Evaluation Criteria
Each web site that I have chosen will be reviewed using the following criteria. They will be given a star rating for each criteria and an overall percentage score.
Explanation
The criteria is split up into four sections, each containing 5 different criteria.
Design
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Initial Reaction
What is your initial reaction when you visit the web site?
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Aesthetics
Is the site pleasing to look at?
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Legibility
Is the text easy to read?
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Layout
Does the layout work well?
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Presentation
Does the site present a professional trustworthy image?
Navigation
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Mouse Clicks
How many mouse clicks does it take to find the information you are looking for?
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Scrolling
How much scrolling is necessary?
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Where are you?
Can you tell where you are on the web site?
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Search
How well does the web site's search feature work?
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Consistency
Is navigation consistent throughout the web site?
Content
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Home Page
Does the home page provide a good overview of the content available?
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Updates
How often is the web site updated?
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Quality
Does the content provide quality information?
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Images
How suitable are images in relation to the content they are placed in?
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Syndication
Can the web site's content be used on other web sites?
Functionality
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Interactivity
Does the web site offer any interactivity?
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Browser Compatibility
Does the web site work well with all the major browsers?
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Resolution Compatibility
Does the web site work well on a variety of common screen resolutions?
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Errors
Did you encounter any errors when using the web site?
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Accessibility
Is the web site accessible?
Rating System
Each of the above criteria will be given a star rating out of 5.
Awful
Poor
Good
Very Good
Excellent
Overall Rating
The overall rating will be calculated by adding up the star ratings for each criteria which will give a score out of 100.