SCI Guide: Understanding the Rating Criteria

This page can help you think about what each of the criteria mean and how to rate them.

Overall Score

• What is your overall impression of the site? (If it’s helpful, you can go through the other criteria first and then come back to this one)
• Is there something special that this site has overall that makes it really great for the SCI community or for people in general?

Validity

• Is there a way to verify the legitimacy of this organization (i.e. phone number, postal address)?
• Are the sources for any factual information listed?
• Does the information on the page seem current to you?

Coverage

• Does the page seem complete to you (content, aesthetics, each section)?
• Is it clear what topics the page intends to address and does it succeed in addressing these topics?
• Is the point of view of the organization presented in a clear manner so that you know of any biases they might hold?

Aesthetics

• Is the page well-designed?
• Is the content clear and easy-to-read?
• Is it easy to maneuver the site?

Functionality

• Does the page include working links?
• Is the page easy to load?
• Are the site and its features easy to use?

Uniqueness

• Is there something that makes this site stand out as new and innovative?
• Are there features/content/etc that this site has that others don’t have?

Usefulness

• How useful did you find the information/articles/links to be overall?
• How useful do you think the site’s content is for the SCI community?

Importance

• How important is the content covered on this site compared to other sites out there?
• How important is the content for the SCI community?