Using the CARS* Checklist
Rubrics for Evaluating Websites
Intermediate Grades Rubric
Go to Primary and Early Primary Rubrics
Go to Printable** Versions
Intermediate Grades Rubric
Go to Primary and Early Primary Rubrics
Go to Printable** Versions
Evaluator's Name: | |||
Title of Website: | |||
Address or URL: | |||
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Credibility | |||
The author is given. | |||
The author's organization or institution is given. | |||
The author can be contacted. | |||
Check for spelling or grammar mistakes. | |||
Accuracy | |||
The date that the webpage was last updated is given. | |||
The information is up-to-date. | |||
The information is complete. | |||
Reasonableness | |||
The author is fair and objective. | |||
Support | |||
The author provides support for the information. | |||
The sources are listed. | |||
Another resource can be found with similar information. | |||
List the second resource. | |||
Design & Technology | |||
The pictures are relevant and clear. | |||
The pages are easy to move around. | |||
The colors are appealing. | |||
All of the the links work. | |||
The pages load relatively quickly. (About 30 seconds.) | |||
Overall - How does the website rate? |
*CARS Checklist by Robert Harris, Ph.D.
**Printable versions designed by Becky Trieger of the Springfield Ball Charter School, Springfield, IL.
**Printable versions designed by Becky Trieger of the Springfield Ball Charter School, Springfield, IL.