Year 10 Geography: Australias Regional and Global Links

Defence and Aid

Criteria for evaluating web pages
This section is worth 20 marks
There are seven main components to consider when evaluating a
website. This includes: the ease of use, accuracy, authority,
objectivity, currency, coverage and presentation.
1. Is the site easy to use? (please circle)
Ye
s
No
2. Are the hyperlinks appropriate? (please circle)
Ye
s
No
3. How accurate is the document? Yes, it was very effective.
Who wrote the page? ustralian !overnment " #epartment of $oreign
%airs and Trade.
4. Can you contact them? (please circle)
Ye
s
No
5. Is the spelling and grammar accurate? (please circle)
Ye
s
No
6. Purpose o the document!
"o inorm or to entertain or is it malicious# rate rom $ to % on the scale with $
&eing the most inormati'e!
$ ( ) * + %
7. What authority does the document ha'e? &t is a !overnment website.
Who is responsi&le or this site,document? #epartment of $oreign
%airs and Trade.
Are they a relia&le or reputa&le source? 'es, it is a government
website and therefore the information contained on the site is
reliable. The ustralian !overnment and its departments are
reputable sources of information as they have vast resources to
collect accurate information.
8. hat is the intended purpose of this site! The sites role is to promote the
work of the #epartment of $oreign %airs and Trade, in particular
its work in strengthening ustralia(s security, enhancing
ustralia(s prosperity, and helping ustralian travellers and
ustralians overseas.
9. What goals,o&-ecti'es does this page meet? Put Y or N in the &o.es which
correspond with the type o we&site you are using and comment on which
groups in society would use this site!
Criteria Y,N /roup aimed at
0ducational Y 1tudents
Ad'ise Y Workers# "ra'ellers# Australians o'erseas
Inormation Y As a&o'e
2ecommendations Y Workers
Comments N
Ad'ertise N
3ias N
4isinorm N
10. Is the inormation detailed? Choose rom &elow5
6ery
7etailed
7etailed 1ome 7etail 8ittle detail No detail
11. When was the we&site produced? How recently has it &een updated? &t is
not clear from the website when it was )rst produced however it
appears to have been updated on *
th
+eptember 20,-.
12. 3alance o te.t and images5 2ank your site
4ostly
"e.t,None or
ew
images,9ew
su&:links
4uch
te.t,1ome
images,1om
e su&:links
3alance o
te.t and
images and
su&:links
4ultiple links
and su&:
;les,ew
images,1om
e te.t
4any su&:
links,&alance
o
images,3ala
nce o te.t!
4any su&:
links,little
te.t,many
images!
13. Assessing the accuracy and 'alidity o the site!
Author
pro'ided,e:mail
address,phone
num&er
Author pro'ided,e:
mail,.o phone
num&er
Author
pro'ided,.o e:
mail,.o phone
num&er
.o Author,.o e:
mail,.o phone
num&er
14. 1ite credentials < check =28 domain! Is it an authorised site pro'ider?
Yes No
1ite =28 : http5,,www!dat!go'!au,
15. Are there dead links on the page?
Yes No
16. How up:to:date is the inormation! /i'e the most recent date! &t appears
to have been updated on *
th
+eptember 20,- when the /ustralia0
China chievement wards( news article was updated.
17. Assessing &ias5
High > o
ad'ertising,8ess
inormation
4edium > o
ad'ertising,1ome
inormation
3alance o
ad'ertising,Inorm
ation
8ow > or no
ad'ertising,
primarily
inormation
18. 7oes the page re?uire special sotware or 'iewing the inormation?
Yes No
19. Is inormation lost without the special sotware?
Yes No =nsure
20. What topics are co'ered &y this site?
&ssues
Trade
id
Countries and regions
bout ustralia
1mbassies
2inisters
2edia
21. What is the depth o co'erage or each topic?
6ery
7etailed
7etailed 1ome 7etail 8ittle detail No detail
22. Is the inormation ree or is there a charge? .o there is no charge it is
free.
Yes No