Website Evaluation

by Andi Stanfield

1) Math in Daily Life

Total: 24

Comments: Site contains alot of text explaining applications of mathmatecal concepts. Somewhat sparce on graphics, but engaging content.

Score
5
3
1

Use of Color

5

Pleasant

Acceptable

Garish

Graphics

4

Well-placed

Compete with content

Overused

Organization

5

Easily Navigated

Some navigation difficulties

Disorganized, hard to navigate

Speed

5

Warp speed

Slow but acceptable

G-l-a-c-i-a-l

Quality

5

Professional, purpose clear

Amateur, purpose identified

Novice, purpose hidden

2) Mathematical Art of Escher

Total: 24

Comments: Interesting discussion of Escher and the math in his artwork. Content is placed on a single page, and could be organized into several pages.

 

Score
5
3
1

Use of Color

5

Pleasant

Acceptable

Garish

Graphics

5

Well-placed

Compete with content

Overused

Organization

4

Easily Navigated

Some navigation difficulties

Disorganized, hard to navigate

Speed

5

Warp speed

Slow but acceptable

G-l-a-c-i-a-l

Quality

5

Professional, purpose clear

Amateur, purpose identified

Novice, purpose hidden

3) Math Goodies

Total: 23

Comments: Well-organized with great math content, but colors are not consistent and the site is busy, with several banners and ads.

Score
5
3
1

Use of Color

4

Pleasant

Acceptable

Garish

Graphics

4

Well-placed

Compete with content

Overused

Organization

5

Easily Navigated

Some navigation difficulties

Disorganized, hard to navigate

Speed

5

Warp speed

Slow but acceptable

G-l-a-c-i-a-l

Quality

5

Professional, purpose clear

Amateur, purpose identified

Novice, purpose hidden

4) Technology for Teachers

Total: 23

Comments: Great tips for elementary teachers with lots of supporting information. Many small graphics are somewhat distracting. Some of the pages need better organization and anchors.

Score
5
3
1

Use of Color

5

Pleasant

Acceptable

Garish

Graphics

4

Well-placed

Compete with content

Overused

Organization

4

Easily Navigated

Some navigation difficulties

Disorganized, hard to navigate

Speed

5

Warp speed

Slow but acceptable

G-l-a-c-i-a-l

Quality

5

Professional, purpose clear

Amateur, purpose identified

Novice, purpose hidden

5) National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Total: 22

Comments: Colors not consistent. Some pages are dead-ends (no Home button). Some of the sub-pages load slowly. Overall, provides good information.

Score
5
3
1

Use of Color

4

Pleasant

Acceptable

Garish

Graphics

5

Well-placed

Compete with content

Overused

Organization

4

Easily Navigated

Some navigation difficulties

Disorganized, hard to navigate

Speed

4

Warp speed

Slow but acceptable

G-l-a-c-i-a-l

Quality

5

Professional, purpose clear

Amateur, purpose identified

Novice, purpose hidden

6) Visual Fractions

Total: 24

Comments: My favorite site to send kids to practice fractions! Graphics support content, except for a few ads. Professional and well-put-together.

Score
5
3
1

Use of Color

5

Pleasant

Acceptable

Garish

Graphics

4

Well-placed

Compete with content

Overused

Organization

5

Easily Navigated

Some navigation difficulties

Disorganized, hard to navigate

Speed

5

Warp speed

Slow but acceptable

G-l-a-c-i-a-l

Quality

5

Professional, purpose clear

Amateur, purpose identified

Novice, purpose hidden

7) Puget Sound Community School

Total: 21

Comments: Colors are not consistent. This site looks like two people merged their separate pages into one website, fairly amateur. Overall, it looks good but the content is minimal.

Score
5
3
1

Use of Color

3

Pleasant

Acceptable

Garish

Graphics

5

Well-placed

Compete with content

Overused

Organization

4

Easily Navigated

Some navigation difficulties

Disorganized, hard to navigate

Speed

5

Warp speed

Slow but acceptable

G-l-a-c-i-a-l

Quality

4

Professional, purpose clear

Amateur, purpose identified

Novice, purpose hidden

8) St. John's Episcopal Church

Total: 19

Comments: This site provides information for anyone wondering about church activities, programs and personnel. It falls in the amateur category. Some distractions are the background competes with the buttons and there are too many animations.

Score
5
3
1

Use of Color

3

Pleasant

Acceptable

Garish

Graphics

3

Well-placed

Compete with content

Overused

Organization

5

Easily Navigated

Some navigation difficulties

Disorganized, hard to navigate

Speed

5

Warp speed

Slow but acceptable

G-l-a-c-i-a-l

Quality

3

Professional, purpose clear

Amateur, purpose identified

Novice, purpose hidden

9) Generation www.Y

Total: 19

Comments: Good information, but navigation is difficult and text is too small. Very few graphics, and lots of dead ends.

Score
5
3
1

Use of Color

3

Pleasant

Acceptable

Garish

Graphics

4

Well-placed

Compete with content

Overused

Organization

3

Easily Navigated

Some navigation difficulties

Disorganized, hard to navigate

Speed

5

Warp speed

Slow but acceptable

G-l-a-c-i-a-l

Quality

4

Professional, purpose clear

Amateur, purpose identified

Novice, purpose hidden

10) History of the Abacus

Total: 21

Comments: Good information, but navigation is difficult because pages are not connected to each other, only to the index.

Score
5
3
1

Use of Color

5

Pleasant

Acceptable

Garish

Graphics

5

Well-placed

Compete with content

Overused

Organization

3

Easily Navigated

Some navigation difficulties

Disorganized, hard to navigate

Speed

3

Warp speed

Slow but acceptable

G-l-a-c-i-a-l

Quality

5

Professional, purpose clear

Amateur, purpose identified

Novice, purpose hidden