Website evaluation methods power point 2

Website Evaluation Website Evaluation MethodsMethods

Presentation By Cathryn DozierPresentation By Cathryn Dozier

IntroductionIntroduction

Definition and basis of website Definition and basis of website evaluation methodsevaluation methods

AASL standardsAASL standards Importance of website Importance of website

evaluationevaluation Ways to evaluate websites for Ways to evaluate websites for

grades 6-8grades 6-8 ABCs of Website EvaluationABCs of Website Evaluation

Definition and BasisDefinition and Basis

Website Website evaluation evaluation methodmethod- A way of - A way of examining a examining a website, based on website, based on a checklist; on a checklist; on grade levelgrade level

Based on Based on Alabama Literacy Alabama Literacy Standards (AASL Standards (AASL Standards)Standards)

**AASL-American **AASL-American Association of Association of School School LibrariansLibrarians

AASL StandardsAASL Standards

1.Inquire, think, critically, and 1.Inquire, think, critically, and gain knowledgegain knowledge

2.Draw conclusions, make 2.Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledgeand create new knowledge

AASL Standards AASL Standards

3. Share knowledge and participate 3. Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as ethically and productively as members of democratic society.members of democratic society.

4. Pursue personal and aesthetic 4. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.growth.

Each standard Each standard includesincludes skills, skills, dispositions in action, dispositions in action, responsibilities, and self-responsibilities, and self-assessment strategiesassessment strategies

Importance of Website Importance of Website EvaluationEvaluation

Consider the Consider the following following information:information:

Anyone can Anyone can publish anything publish anything on the webon the web

Web sources Web sources rarely have fact rarely have fact checkers or checkers or editorseditors

No web No web standards existstandards exist

Dimensio

Factual and ConceptualProcedural Metacognitive



Goals of Goals of sponsors not sponsors not clearly stated clearly stated (mostly)(mostly)

May be a virtual May be a virtual soapboxsoapbox

Publication date Publication date not always givennot always given

Dimensio




Dates may have Dates may have various various meaningsmeanings

May be done May be done just for funjust for fun

Difficult to Difficult to determine determine coveragecoverage

Dimensio


Ways to Evaluate Websites for Ways to Evaluate Websites for Grades 6-8Grades 6-8

o Analyze the following areas:Analyze the following areas:o 1. Authority1. Authorityo 2. Accuracy2. Accuracyo 3. Objectivity3. Objectivityo 4. Currency4. Currencyo 5. Coverage5. Coverage

Areas of Website EvaluationAreas of Website Evaluation

o Each area has a series of questions that Each area has a series of questions that must be answered to determine if the must be answered to determine if the website meets the needed requirements.website meets the needed requirements.

o One example of each area question is One example of each area question is listed below.listed below.

1. Is there an author? (Authority)1. Is there an author? (Authority)2. Is the information reliable? (Accuracy)2. Is the information reliable? (Accuracy)

Areas of Website EvaluationAreas of Website Evaluation

Examples of Questions cont’dExamples of Questions cont’do One example of each area question is listed One example of each area question is listed

below.below.

3. Does the information show a minimum of bias? 3. Does the information show a minimum of bias? (Objectivity)(Objectivity)

4. Is the page dated? (Currency)4. Is the page dated? (Currency)

5. What topics are covered?(Coverage)5. What topics are covered?(Coverage)

Website Evaluation FormWebsite Evaluation Form

o Have the students to Have the students to complete a website complete a website evaluation form that evaluation form that consists of questions that consists of questions that cover the 5 previously cover the 5 previously listed areas.listed areas.

ABC’s of Website EvaluationABC’s of Website Evaluation

o Always cover the 5 W’sAlways cover the 5 W’so Who?Who?o What?What?o When?When?o Where?Where?o Why?Why?

Useful WebsitesUseful Websites

http://www.ala.org/aasl/files/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf

http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/tlc/resources/teach.html http://kathyschrock.net/abceval/index.htm

SummarySummary Website evaluation methods Website evaluation methods

are important because all are important because all websites are not accurate. websites are not accurate. There are 5 areas to check, There are 5 areas to check, when evaluating a site. Always when evaluating a site. Always cover the five W’s. There are a cover the five W’s. There are a series of questions that cover series of questions that cover each area of evaluation. All each area of evaluation. All evaluations are based on AASL evaluations are based on AASL standards.standards.

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