Criteria for evaluating web pages

There are seven main components to consider when evaluating a website. This includes:
the ease of use, accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, coverage and presentation.
1. Is the site easy to use? (please circle)
Yes No

2. Are the hyperlinks appropriate? (please circle)
Yes No

3. How accurate is the document? The Document was very accurate, as it
displayed all of the necessary information required to answer the
questions
4. Who wrote the page? The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
5. Can you contact them? (please circle)
Yes No

6. Is the spelling and grammar accurate? (please circle)
Yes No

7. Purpose of the document.
To inform or to entertain or is it malicious, rate from 1 to 6 on the scale with 1 being the most
informative.
1 2 3 4 5 6

8. What authority does the document have?

Who is responsible for this site/document?
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade- It is a government based
website


9. Are they a reliable or reputable source?
Yes, due to it being a government based website


10. What is the intended purpose of this site?
To inform readers on different aid issues in which the government will
undertake in order to better our society

11. What goals/objectives does this page meet? Put Y or N in the boxes which correspond with
the type of website you are using and comment on which groups in society would use this
site.
Criteria Y/N Group aimed at
Educational
Y Students
Advise
Y Students/People
Information
Y People who are interested in
Australian Aid
Recommendations
Y People who would like to further
research
Comments
N People/Students
Advertise
N People/Students
Bias
N People/Students
Misinform
N People/Students

12. Is the information detailed? Choose from below:

Very Detailed Detailed Some Detail Little detail No detail


13. When was the website produced? How recently has it been updated?
The website was produced on the 12
th
of June 2001, and has last been
updated on the 18
th
of June 2014


14. Balance of text and images: Rank your site
Mostly
Text/None or
few
images/Few
sub-links
Much
text/Some
images/Some
sub-links
Balance of text
and images and
sub-links
Multiple links
and sub-
files/few
images/Some
text
Many sub-
links/balance of
images/Balance
of text.
Many sub-
links/little
text/many
images.


15. Assessing the accuracy and validity of the site.
Author provided/e-
mail address/phone
number
Author provided/e-
mail/No phone number
Author provided/No e-
mail/No phone
number
No Author/No e-
mail/No phone
number


16. Site credentials check URL domain. Is it an authorised site provider?
Yes No

17. Site URL ___http://aid.dfat.gov.au/aidissues/Pages/home.aspx
18. Are there dead links on the page?
Yes No

19. How up-to-date is the information. Give the most recent date 18
th
June 2014


20. Assessing bias:
High % of
advertising/Less
information
Medium % of
advertising/Some
information
Balance of
advertising/Information
Low % or no
advertising/ primarily
information

21. Does the page require special software for viewing the information?
Yes No

22. Is information lost without the special software?
Yes No Unsure

23. What topics are covered by this site?
Australian Aid and Different issues and plans to be undertaken


24. What is the depth of coverage for each topic?

Very Detailed Detailed Some Detail Little detail No detail


25. Is the information free or is there a charge?
Yes No