Despite the rapid growth of the World Wide Web in the last several years few studies have appeared in the literature assessing Web sites’ efficacy. This paper provides an original Web Assessment Index, focused on four categories: accessibility, speed, navigability and content. The scoring mechanism is explained and the index is applied to assess the Web sites of all Spanish universities. Finally, conclusions and implications derived from this study are presented.

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El presente trabajo propone un método para evaluar la calidad de sitios web, tratando de reflejar sus debilidades y potencialidades. Basándose en indicadores objetivos se propone un método original de evaluación web que pretende contribuir a una adecuada gestión de los sitios web de diferentes organizaciones. Con objeto de demostrar la validez del indicador elaborado se procede a aplicarlo al análisis de los sitios web de las universidades españolas, obteniéndose tras su aplicación un ranking de las mismas de acuerdo con la calidad de su contenido. El trabajo concluye con la discusión de las principales aportaciones realizadas y con la propuesta de futuras líneas de trabajo.

The preconceived notion concerning negative effects of video games and students' academic performance is a widely known subject. However, some investigations explore the positive impact of video games on academic performance. With a sample of 247 university students, this chapter studies the perception of both gamers and non-gamers about soft skills and their current relevance in academic and professional fields. The possible relationships linking the intensity of the usage of video games, academic performance, and the perception concerning soft skills are investigated. The results expose a generalized positive perception respecting the relation between video games and the development of soft skills, specifically to the video game genre and its relevance and influence on academic performance, as well as gender differences, where women prevail in emotional and social managements, although this influence is not elevated.