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Website / ePortfolio Rubric Website / ePortfolio Rubric Rubric to evaluate a website or ePortfolio made by students. Rubric Code: U22CWB By CRiordan Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: ePortfolio Grade Levels: (none)

ePortfolio Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Design Elements
Background	Poor Background detracts from the readability of the site.	Fair Background is consistent across pages and does not detract from readability.	Good Background is attractive, consistent across pages, adds to the theme or purpose of the site, and does not detract from readability.	Excellent Background is exceptionally attractive, consistent across pages, adds to the theme or purpose of the site, and does not detract from readability.
Colors	Poor Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links make the content hard to read or otherwise distract the reader.	Fair Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links do not detract from the content.	Good Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links do not detract from the content, and are consistent across pages.	Excellent Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links form a pleasing palette, do not detract from the content, and are consistent across pages.
Fonts	Poor A wide variety of fonts, styles and point sizes was used.	Fair The fonts are consistent and point size varies appropriately for headings and text.	Good The fonts are consistent, easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text.	Excellent The fonts are consistent, easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. Use of font styles (italic, bold, underline) is used consistently and improves readability.
Purpose & Theme	Poor The site lacks a purpose and theme.	Fair The purpose and theme of the site is somewhat muddy or vague.	Good The site has a clearly stated purpose and theme, but may have one or two elements that do not seem to be related to it.	Excellent The site has a well-stated clear purpose and theme that is carried out throughout the site.
Graphics	Poor Graphics seem randomly chosen, are of low quality, OR distract the reader.	Fair Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, and are of good quality.	Good Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are of good quality and enhance reader interest or understanding.	Excellent Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are thoughtfully cropped, are of high quality and enhance reader interest or understanding.
Sounds	Poor Music, audio clips and/or sounds were seemingly used randomly OR typically detracted from the overall site.	Fair Music, audio clips and/or sounds are thoughtfully edited and used, but 1 or 2 detracted from the overall site.	Good Music, audio clips and/or sounds are used only where they add to reader understanding of the content or to make the site more accessible to persons with visual handicaps.	Excellent Music, audio clips and/or sounds are thoughtfully edited and used only where they add to reader understanding of the content or to make the site more accessible to persons with visual handicaps.
Layout	Poor The Web pages are cluttered looking or confusing. It is often difficult to locate important elements.	Fair The Web pages have a usable layout, but may appear busy or boring. It is easy to locate most of the important elements.	Good The Web pages have an attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements.	Excellent The Web site has an exceptionally attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements. White space, graphic elements and/or alignment are used effectively to organize material.
Navigation	Poor Some links do not take the reader to the sites described. A user typically feels lost.	Fair Links for navigation take the reader where s/he expects to go, but some needed links seem to be missing. A user sometimes gets lost.	Good Links for navigation are clearly labeled, allow the reader to easily move from a page to related pages (forward and back), and internal links take the reader where s/he expects to go. A user rarely becomes lost.	Excellent Links for navigation are clearly labeled, consistently placed, allow the reader to easily move from a page to related pages (forward and back), and take the reader where s/he expects to go. A user does not become lost.
Content
Link Quality	Poor Less than 3/4 of the links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites.	Fair Most links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites.	Good Almost all links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites.	Excellent All links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites.
Page Info	Poor Several Web pages do not contain a statement of authorship, school name, and/or date of publication/date last edited.	Fair Most (75-80%) Web pages contain a statement of authorship, school name, and date of publication/date last edited.	Good Almost all Web pages contain a statement of authorship, school name, and date of publication/date last edited.	Excellent Every Web page contains a statement of authorship, school name, and date of publication/date last edited.
Citations & References	Poor Borrowed materials are not properly documented OR material was borrowed without permission from a site that requires permission	Fair Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations for most borrowed material. No material is included from Web sites that state that permission is required unless permission has been obtained.	Good Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations for almost all borrowed material. No material is included from Web sites that state that permission is required unless permission has been obtained.	Excellent Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations for all borrowed material. No material is included from Web sites that state that permission is required unless permission has been obtained.
Spelling and Grammar	Poor There are more than 5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.	Fair There are 4-5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.	Good There are 1-3 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.	Excellent There are no errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.
Content Accuracy	Poor There are several inaccuracies in the content provided by the students OR many of the requirements were not met.	Fair Almost all of the information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate and almost all of the requirements have been met.	Good Almost all the information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate and all requirements of the assignment have been met.	Excellent All information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate and all the requirements of the assignment have been met.
Accessibility	Poor The needs of visually impaired Internet users are ignored.	Fair Most images used for navigation have an ALT tag that describes the image and where it links to so people who are visually impaired can use the Web site well.	Good All images used for navigation have an ALT tag that describes the image and where it links to so people who are visually impaired can use the Web site well.	Excellent All images, especially those that are used for navigation, have an ALT tag that describes the image and its link so people who are visually impaired can use the Web site well.
Outcome
Interest	Poor The author has provided only the minimum amount of information and has not transformed the information to make it more interesting to the audience (e.g., has only provided a list of links to the content of others).	Fair The author has put lots of information in the Web site but there is little evidence that the person tried to present the information in an interesting way.	Good The author has tried to make the content of this Web site interesting to the people for whom it is intended.	Excellent The author has made an exceptional attempt to make the content of this Web site interesting to the people for whom it is intended.
Learning	Poor Student did not appear to learn much from this project. Cannot answer most questions about the content and the procedures used to make the web site.	Fair The student has a fair understanding of the material included in the site. Can easily answer most questions about the content and procedures used to make the web site.	Good The student has a good understanding of the material included in the site. Can easily answer questions about the content and procedures used to make the web site.	Excellent The student has an exceptional understanding of the material included in the site and where to find additional information. Can easily answer questions about the content and procedures used to make the web site.

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