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Education Software Evaluation Rubric

Evaluation of Education Software - MIT App Inventor Web based software Assessed at 40 points

Rubric Code: AX5A4XA

By paultech03

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Subject: Computers

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Software Evaluation
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 6 pts	Good 8 pts	Excellent 10 pts	Score: ModyMax (N/A)
Curriculum Content	Poor No relationship with curriculum content exists. Content does not meet goals or standards	Fair Limited relationship with curriculum content. Content meets few goals or standards.	Good Good relationship with curriculum content. Content meets some goals and standards.	Excellent Direct relationship with curriculum content. Content meets most to all goals and standards.	Score: ModyMax 10
Interactivity	Poor Lacks enhancements to actively involve the learner.	Fair Minimal enhancements to actively involve the learner.	Good Contains some enhancements to actively involve the learner.	Excellent Possess many enhancements that require learner to remain actively involved.	Score: ModyMax 10
Critical Thinking	Poor Student not given opportunity to engage in higher level thinking.	Fair Student given limited opportunities to engage in higher level thinking.	Good Student given some opportunity to engage in higher level thinking.	Excellent Student given extensive opportunities to engage in higher level thinking activities.	Score: ModyMax 10
Classroom Environment	Poor No clear use of the software in regular classroom activities.	Fair Few lessons can be used in the classroom setting and there are few suggestions for use of the material for whole class, individual or group lessons.	Good Software can be integrated in classroom activities and there are suggested uses for whole class, individual and group lessons.	Excellent All features can be used in classroom activities and the material includes activities for whole class, individual and group lessons.	Score: ModyMax 10
Age/Grade Level	Poor Directions, reading level, and product are inappropriate for targeted audience.	Fair Directions, reading level, and product are are sometimes inappropriate for targeted audience.	Good Directions, reading level, and product are are mostly appropriate for targeted audience.	Excellent Directions, reading level and product are appropriate for targeted audience.	Score: ModyMax 10
Effectiveness of Software	Poor Design is confusing and is not navigable. The technology does not provide any benefit.	Fair Design lacks intuition and is difficult to navigate. Minimal effectiveness.	Good Design is clear, but assistance is needed to navigate some areas. Technology is adequately utilized to be of benefit in the instructional process.	Excellent Design is clear, easy to navigate, logical and provides an effective means to help students achieve.	Score: ModyMax 10
Assessment Component	Poor Assessment is unrelated or not available.	Fair Assessment does not engage learner and additional assessment is required.	Good Assessment is usually appropriate and can provide some measure of what has been learned.	Excellent Assessment is suited to goals and student ability and easily assesses what has been learned.	Score: ModyMax 10
Teacher Accessibility	Poor Software allows the teacher limited to no access to the monitoring of activities, assignments, assessments, and grades	Fair Software allows the teacher moderate access to whole group monitoring of activities, assignments, assessments, and grades	Good Software allows the teacher full access to whole group monitoring of activities, assignments, assessments, and grades	Excellent Software allows the teacher full access to individual student monitoring of activities, assignments, assessments, and grades	Score: ModyMax 10
Effectiveness in teaching	Poor Software is ineffective in teaching desired content. Interactivity is unrelated to learning, not directed at student enjoyment.	Fair Software is partially effective in teaching desired content, with limited interactivity and appeal to students.	Good Software is mostly effective in teaching desired content, with some interactivity that appeals to students.	Excellent Software is effective in teaching the desired content in an interactive way that students will enjoy while learning.	Score: ModyMax 10
Speed	Poor Students advance at a much too slow or too fast pace. Speed is not based on individual needs	Fair Students advance at a slightly slow or fast rate. All students advance at the same speed.	Good Students advance at a moderate rate. Most students advance at the same speed.	Excellent Students advance at a speed that is appropriate to their individual learning needs	Score: ModyMax 10
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