Web Page Evaluation Tool

ABSTRACT

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TOOL AIMED AT
THE EVALUATION OF THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WEBSITES
UNDER THE CIRCULAR 2007/4

Erkan DURAN

Balıkesir University, Institute of Science
Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology

(M. Sc. Thesis / Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Taner TANRISEVER)

Balıkesir, 2008

The aim of this study is developing a tool aimed at evaluation of public institutions websites according to “Public Institutions Websites Guide” which is prepared by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey – Marmara Research Center and published with circular 2007/4 of The Office of The Prime Minister.

Firstly in this study, a PHP class which is able to evaluate according to criterions which determined under the guide was written. Afterwards, a tool works by using this PHP class was developed.

After developing PHP class and the tool, 35 public institutions website main pages were evaluated with this developed tool which is available at “http://webtest.balikesir.edu.tr” according to criterions in four main categories as being “Content (Minimum)” , “Design (Accessibility)” , “Design (Techinical Properties) ” and “General View ”. At the result of evaluations, it was come out that these web pages provided almost all of the criterions related with minimum content. But, it was also come out that these web pages have deficiencies for both standards and accessibility according to criterions in other three main categories.

Keywords: Webpage Evaluation Tool, Websites Guide, W3C, Web Standards, Accessibility, e-Government