Year 10 Geography: Australias Regional and Global Links

Defence and Aid

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)
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? #he $epartment o% &orei"n A'airs and #rade in the
Australian (o)ernment.
*. +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
0ein" the most in%ormati)e.
1 2 3 * , -
1. !hat authority does the document ha)e?
!ho is responsi0le %or this site2document?
#he document has 0een authorised or written 0y the Australian
(o)ernment speci3cally the $epartment o% &orei"n A'airs and #rade.
Are they a relia0le or reputa0le source?
4elia0le.
5. !hat is the intended purpose o% this site?
#o in%orm the citi6ens o% Australia or others around the world o% some o%
the $&A#7s policies/ work and strate"ies it puts in place/ 0ecause people
ha)e a ri"ht to know a0out the (o)ernment7s actions.
8. !hat "oals2o09ecti)es does this pa"e meet? .ut Y or N in the 0o:es which
correspond with the type o% we0site you are usin" and comment on which
"roups in society would use this site.
+riteria Y2N (roup aimed at
;ducational Y e.". <tudents
Ad)ise Y +iti6ens o% Australia
In%ormation Y <tudents/ teachers/ citi6ens o% Australia
4ecommendations Y +iti6ens o% Australia
+omments N 4esearchers
Ad)ertise N +iti6ens o% Australia
=ias Y #owards Australia
>isin%orm N 4esearchers/ All country7s
1?.Is the in%ormation detailed? +hoose %rom 0elow@
ery
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$etailed <ome $etail Aittle detail No detail
11.!hen was the we0site produced? How recently has it 0een updated? Not
applica0le (doesn7t say). #he in%ormation includes current data and so
we7ll assume recently updated.
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13.Assessin" the accuracy and )alidity o% the site.
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mail2No phone
address2phone
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1*.<ite credentials C check D4A domain. Is it an authorised site pro)ider?
Yes No
<ite D4A @ http@22www.d%at."o).au2dept2
Are there dead links on the pa"e?
Yes No
1,.How upBtoBdate is the in%ormation. (i)e the most recent date. #he
in%ormation is )ery upBtoBdate with much in%ormation %rom 2?1*.
1-.Assessin" 0ias@
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11.$oes the pa"e reFuire special so%tware %or )iewin" the in%ormation?
Yes No
15.Is in%ormation lost without the special so%tware?
Yes No Dnsure
18. !hat topics are co)ered 0y this site?
All topics and matters related to the $&A# includin"@ issues/ trade/ aid/
countries and re"ions/ %acts a0out Australia/ em0assies/ ministers and
media.
2?.!hat is the depth o% co)era"e %or each topic?
ery
$etailed
$etailed <ome $etail Aittle detail No detail
21.Is the in%ormation %ree or is there a char"e?
Yes %ree No