Evaluating Science WWW Resources

9. References.

Are appropriate references and copyright statements included?


10. Reviews.

Has the content been through a peer review process?


II. Navigation


11. Linking within and outside of the web site.

Can you move around the web site easily? Are there sufficient shortcut or hot buttons available? Are the navigation links visually obvious?


12. Site organization.

Does the home page contain a well-labeled table of contents?


13. Consistent appearance within the web site.

Are the navigation buttons consistent throughout the web site? Are navigation button labels confusing or obvious? Will your students be able to intuitively know what to click their mouse onto in order to navigate around the web site? Are the links clearly and accurately described? Hypertext links to other web sites frequently don't work at a web site that is not properly maintained.


14. Ease of browsing.

Do the links take you directly to the information or do you have to go through a series of mouse clicks to get to the information that you want?


15. Searching.

Are search engines included to assist you in finding the location of specific material?



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