Functionality
Skill Set (Criteria)
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
(1) Do pages and graphics (descriptive information for text browsers or readers) view correctly in Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera and non graphic browsers? Most current browser version at the time of review, excluding pre releases and beta versions. [D1]
(2) Do Elements perform as expected - for example, textual, visual and audio, interactive features, pages that a user may wish to print?[D2.]
(3) Are most links working within a site, particularly internal links and are external links purposeful and supportive of the content of the site? [D3.]
(4) Is technology used as an effective means to an end and do interactive or multimedia features support the content of the site? [D14]
(5) Does the site encourage classroom teachers, students and the public to provide feed back on how they have used the sites information? [D19]
(6) Has an apparent effort been made to aid visitors who are color blind or have a vision difficulty?
(7) Can a visitor navigate the site without a mouse? [D4.]
(8) Will the site be viewed and look the same in 800x600 and 1024x768 resolutions? [D5]
(9) Does the front page (index) loading encourage a visitor to venture beyond the introduction?-[D6]
(10) If there was no navigation scheme present could a visitor still find their way around the site?
Visitors Find Useful Information and Are Engaged
Skill Set (Criteria)
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
(1) Is information about a person, place or thing unique and does it provide a new or different perspective? [D13]
(2) Does the site appear to be maintained and updated periodically? [D18]
(3) Is the site family safe? [D7]
(4) Is there evidence of creativity and flair? [D8]
(5) Is there interactiveness? [D9].
(6)Are visitors encouraged to find answers for questions using the resources of the site? [D10].
(7)Are there demonstrations in the promotion of inclusive approaches, ensuring accessibility for all? [D11]
(8)Does the web site demonstrate a partnership with parents, schools, children, other web masters and the public? [D20]
(9)Would a teacher, student or lecturer want to use and adapt the web sites material in lessons?[D22]
(10)Is there sufficient material to make the visit rewarding?
Professionalization
Skill Set (Criteria)
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
(1) Are citations to referenced works and bibliographic or references for extended study included?
(2) Site does not have stereotyping, bias and social iniquity?
(3) Does slang or vulgarity used compliment or detract from the presentation?
(4) Evidence that all content is either original or used with permission? A [D] link is permissible in the absence of being on the page where copyright material is used.
(5) Do most of the design elements reside on the authors web site?
(6) Is there a mechanism to insure that interactive elements of the site are maintained and moderated? [D23]
(7) Will the overall structure of the site aid user comprehension?
(8) Does the author realize that frames are a barrier to accessibility and does he provide alternative viewing?
(9) Is there evidence that the author has attempted to stay up to date with changing trends in web design?
(10) Does the author support associations related to the stated purposes of the web site creation?
Composite Skill Set (Criteria)
Skill Set (Criteria)
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
(1) Skill Set Elements (30)
6
18
6
(2) Weight/Element
1
2
3
(3) Weighted Average (1x3)
6
36
18
(4) % of Weighted Average (60) (3)/60
10
60
30
Additional Points - 15 maximum-Footnote 17
Skill Set (Criteria)
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
(1) AccVerify, Bobby, Cynthia Says, accessibility statement or any other genuine attempt (disABILITY compliance level A or greater)
(2) W3C and WDG validated for HTML compliance
(3) W3C validated CSS
(4) A-Prompt validation or Optimized for Lynx Viewing or simulation of screen readers.