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Web Evaluations
Using Information Effectively in Education
Tricia Ryan, Instructor

Name: Lauren Briggs

Web Site Title: Office of Accountability, Research, and Testing

Web URL: http://www.bcps.org/offices/accountability_research_testing/mbofa.html

Date Visited: March, 3, 2006

Brief description of the contents of the site:

This internet site gives feedback on individual student’s performances on state standardized testing.

 

Authority
(Author of site:  individual/institutional, organization URL type [edu, org, com, gov], credentials, expertise, contact information)

 

Who is responsible for the site?

 

Objectivity
(Purpose, target audience, information fact or opinion)

Is the purpose of the site clear, including any particular viewpoint?

 

Accuracy
(Facts documented or well-researched, links provided to quality web resources)

Is the information accurate?

 

Currency
(Evidence of current content, page date-stamped with latest update)

Is the information current?

 

Usability
(Site organized and easy to follow, content readable by intended audience, information error-free, links back to index page, page loads quickly)

Is the site well designed and stable?

 

Personal Assessment

Would you recommend this site?  Why or why not?

 

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ISTC 201: Web Site Evaluation #2
Using Information Effectively in Education
Tricia Ryan, Instructor

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Web Site Title:

Web URL:

Date Visited:

Brief description of the contents of the site:

 

Authority
(Author of site:  individual/institutional, organization URL type [edu, org, com, gov], credentials, expertise, contact information)

Who is responsible for the site?

 

Objectivity
(Purpose, target audience, information fact or opinion)

Is the purpose of the site clear, including any particular viewpoint?

 

Accuracy
(Facts documented or well-researched, links provided to quality web resources)

Is the information accurate?

 

Currency
(Evidence of current content, page date-stamped with latest update)

Is the information current?

 

Usability
(Site organized and easy to follow, content readable by intended audience, information error-free, links back to index page, page loads quickly)

Is the site well designed and stable?

 

Personal Assessment

Would you recommend this site?  Why or why not?

 

Last updated by Lauren Briggs on Monday, May 08, 2006