Name of Module:
Type of Material:
Web Site URL:
Reviewed by:
1) DESCRIPTION
Provide
a general description of the learning material.
Provide
the following information where applicable:
Learning
Goal:
Target
Student Population:
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Type of Material:
Technical Requirements:
2) QUALITY OF CONTENT (rate 1-5)
The following
can be used as guidelines in discussing ratings with your
partner and in writing the prose commentary:
Clear purpose?
Adequate amount/depth of material?
Adheres to a clear organizing principle?
Productive media-to-content correspondences?
Language is represented in context?
External links relevant?
Please divide your comments into the following two categories:
FEATURES
OF EXCELLENCE
FEATURES
OF CONCERN/RECOMMENDATIONS
3) POTENTIAL EFFECTIVENESS AS A TEACHING-LEARNING TOOL (rate
1-5)
The following
can be used as guidelines in discussing ratings with your
partner and in writing the prose commentary:
Useful
as a teaching resource?
Useful for student independent study?
Engaging?
Can be readily integrated?
Is it complete?
Easy to make use of?
Please
divide your comments into the following two categories:
FEATURES
OF EXCELLENCE
FEATURES
OF CONCERN/RECOMMENDATIONS
Here are the MERLOT general questions you can use to guide
your prose commentary:
1. Does
the presentation of materials improve faculty and students'
abilities to teach and learn the materials?
2. Can the materials be readily integrated into language/culture
learning activities?
3. Can the materials be used in a variety of ways to achieve
teaching and learning goals?
4. Are the teaching-learning goals easy to identify?
5. Is it easy for the instructor to write good learning assignments
for/based on the materials?
4) EASE
OF USE (TECHNICAL) (rate 1-5)
The following
can be used as guidelines in discussing ratings with your
partner and in writing the prose commentary:
Quality
of audio.
Quality of video.
Are screens easy to read?
Can learners understand and navigate easily?
Good use of color?
Please divide your comments into the following two categories:
FEATURES
OF EXCELLENCE
FEATURES
OF CONCERN/RECOMMENDATIONS
Here are MERLOT suggested questions that can guide your evaluation
of Ease of Use.
1. Are
the labels, buttons, menus, text, other user interface elements
and general layout consistent and visually distinct?
2. Does the user get trapped in the module/site?
3. Can the user get lost easily in the module/site?
4. Does the module/site provide feedback about the system's
status and the user's responses?
5. Does the module/site provide appropriate flexibility in
its use?
6. Does the module/site require a lot of documentation, technical
support, and/or instruction for most students to successfully
use it?
7. Does the module/site present information in ways that are
familiar to students?
8. Does the module/site present information in ways that would
be attractive to students?
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