Evaluation Checklist for Web Sites
Use the following checklist to evaluate/compare web sites for your topic. For each option complete the required information and/or circle Y (yes),
N (no) or NA (not applicable). Use the comments section to elaborate on your choices or add more information.
Site Basics:
Site #1
Site #2
Site #3
Title of Page
Web Address (or URL)
Type of Domain (eg. .edu, .org, .gov, .gc, .mil, .net,
.com)
Is it a personal page? (Look for ~, %, users,
members, people)
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Is the author identified?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Are the author’s credentials given?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Can the author be contacted?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Is the sites sponsor given?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Has the site been recently updated/revised? Date
___________
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Site Content:
Is the text well written with good grammar and
spelling?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Is it easy to navigate your way through the site?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Is the site well organized and easy to understand?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Are the graphics of good quality?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Do the graphics add to the information?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Are the graphics referred to in the text?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Is the information accurate (based on other
sources/knowledge)?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Is the information useful to you?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Is the site trying to change a viewpoint (ie. biased)?
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Y
N
N/A
Overall Comments:
Totals of Y, N and N/A
Y__ N__N/A__ Y__ N__N/A__
Y__ N__ N/A__