1 - The Web page lacks a clear purpose or central theme. The Web page points students to some WWW information resources which are not quality Web sites or do not have accurate information or are not age appropriate for the developmental level of the target student audience. Several annotations are missing or do not describe what students will find at the site or do not include advanced organizer questions to assist students in navigating easily through sites to locate the needed information. Errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, usage and grammar repeatedly distract the reader and major editing and revision is required. Use of italics, bold, and indentations enhances readability.
Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point.
The background and colors enhance the readability of text. 2 - Overall readability is difficult with lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background, overuse of bold or lack of appropriate indentations of text. 1 - The text is extremely difficult to read with long blocks of text and small point size of fonts, inappropriate contrasting colors, poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting. Speed of Loading 4 - The Web page design uses bandwidth efficiently. Images are small in byte-size, and content downloads quickly for 28.8 access.