Web Design

Web Page Rubric for Evaluating Art for Learning
Characteristic	Score 1 or 2: Below Standard Emerging \|\| Developing	Score 3: Standard	Score 4 or 5: Above Standard Accomplished \|\| Exemplary
1. Historical Content The information presented in the website --its purpose, usefulness, and facts–for a specific audience. Score:	• Purpose, goals, & audience for the site are unclear • Information presented is not organized well for easy use • Information is a mixture of fact and opinion (but not labeled as such) • grammar or spelling errors • Graphics detract from the site’s content	• Purpose, goals, & audience for the site are apparent • Information presented is useful and generally well organized for easy use • Historical information is factual and demonstrates an understanding of the art • Author's opinion is apparent. • Graphics merely illustrate content	• Purpose, goals, & audience for the site are clear and compelling • Information presented is useful, and logically organized for easy use • Historical information is factual and demonstrates a high level of understanding of the art • Author's opinion is clearly stated and convincing • Graphics enhance the content
2. Technical Design The overall navigational design of the site and its inner workings Score:	• Site loads very slowly may not fit the window • Excessive scrolling used • Some links don’t work • Site is hard to navigate and easy to get lost in	• Site loads in a reasonable length of time, fits most windows • Scrolling exists but not excessively • Internal & external links work • Site is mostly easy to navigate	• Site loads quickly and fits the screen window • Avoids excessive scrolling, using separate pages instead • Internal & external links work • Site has been checked on multiple browsers/platforms • Site is easy to navigate
3. Creative Expression The use of elements and principles of art to enhance the visual appeal of the site Score:	• Site does not make use of art design principles and has little visual consistency • Graphics either overpower content or have little appeal • Little thought given to visual balance and/or repetition • Site either has far too much or far too little visual variety	• Site is pleasing to the eye, with consistency of color, format, and navigation • Graphics are appealing but do not necessarily supplement the content • Most pages are visually balanced with some repetition • Site has some variety to make it interesting over time	• Site attracts attention, has consistency of color, format, & navigation--giving visual unity • Graphics enhance the content without overpowering it • Pages are visually balanced with enough repetition to give a sense of rhythm for the site • Enough variety of elements prompts continued interest
4. Artistic Perception The ability to observe, process and respond to artwork using personal expression and analysis Score:	• Site makes little or no use of the basic art elements and does not include inventive or new ideas • Site shows little in the way of personal expression and does little to match the topic • Site shows no originality, all borrowed ideas	• Site makes use of art vocabulary, though not necessarily adding inventive ideas. Student selected topic from teacher's list • Site is expressive but doesn’t always fit well with the topic/information presented • Author made attempts at originality	• Site contains something new or inventive, or makes use of an element in a new way • Student chose artwork to compare on their own, not from list • Site, as a whole, is expressive and fits well with the site’s topic and purpose • Originality is demonstrated in content, student uses several art vocabulary terms appropriately
5. Commitment The work ethic that results in an individual performing to his/her best ability and continually showing progress Score:	• Author’s work performance was inconsistent and s/he rarely seemed to be working at his/her best • Author shows very little progress over earlier projects	• Author worked in a steady manner, though not necessarily pushing him/herself to new levels of learning • Some progress is demonstrated	• Author consistently worked to his/her best ability • Author pushed him/herself to learn new information or techniques • No matter what level of knowledge, the author continues to show substantial progress
6. Completion The final product finished in a timely way, as a result of project leaders making good use of time Score:	• Author had a vague plan that was not well articulated • Author had difficulty setting interim project goals and meeting them • The project was excessively late (ie, beyond 2 days)	• Author set up interim goals and a project plan • Author usually made good use of his/her time each day • The project was completed in a timely manner, though may not have met the deadline	• Author set up interim goals and a project plan • Author made good use of his/her time each day to reach goals • The project was completed on time