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Software Applications 
Educational software for use in a middle school environment
Rubric Code: VXAC483
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Subject: Education  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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Educational software for use in a middle school environment
  Poor

Not likely to generate widespread use or enthusiasm

1 pts

Fair

Should generate interest and application for some areas of school population

2 pts

Good

Applicable within a wide range of grade levels, subject areas, and levels of student ability

3 pts

Excellent

Highly applicable and useful for most if not all grade levels, content areas, and levels of student ability

4 pts

Curriculum Application

Content/grade level specific or widespread application across grade levels and subject areas

Poor

Only useful for a highly specialized application or student population
Fair

May be useful for a single grade level or a single subject area
Good

Applicable for a single subject across all grade levels or applicable for a single grade level across all subject areas
Excellent

Can be used in all subject areas across all grade levels regardless of student ability
Student Engagement

Student is passive responder to prompts from application or student is actively engaged in creating a product based on student input

Poor

Student involvement is limited to drill and practice or rote game-like interaction
Fair

Some opportunity for student to create responses or enter content for use with application
Good

Student has the flexibility to design a project based on existing content or enter unique content from at least a single subject area
Excellent

Opportunity for student to design a unique project based on student-generated content from any subject area
Monetary Value

Product is a thinly veiled commercial designed to lure user to make a purchase or product is a fully functional and robust educational tool as-is

Poor

Application is too cost-prohibitive for widespread use
Fair

Fee is reasonable, but application may require an upgrade or additional purchase for comprehensive use
Good

Price is free or nominal, and application is useful as-is, but upgrade or additional purchase is required to access certain features
Excellent

Product is totally free or reasonably priced with no additional purchase or upgrade required
Student Privacy

Product requires student to create an account or product allows student to use anonymously

Poor

Student must create an account and enter private information to use application
Fair

Teacher and/or student must create an account and enter private information to use application
Good

Teacher may need to create an account, but students may be assigned generic usernames or database is kept private
Excellent

No private or personal information is necessary to use application
Middle School Appropriate

Product contains ads and/or hyperlinks to inappropriate sites or product is ad-free and self-contained

Poor

Contains ads and/or hyperlinks to adult sites, rendering the software highly inappropriate for middle school use
Fair

Contains annoying but not necessarily inappropriate ads and/or hyperlinks
Good

May contain a few totally benign ads and/or hyperlinks
Excellent

Does not contain ads or hyperlinks
Ease of Use

Product has many complicated features or product is intuitive and powerful

Poor

Cumbersome and text-heavy with complicated features, convoluted navigational structure, and elusive help menus
Fair

Text is relatively straightforward, features are comprehensive, navigational structure is apparent, and help menus are available
Good

Relies less on text and more on visuals, features are simple and logical, navigational structure is intuitive, and help menus are adequate
Excellent

Combines text and visual effectively; features are comprehensive, powerful, and easy to understand; navigational structure is logical and intuitive; help menus are readily accessible and complete
Student Appeal

Product is dry, visually unattractive, and not likely to spark student interest or product is colorful, kid-friendly, and likely to pique student interest

Poor

Not likely to generate student interest due to content, visual appeal, and/or type of interaction required
Fair

With instruction and guidance, teacher may be able to generate student interest in product
Good

Students likely to gravitate to application and begin exploring
Excellent

Likely to draw students in, encourage exploration, and maintain student engagement and growth
Educational Value

Product contains limited or inaccurate educational content or content is accurate, current, and directly related to SOLs

Poor

Product has little or no relevance to SOLs
Fair

Product contains limited accurate and/or current SOL related content but offers possibility for user input
Good

Product contains accurate, comprehensive, and current SOL-related content
Excellent

Product not only contains accurate, comprehensive, and current SOL-related content, but also allows for user input



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