Website Evaluation

In class we completed four website evaluations. I thought the last two were most useful. For each of them you rated questions from 0 to 4, 4 being the highest. At the end you were able to add up the number and compare the grand total with the final scale of usefulness. It seemed to make more sense to me rather than the open-ended questions and yes/no questions posed on the other forms.
The yes/no website evaluation form did ask pointed questions about the author of the website, which when researching one website the form pointed out to me that this website was not very credible. That was eye opening to me seeing how some websites could be putting false information out there.
The website evaluation process was very useful in determining if the website was giving me the information I needed that was accurate, current, and credible. It also helped me decide what a website's motives were. Some websites could probably care less about education and just focus on marketing. I think using evaluations is wise in any situation unless you have some personal connection to a source that you can trust.