Website Evaluation Rubric - iMET

Web Site Evaluation RubricTeacher Name: ________________________________________Student Name: ________________________________________AccuracyAuthorityBiasContentInformation isreliable and errorfree.It can beverified by allreliable resources.4 3 2 1Authors and/orsponsors are listedon the web site, arereputable, and areexperts in the field.The page gives ane-mail address orother way to contactauthorsThe web site is freeof bias. It presentsaccuratedescriptions ofalternate viewpoints,looks for counterexamples,and isupdated with newinformation as itbecomes available.Content is fromprimary sources,supported by data,or can be found atseveral other reliableresources. Contentis consistent withwhat is alreadyknown on the topic.If the informationconsists of groundbreakingnewmaterial, it should bewell documented.Information containslittle or no error andcan be verified bymost reliableresources.Pages do notindicate a sponsor;however, there is away to determine thepages origin.It is unclear whetherthe material is fact oropinion. Theauthor/sponsorseems to presentfactual information,but it is notsubstantiated, or it isreally statements ofsomeone's opinion.Primary source useis unclear. Contentis mostly supportedby data and ismostly consistentwith what is alreadyknown on the topic.Information containserrors and cannot beconfirmed.Author is not anexpert in the field.There is evidencethat the author orsponsor may bebias.Content isincomplete or comesfrom secondary ortertiary sources andis inconsistent withother reliablesources.Information isinaccurate, cannotbe confirmed by andconflicts with reliablesources.No backgroundinformation postedon the author orsponsor.The web site is bias.It transforms wordsand statistics to suita purpose, itsuppressescontradictory views,and it presentsinformation andviews out of context.Content is suspector inaccurate.Sources are notlisted and datacannot be confirmedfor validity.

ResourcesThe author/sponsorexplains where theinformation wasobtained andincludes a completebibliography or list ofsources used.The author/sponsorreferences sourcesused, but thebibliography issomewhatincomplete.The author/sponsordoes not referencesources used;however, anincompletebibliography is listedon the web site.The author/sponsordoes not state wherehis/her resourcesare from, nor is abibliography listedon the web site.TimelinessRevision dates areposted; postings,updates, and linksare current for thetopic.Revision dates areposted and aremostly current forthe topic.Revision dates arenot current enoughfor the topic. Somelinks have expired orsome pages havemoved.Revision dates arenot posted. Linksare expired andpages have beenmoved.