خلاصة:
University websites play an important role in disseminating educational and research information to universities. They are a vital port for accessing the universities' scientific information for researchers, faculty members, and students. The goal of this study was to compare evaluation methods such as Web Assessment Index (WAI), Web Quality Evaluation Method (WebQEM), and webometrics for evaluating Iranian state university websites. In this analytical survey, the data collection tools were checklists prepared by the WebQEM ,WAI, and webometrics. Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and analytic statistics (Spearman's rank-difference correlation coefficient) were used for data analysis. The results indicated that Iranian state university websites were in a good condition (mean=75.14) according to four main criteria in WebQEM, in a good condition (mean=69.52) according to five main criteria in WAI, and in a very good condition (mean=88) according to five main criteria in webometrics. Also, differences can be seen in ranking of university websites. Only Ferdowsi University of Mashhad was in first place in terms of the three assessment methods. The hypotheses assumed that there was a positive correlation between WebQEM, WAI, and webometrics. Using the results of this study could help university website designers to fix weaknesses in order to to reach an active participation in these websites.
ملخص الجهاز:
The goal of this study was to compare evaluation methods such as Web Assessment Index (WAI), Web Quality Evaluation Method (WebQEM), and webometrics for evaluating Iranian state university websites.
Keywords: Web Assessment Index (WAI), Web Quality Evaluation Method (WebQEM ), webometrics, Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST), University websites, Iran Introduction Universities use the World Wide Web for introducing themselves and interacting with students, faculty members, researchers and other stakeholders, the information of who is available online.
4. Is there any correlation between WebQEM, WAI, and Webometric methods in evaluating hanian state university websites?
In this descriptive survey and the researchers had used WAI (with 4 categories of accessibility, speed, navigation, and content) to evaluate 65 university websites in Spain.
Therefore, this study aimed to compare the results of evaluating Iranian university websites using WebQEM, WAI, and webometrics.
Table 2 shows that evaluating websites according to four main criteria of WebQEM led to obtaining reliability with the mean score of 0.
According to Table 4, university websites were in a very good condition according to five main criteria of webometrics with a score of 93.
Based on the five main webometrics criteria Iranian university websites were in a very good condition with a mean score of 88.
Is there any correlation between WebQEM, WAI and Webometric methods in evaluating Iranian State University websites?
The result of correlating twenty-top Iranian state university websites using WebQEM, WAI and webometrics showed that they were correlated.
The findings showed that twenty-top Iranian university websites which were assessed by WebQEM,WAI and webometrics with scores of 75.