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ASSIGNMENT 2A
NAME: MAISA MS
STUDENT NO: 200517476

(a) Design of educational software rubric

Ratings

SOFTWARE POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT

FEATURES 1 2 3 4

Design lacks Design is Design is

Documentati Design is intuition and clear, but clear, easy to
on confusing and is difficult to assistance is navigate,
is not navigate. needed to logical
navigable. navigate
some areas.
No Limited Good Good
Curriculum relationship. relationship. relationship. relationship
Content Learning Few learning Some .All learning
outcomes and outcomes and learning outcomes and
assessment assessment outcomes and assessment
standards not standards assessment standards
achieved achieved. standards achieved.
achieved.
No licensing Site licensing Special , low Educators
Site license available available at site may use for
reasonable licensing free without
cost pricing for site licensing
education
Installation Installation Easy to Self
Installation difficult typical, install ,easy installation
,instructions instructions to ,step by step
minimal fairly clear understand installation
and instructions included
complete
Lacks Minimal Contains Possess many
Interactivity enhancement enhancement some enhancement
s to actively s to actively enhancement s that require
involve the involve the s to actively learner to
learner. learner. involve the remain
learner. actively
involved.
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Student not Student not Student given Student given

Critical given given some extensive
Thinking opportunity opportunity to opportunity opportunities
to engage in engage in to engage in to engage in
higher level higher level higher level higher level
thinking. thinking. thinking thinking
activities.
Technical Technical Assistance is Assistance is
Technical support is support is available but readily
Support inadequate. inadequate. not quickly available at
Website is accessible. any point in
often down the website.
and
unreliable.
No clear use Few lessons Software can All features
Classroom of the can be used in be integrated can be used in
Environment software in the classroom in classroom classroom
regular setting and activities and activities and
classroom there are few there are the material
activities suggestions suggested includes
for use of the uses for activities for
material for whole class, whole class,
whole class, individual and individual and
individual or group group lessons.
group lessons. lessons.
Are not Are seldom Are mostly Are labeled or
Graphics and labeled or labeled or labeled or have rollover
multimedia don't offer seldom offer have rollover labeling, fonts
rollover rollover labeling, fonts are
labeling, fonts labeling, fonts are mostly consistently
are difficult to are easy to read easy to read
read and sometimes and most and varied
content does used for ease content learning styles
not lend itself of student supports and ability
to varied reading and varied levels are
learning some content learning accommodate
styles and is styles and d.
ability levels. accommodati ability levels.
ng to varied
learning styles
and ability
levels.
Directions, Directions, Directions, Directions,
Age/Grade reading level, reading level, reading level, reading level
Level and product and product and product and product
are are are mostly are
inappropriate sometimes appropriate appropriate
for targeted inappropriate for targeted for targeted
audience for targeted audience. audience.
audience.
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The Minimal Technology is Provides an

Effectivenes technology effectiveness. adequately effective
s of does not utilized to be means to help
provide any of benefit in students
Software
benefit. the achieve.
instructional
process.
Assessment is Assessment Assessment is Assessment is
Assessment unrelated or does not usually suited to goals
Component not available engage appropriate and student
learner and and can ability and
additional provide some easily
assessment is measure of assesses what
required. what has has been
been learned learned.
Allows the Allows the Allows the Allows the
Teacher teacher teacher teacher full teacher full
Accessibility limited moderate access to access to
access to the access to whole group individual
monitoring of whole group monitoring of student
activities, monitoring of activities, monitoring of
assignments, activities, assignments, activities,
assessments, assignments, assessments, assignments,
and grades assessments, and grades assessments,
and grades and grades
Ineffective in Partially Mostly Effective in
Effectivenes teaching effective in effective in teaching the
s in teaching desired teaching teaching desired
content. desired desired content in an
Interactivity content, with content, with interactive
is unrelated limited some way that
to learning, interactivity interactivity students will
not directed and appeal to that appeals enjoy while
at student students. to students. learning.
enjoyment.
Works on Works on Works on Works on all
Hardware few several most machines
compatibility computers machines machines
,requires
additional
hardware
Cost Expensive Average cost Reasonable Low pricing
relative to for features price with for
features offered few features educational
users for
abundant
features
TOTAL
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TOTAL : 64

1(b) Evaluation of educational software

Software: Microsoft Encarta

Description: 2010 COST: 19, 95 DOLLARS
Publisher: Microsoft Encarta

Rubric Ratings

SOFTWARE POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT

FEATURES 1 2 3 4

Design lacks Design is Design is

Documentati Design is intuition and clear, but clear, easy to
on confusing and is difficult to assistance is navigate,
is not navigate. needed to logical.
navigable. navigate
some areas.
Curriculum No Limited Good Good
Content relationship. relationship. relationship. relationship
Learning Few learning Some .All learning
outcomes and outcomes and learning outcomes and
assessment assessment outcomes and assessment
standards not standards assessment standards
achieved. achieved. standards achieved.
achieved.
Site license No licensing Site licensing Special, low Educators
available. available at site may use for
reasonable licensing free without
cost. pricing for site
education. licensing.
Installation Installation Installation Easy to Self
difficult, typical, install, easy installation,
instructions instructions to step by step
minimal. fairly clear understand installation
and instructions. included.
complete.
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Interactivity Lacks Minimal Contains Possess many

enhancement enhancement some enhancement
s to actively s to actively enhancement s that require
involve the involve the s to actively learner to
learner. learner. involve the remain
learner. actively
involved.
Critical Student not Student not Student given Student given
Thinking given given some extensive
opportunity opportunity to opportunity opportunities
to engage in engage in to engage in to engage in
higher level higher level higher level higher level
thinking. thinking. thinking. thinking
activities.
Technical Technical Technical Assistance is Assistance is
Support support is support is available but readily
inadequate. inadequate. not quickly available at
Website is accessible. any point in
often down the website.
and
unreliable.
Classroom No clear use Few lessons Software can All features
Environment of the can be used in be integrated can be used in
software in the classroom in classroom classroom
regular setting and activities and activities and
classroom there are few there are the material
activities. suggestions suggested includes
for use of the uses for activities for
material for whole class, whole class,
whole class, individual and individual and
individual or group group lessons.
group lessons. lessons.
Graphics and Are not Are seldom Are mostly Are labeled or
multimedia labeled or labeled or labeled or have rollover
don't offer seldom offer have rollover labeling, fonts
rollover rollover labeling, fonts are
labeling, fonts labeling, fonts are mostly consistently
are difficult to are easy to read easy to read
read and sometimes and most and varied
content does used for ease content learning styles
not lend itself of student supports and ability
to varied reading and varied levels are
learning some content learning accommodate
styles and is styles and d.
ability levels. accommodati ability levels.
ng to varied
learning styles
and ability
levels.
Directions, Directions, Directions, Directions,
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reading level, reading level, reading level, reading level

Age/Grade and product and product and product and product
Level are are are mostly are
inappropriate sometimes appropriate appropriate
for targeted inappropriate for targeted for targeted
audience. for targeted audience. audience.
audience.

The Minimal Technology is Provides an

Effectivenes technology effectiveness. adequately effective
s of does not utilized to be means to help
provide any of benefit in students
Software
benefit. the achieve.
instructional
process.
Assessment is Assessment Assessment is Assessment is
Assessment unrelated or does not usually suited to goals
Component not available. engage appropriate and student
learner and and can ability and
additional provide some easily
assessment is measure of assesses what
required. what has has been
been learned learned.
Allows the Allows the Allows the Allows the
Teacher teacher teacher teacher full teacher full
Accessibility limited moderate access to access to
access to the access to whole group individual
monitoring of whole group monitoring of student
activities, monitoring of activities, monitoring of
assignments, activities, assignments, activities,
assessments, assignments, assessments, assignments,
and grades. assessments, and grades. assessments,
and grades. and grades.
Ineffective in Partially Mostly Effective in
Effectivenes teaching effective in effective in teaching the
s in teaching desired teaching teaching desired
content. desired desired content in an
Interactivity content, with content, with interactive
is unrelated limited some way that
to learning, interactivity interactivity students will
not directed and appeal to that appeals enjoy while
at student students. to students. learning.
enjoyment.
Works on Works on Works on Works on all
Hardware few several most machines.
compatibility computers, machines. machines.
requires
additional
hardware.
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Expensive Average cost Reasonable Low pricing

Cost relative to for features price with for
features. offered. few educational
features. users for
abundant
features.

Scale: 70-100= Exemplary | 50-69=Good | 30-49=Satisfactory

Below 30=Unacceptable for Classroom Use.

Total mark: 59/64=92.2

Resource http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/freetools.aspx

Scale ratings

Software 1 2 3 4 Comments
poor fair good excellent
Documentation X Good
Curriculum X Relevant
Content
Site license X Relevant
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Installation X Good
Interactivity X Relevant
Critical X Good
thinking
Technical X Relevant
support
Classroom X Relevant
environment
Graphics and X Good
multimedia
Age / grade X Relevant
level
Effectiveness X Relevant
of software
Assessment X Good
component
Teacher X Relevant
accessibility
Effectiveness X Relevant
in teaching
Hardware X Relevant
compatibility
Cost X Affordable
TOTALS 15 44