4 points |
3points |
2points |
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. |
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 |