Rayanne Lepisto

Website Evaluation Assignment

 Grade Level of Audience: High School Students
 Purpose of tool: to help students evaluate websites online.

Source, Accessibility, and Scope Principle (SAS)

1. Source
a. What is the domain name? ____________________________
b. Who is sponsoring the website? ______________________
c. When was the website last updated? ______________________
d. What is the purpose of the website?
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2. Accessibility (Please circle your answer).
a. Does the website work properly? Yes No
b. Is the website organized? Yes No
c. Are there any links on the website that do not work? Yes No
3. Scope
a. Is the information appropriate in level and content for a high school student? Yes No
b. What search engine was used to research this
information?________________________
c. What does the website provide information on? (Please provide a brief statement.
Bullet points may also be used).
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Citation for SAS Principle information: (Harper 2011 , p. 175-176).

Website Domain Names

 Use caution when using .edu, .gov, and .org websites.

 Even though these websites are strongly encouraged for students to use, you need to be aware
that even these websites may have biased information.
What can I do?

Link Check!

 Link checking is a “strategy for finding links embedded in a site” (Harper 2011, p. 176).

How to Link Check:

1. Enter http://google.com into your browser. You can also use the library catalogue for online
articles and other forms of online data.
2. Paste the website URL that was cited in the website that you evaluated from above.
3. Answer the questions below in the check list to evaluate the cited links.

 “The results [that] are retrieved are sites that are linked to the webpage being evaluated.
[This] [is] [an] excellent way to check validity of the site—especially when investigating topics
that may have inherent bias” (Harper p. 176).
Citation: This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY.

Check List:
 What is the domain name? ____________________________
 Who is sponsoring the website? ______________________
 When was the website last updated? ______________________
 Does the website work properly? Yes No
 Is the website organized? Yes No
 Are there any links on the website that do not work? Yes No

2. Is the website credible? (Please list supporting evidence in bullet points).