Emerging Technology
Assessment Rubric: Website
Name __________________________________ Hour ________
Outstanding Average
CATEGORY 4 3
Content All information on the All information on the
website is accurate, and all
content is related to the
theme of the site. Content is
also interrelated.
Spelling and There are not errors in
Grammar spelling, punctuation, or
grammar. The site contains
excellent sentence structure
and word use.
Colors and Fonts Colors of background and
fonts form an eye-catching
and pleasing website, do not
detract from the content, and
are consistent across pages.
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.
Graphics Graphics are related to the
theme/purpose of the site, are
thoughtfully cropped (and
edited), are of high quality
and enhance reader interest
or understanding.
Page Layout and Website has an exceptionally
Navigation attractive and very user-
friendly layout. It is very
easy to locate all important
elements.
Total Points Earned/Total Points Possible
website is accurate, and most
of the content is related to
the site’s theme.
There are minimal errors in
spelling, punctuation, or
grammar and the reader is
not distracted by these errors.
Colors of background and
fonts do not detract from the
content, and are consistent
across pages. The fonts are
consistent, easy to read, and
point size varies
appropriately for headings
and text.
Graphics are related to the
theme/purpose of the site, are
of good quality, and enhance
reader interest or
understanding.
Website has a usable layout.
It is easy to locate all
important elements.
/60
Developing
2 1
Most of the information
provided on the website is
accurate and some of the
content is related to the
theme of the site.
There are many errors in
spelling, punctuation, or
grammar, making it
challenging for the reader to
get through the pages.
Colors of background and
fonts do not detract from the
content, but are not
consistent throughout. The
fonts are somewhat
consistent and point size
varies appropriately for
headings and text.
Few of the graphics are
related to the theme/purpose
of the site, and are of good
quality.
Website has a usable layout,
but may appear busy or
boring. The reader can
locate some of the important
elements, but it is difficult to
move through the pages.
Needs Improvement Comments
There are many inaccuracies
in the content and/or the
content is dry and unrelated
to the theme.
There are so many errors in
spelling, punctuation, or
grammar that it is
hard/impossible to read the
pages. The reader is
distracted by errors.
Colors of background and
fonts make the content hard
to read or otherwise distract
the reader. A wide variety of
fonts, styles and point sizes
was used.
Graphics seem randomly
chosen, are of low quality,
and/or distract the reader.
Website is cluttered or
confusing. It is often
difficult to locate important
elements. The reader cannot
move through the pages.