Question

Write your response in the box. Imagine you have come across an interesting website in your research, but you don’t know much about it. What are three ways that you can evaluate the site?

Answer 1

Compare the website to other sites containing similar information.

Look for information about the author of the site and the reason the site was created.

Check the links in the website to rule out spam sites.

Answer 2

There are several methods to evaluate a website, the most used ones are:

Check the author´s information is clear, if the contact with him/her is easy to reach to request additional information, When we are looking the website´s contents, it is real and based on trustworthy information and The structure and design express a lot of the credibility, if the navigation occurs quickly and the contrast in colors and shapes is correct too.