NB: Steps 2 and 5 have been excluded because a rating scale is not applicable to these steps. In order to more objectively rate these links, the following rating scale was developed.
| Rating Scale | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step | Score | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Overal score: 20 | ||||||
| 1 | No links | Very poor quality and/or too few links | Poor quality and/or few links | Average quality and/or number of links | Good quality and/or number of links | Excellent quality and/or number of links |
| 3 | No pertinent information | Very poor information, never updated and/or unreliable source | Poor quality information, updated at least once and/or unreliable source | Average quality information, updated at least once and/or reliable source | Good quality information, updated at least once and/or reliable source | Excellent quality information, updated daily and/or very reliable source |
| 4 | Not accessible | Not very easy to use, very poor design and/or layout | Not easy to use, poor design and/or layout | Average ease of use, design and/or layout | Easy to use, good design and/or layout | Very easy to use, excellent design and/or layout |
| 6 | Inadequate resource | Very poor resource | Poor resource | Average resource | Good resource | Most complete resource |