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? Yes
ho wrote the pa!e?
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%. &an you contact them? (please circle)
Ye
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No
'. Is the spellin! and !rammar accurate? (please circle)
Ye
s
No
(. )urpose o* the document.
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-ein! the most in*ormati.e.
1 2 3 % ' (
/. hat authority does the document ha.e?
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ho is responsi-le *or this site0document?
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Are they a relia-le or reputa-le source?
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2. hat is the intended purpose o* this site?
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3. hat !oals0o-4ecti.es does this pa!e meet? )ut Y or N in the -o5es which
correspond with the type o* we-site you are usin! and comment on which
!roups in society would use this site.
&riteria Y0N 6roup aimed at
7ducational Y e.!. 8tudents
Ad.ise Y . 8tudents
In*ormation Y . 8tudents
1ecommendations Y . 8tudents
&omments Y . 8tudents
Ad.ertise Y . 8tudents
9ias N . 8tudents
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1;.Is the in*ormation detailed? &hoose *rom -elow<
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11.hen was the we-site produced? How recently has it -een updated?
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12.9alance o* te5t and ima!es< 1ank your site
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13.Assessin! the accuracy and .alidity o* the site.
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address0phone
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num-er
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mail0o phone
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mail0o phone
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1%.8ite credentials D check E1? domain. Is it an authorised site pro.ider?
Yes No
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1'. Are there dead links on the pa!e?
Yes No
1(.How upBtoBdate is the in*ormation. 6i.e the most recent date.
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1/.Assessin! -ias<
Hi!h F o*
ad.ertisin!0?ess
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ad.ertisin!08ome
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9alance o*
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?ow F or no
ad.ertisin!0
primarily
in*ormation
12.>oes the pa!e reGuire special so*tware *or .iewin! the in*ormation?
Yes No
13.Is in*ormation lost without the special so*tware?
Yes No Ensure
2;. hat topics are co.ered -y this site?
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21.hat is the depth o* co.era!e *or each topic?
=ery
>etailed
>etailed 8ome >etail ?ittle detail No detail
22.Is the in*ormation *ree or is there a char!e?
Yes No
Its *ree