Evaluation Criteria

SeekQuest International 2025: Evaluation Criteria

Educational Content 30 total points	10 points	6 points	3 points	0 points
Quality: Is the website content interesting, well researched, and easy to understand?	This well researched website deeply explores an educational subject, is interesting to read and easy to understand.	This website explores an educational subject and is easy to understand.	This website explores an educational subject.	Either this website does not explore an educational subject or it is not complete enough to be informative.
Writing: Is the website’s written content clearly, appropriately, and effectively presented in the English language?	The writing is clearly written, contains no grammatical or mechanical errors, and all sources are excellently cited.	There are very few grammatical or mechanical errors and most sources are cited well.	There are grammatical or mechanical errors that make it difficult to learn from this website and few sources are well cited.	There are too many grammatical or mechanical errors to learn from this website and almost none of the sources are well cited. Note: Lack of citations will result in disqualification.
Originality: Does the website offer a creative and original approach to the subject?	This website is compelling in its creative and original approach, presents information in a unique way, and is supported by original contributions from team members.	This website presents information in a creative and unique way and is supported by original contributions from team members.	This website presents information in a creative way.	This website does not present information in a creative way. Note: Plagiarism will result in disqualification.
Global Educational Perspectives* 40 total points	10 points	6 points	3 points	0 points
Audience: Does the website clearly identify and appeal to a diverse audience?	This website appeals to a diverse, global audience and clearly states what the audience can expect to learn from it.	This website addresses a diverse audience and is clear about its purpose.	This website identifies the types of people who will be interested in its content.	It is not clear what types of people will be interested in this website.
Diversity: Did the team make use of its own diversity or diversity of perspectives they researched to enhance the educational value or relevance of their website?	Team members represent multiple points of view; they come from three or more countries, regions, cultural or socio-economic groups, and they incorporate a wide variety of perspectives and points of view in their research.	Team members represent perspectives from two or more countries, regions, cultural or socio-economic groups and they incorporate other perspectives and points of view in their research.	There is a small degree of team diversity and there are very few other perspectives and points of view incorporated in their research.	There is no team diversity and no other perspectives or points of view are incorporated in their research.
Collaboration: How did the group work together? * The team’s Site Profile and their overall website are used to evaluate Collaboration and Diversity.	This team wrote about their collaboration and included examples of how they worked together, used their individual strengths and differences to help one another overcome challenges.	This team wrote about their collaboration and included examples of how they worked together to overcome challenges.	This team wrote about their collaboration and included examples of how they worked together.	This team did not write a description of their process.
Community Impact: Does the website contribute to a better society, such as bridging a cultural divide or addressing an important issue facing humanity?	The website conveys a globally important message and provides content that can help to bridge divides and/or create a better society.	The website addresses problems that have global relevance or deal with important issues facing humanity.	The website has a small degree of relevance or value with respect to global or local societal issues or problems.	The website offers no educational value relevant to global or local societal concerns.
* The “Global Educational Perspectives” criteria will be used to select the Global Perspectives Award winner.
Web Design 30 total points	10 points	6 points	3 points	0 points
Appearance: Is the website attractively designed and easy to understand?	The use of colors, fonts, and the overall layout and design are both artful and consistent across the website, helping to make the content easier to understand.	The use of colors, fonts, and the overall layout and design are consistent across the website helping to make the content easy to understand.	The use of colors, fonts, and the overall layout and design make the content difficult to understand.	The use of colors, fonts, and the overall layout and design make the site unattractive and the content difficult to understand.
Media Use: How well does the website use images, animation, video, audio and interactive activities?	The creative use of media on this website greatly enhances the audience’s engagement with the subject, as well as the depth and breadth of their learning.	This website uses media to help support its learning goals.	The media on this website do not support the site’s learning goals.	There is no use of media on this website.
Structure & Function: Is the website organized, well structured, easy to navigate, and functioning correctly?	Every page is well organized and the links and navigation design make it easy to find information in a way that promotes learning. There are no technical problems like broken links or images.	The links and navigation design make it is easy to find information. However, there are some poorly organized pages and/or some technical problems that detract from the website’s overall learning goals.	The links, navigation design and page organization are confusing, but it is possible to find useful information. There are technical problems that detract from the website’s overall learning goals.	The links, navigation design and page organization are very confusing, making it difficult to find information. There are so many technical problems that it is difficult to use the website. Note: Significant technical issues that prevent access to the website’s content will result in disqualification.