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Review Format
DESCRIPTION AND
EVALUATION
of web sites
Copyright ©
1998 Caroline Bowen |
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How the links on
www.speech-language-therapy.com are selected
The external links throughout
this web site point to
Speech-Language Pathology related web sites and resources that are considered
helpful or interesting for SLP consumers, students and professionals.
Who decides?
Occasionally, someone
asks who decides whether or not links will be included. The answer is, I
decide, but I welcome site suggestions. If you would like to suggest a link, go
here.
SLP Site of the Month and
the "Review Format"
Every month since June
1998 I have chosen an outstanding Speech-Language Pathology web site as
Site of the Month.
Each site is rated under
the following Review Format headings:
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Resource Description
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Resource Evaluation
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Level of pre-requisite knowledge
The Resource
Description
The resource description aims to provide
an objective sense of what each of the reviewed Internet resources includes, using seven key words. The key words are: Advocacy, Education,
Professional, Consumer, Student, Guide and Links.
| KEYWORD |
...DESCRIPTION |
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| Advocacy |
A
parent
or consumer operated advocacy site |
Education
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A
university, government agency, organisation or SLP Professional or
Personal Home Page that provides SLP related information |
| Professional |
A
site that provides information
for SLP professionals |
| Consumer |
A
site that provides information
for SLP consumers |
| Student |
A
site that provides information
for SLP students |
| Guide |
A
guide,
meta guide, directory or search engine |
| Links |
A
site that primarily comprises a list of links |
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The
Resource Evaluation
The Resource Evaluation aims to provide a
subjective sense of the overall standard of the resource, in terms of four
criteria: quality, usability, authority and design. |
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| CRITERION |
...DESCRIPTION |
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| Quality |
Quality
of the content of the resource or web site |
| Usability |
Readability,
organisation, ease of navigation |
| Authority |
Reliability of the information
(scholarly citations / evidence-base / "good" science) |
| Design |
Aesthetics,
layout, navigational aids |
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Rating
system
A triple plus (+++)
denotes excellent, and a double plus (++) denotes good, and a single plus (+)
denotes adequate. No plus sign denotes less than adequate. For example Quality
+++ means "the content of the site is of excellent quality".
Level of
pre-requisite knowledge
Two additional
criteria, "Technical" and "Non-technical" are included to indicate whether users require a technical
knowledge of the topic to understand the content of the site. Many sites
comprise a "mix" of technical and non-technical information.
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| CRITERION |
...DESCRIPTION |
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Technical
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Indicates
that some knowledge
of topic required in order to understand the content of the site or
resource. |
Non-technical
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Indicates
that topic
knowledge is not required in order to understand content of the site or
resource. |
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Speechwoman
SLP Site of the month
winners are invited to display the
Speechwoman LOGO on their web sites. |
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Nominations
Nominations for the
Speechwoman Award are welcome.
Would you like to use the review
format yourself?
If you find this system helpful and would
like to use it yourself to review web sites or other Internet resources you are
very welcome to do so, with acknowledgement, of course!
Feedback
Comments on the review format and suggestions
for improvements are invited. [EMAIL]
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Page updated
23 Mar 2010
http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/reviewformat.htm |
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