Year 10 Geography: Australias Regional and Global Links

Defence and Aid

Criteria for evaluating web pages
This section is worth 20 marks
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)
Ye
s
No
2. Are the hyperlinks appropriate? (please circle)
Ye
s
No
3. How accurate is the document? ery accurate
!ho wrote the pa"e? !orld Health #r"ani$ation
%. &an you contact them? (please circle)
Ye
s
No
'. Is the spellin" and "rammar accurate? (please circle)
Ye
s
No
(. )urpose o* the document.
+o in*orm or to entertain or is it malicious, rate *rom 1 to ( on the scale with 1
-ein" the most in*ormati.e.
1 2 3 % ' (
/. !hat authority does the document ha.e?
!ho is responsi-le *or this site0document?
+he #r"ani$ation
Are they a relia-le or reputa-le source?
relia-le
1. !hat is the intended purpose o* this site?
in*ormation
2. !hat "oals0o-3ecti.es does this pa"e meet? )ut Y or N in the -o4es which
correspond with the type o* we-site you are usin" and comment on which
"roups in society would use this site.
&riteria Y0N 5roup aimed at
6ducational Y e.". 7tudents
Ad.ise Y 7tudents
In*ormation Y
8ecommendations y
&omments N
Ad.ertise N
9ias N
:isin*orm N
1;.Is the in*ormation detailed? &hoose *rom -elow<
ery
=etailed
=etailed 7ome =etail >ittle detail No detail
11.!hen was the we-site produced? How recently has it -een updated?
?une 2;1%
12.9alance o* te4t and ima"es< 8ank your site
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13.Assessin" the accuracy and .alidity o* the site.
Author
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1%.7ite credentials C check D8> domain. Is it an authorised site pro.ider?
Yes No
7ite D8> http<00www.who.int0waterEsanitationEhealth0diseases0en
Are there dead links on the pa"e?
Yes No
1'.How upAtoAdate is the in*ormation. 5i.e the most recent date. ?une 2;1%
1(.Assessin" -ias<
Hi"h F o*
ad.ertisin"0>ess
in*ormation
:edium F o*
ad.ertisin"07ome
in*ormation
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>ow F or no
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primarily
in*ormation
1/.=oes the pa"e reGuire special so*tware *or .iewin" the in*ormation?
Yes No
11.Is in*ormation lost without the special so*tware?
Yes No Dnsure
12. !hat topics are co.ered -y this site?
!ater in*ormation, disease in*ormation, sanitation.
2;.!hat is the depth o* co.era"e *or each topic?
ery
=etailed
=etailed 7ome =etail >ittle detail No detail
21.Is the in*ormation *ree or is there a char"e?
Yes No
@ree