Web Page Evaluation by Sara V.

Web Page Evaluation ProjectBy Sara VentrellaEDTL 6360 - Fall 2012

WEBSITES USED FOR COMPARISON

Diet.com

Supplies users with many diet plans, nutritional information, and other

health tips.

You have to join in order to see expanded information

Eatright.org

Supplies users with many diet plans, nutritional information, and other

health tips.

You have to join in order to see expanded information

AUTHORITY

Diet.com

There’s no immediate authoritative group on the homepage. Unless Diet.com is their own authority, there’s no sponsoring group.

Eatright.org

On the homepage, you can tell that the authoritative figure is the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

ACCURACY

Diet.com

A lot of the website does NOT link to other sites. It links

back to itself on a different page.

Information about diets are NOT linked to proven fact.

When clicking on a link to another part of the

webpage, must log in before I can see information.

Eatright.org

Information can be obtained from their

public journal and other tabs on the page,

especially the “research” tab. But, to see this, you

must be a member.

Information about diets are cited and linked to/from

reputable sources.

CURRENCY

Diet.com

Copyright is on the bottom of page & date is listed on each article written.

All links work.

Eatright.org

Copyright is on the bottom of the page & date is listed on each article written. All links work.

OBJECTIVITY

Diet.com

Information seems to NOT be backed with research,

showing a bit of bias towards what eat diet

needs.

Information is reasonable, though, in comparison with other diets when

researched.

Eatright.org

Information is backed with research, linked to reputable sources,

showing little to no bias.

WHICH WEBSITE?

The website I would use as a resource for information for myself or for my students would be EATRIGHT.ORG. I chose this website because it met all four criteria: authority, accuracy, currency, and objectivity.

CREDITS

http://www.diet.com

http://www.eatright.org

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