Online+Rubric

Final ED 526 Website Rubric


 * CATEGORY || 10 || 8 || 6 || 4 ||
 * Layout || The Web site has an exceptionally attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements. White space, graphic elements and/or alignment are used effectively to organize material. || The Web pages have an attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements. || The Web pages have a usable layout, but may appear busy or boring. It is easy to locate most of the important elements. || The Web pages are cluttered looking or confusing. It is often difficult to locate important elements. ||
 * Color Choices || Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links form a pleasing palette, do not detract from the content, and are consistent across pages. || Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links do not detract from the content, and are consistent across pages. || Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links do not detract from the content. || Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links make the content hard to read or otherwise distract the reader. ||
 * Fonts || The fonts are consistent, easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. Use of font styles (italic, bold, underline) is used consistently and improves readability. || The fonts are consistent, easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. || The fonts are consistent and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. || A wide variety of fonts, styles and point sizes was used. ||
 * Links (content) || All links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites. || Almost all links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites. || Most links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites. || Less than 3/4 of the links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites. ||
 * Links (workability) || All links work properly and take user to indicated site. || Almost all links work properly. || Most links work properly but more than 3 links do not link to desired site. || Less than 1/2 of the links take user to desired sites and instead indicate that webpage cannot be found. ||
 * Navigation || Links for navigation are clearly labeled, consistently placed, allow the reader to easily move from a page to related pages (forward and back), and take the reader where s/he expects to go. A user does not become lost. || Links for navigation are clearly labeled, allow the reader to easily move from a page to related pages (forward and back), and internal links take the reader where s/he expects to go. A user rarely becomes lost. || Links for navigation take the reader where s/he expects to go, but some needed links seem to be missing. A user sometimes gets lost. || Some links do not take the reader to the sites described. A user typically feels lost. ||
 * Spelling and Grammar || There are no errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site. || There are 1-3 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site. || There are 4-5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site. || There are more than 5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site. ||
 * Background || Background is exceptionally attractive, consistent across pages, adds to the theme or purpose of the site, and does not detract from readability. || Background is attractive, consistent across pages, adds to the theme or purpose of the site, and does not detract from readability. || Background is consistent across pages and does not detract from readability. || Background detracts from the readability of the site. ||
 * Sounds || Music, audio clips and/or sounds are thoughtfully edited and used only where they add to reader understanding of the content or to make the site more accessible to persons with visual handicaps. || Music, audio clips and/or sounds are used only where they add to reader understanding of the content or to make the site more accessible to persons with visual handicaps. || Music, audio clips and/or sounds are thoughtfully edited and used, but 1 or 2 detracted from the overall site. || Music, audio clips and/or sounds were seemingly used randomly OR typically detracted from the overall site. ||
 * Content Accuracy || All information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate and all the requirements of the assignment have been met. || Almost all the information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate and all requirements of the assignment have been met. || Almost all of the information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate and almost all of the requirements have been met. || There are several inaccuracies in the content provided by the students OR many of the requirements were not met. ||