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.
ll the answers are highlighted in red.
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?
ho wrote the pa!e? "ery accurate. #he in$ormation has %een chosen $rom
&ery accurate and trustworthy we%sites.
'. (an you contact them? (please circle)
Ye
s
No
). Is the spellin! and !rammar accurate? (please circle)
Ye
s
No
*. +urpose o$ 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 $or this site.document?
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Are they a relia%le or reputa%le source?
Yes &ery relia%le.
1. hat is the intended purpose o$ this site?
#he purpose o$ this we%site is too in$orm people o$ !lo%alisation 2 de$ence
and aid
3. hat !oals.o%4ecti&es does this pa!e meet? +ut Y or N in the %o5es which
correspond with the type o$ we%site you are usin! and comment on which
!roups in society would use this site.
(riteria Y.N 6roup aimed at
7ducational Y e.!. 8tudents
Ad&ise Y 8tudents 2 #eachers
In$ormation Y 8tudents 2 #eachers
9ecommendations N 8tudents 2 #eachers
(omments N 8tudents 2 #eachers
Ad&ertise N 8tudents 2 #eachers
:ias N 8tudents 2 #eachers
;isin$orm N 8tudents 2 #eachers
1<.Is the in$ormation detailed? (hoose $rom %elow=
"ery
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11.hen was the we%site produced? How recently has it %een updated?
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13.Assessin! the accuracy and &alidity o$ the site.
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Yes No
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1). Are there dead links on the pa!e?
Yes No
1*.How up@to@date is the in$ormation. 6i&e the most recent date.
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>ow E or no
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in$ormation
11./oes the pa!e reFuire special so$tware $or &iewin! the in$ormation?
Yes No
13.Is in$ormation lost without the special so$tware?
Yes No Cnsure
2<. hat topics are co&ered %y this site?
/e$ence 2 Aid and 6lo%alisation
21.hat is the depth o$ 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
#here is no char!e.