Quality Evaluation Tool for Computer-and Web-Delivered Instruction

Abstract

The objective of this effort was to develop an Instructional Quality Evaluation Tool to help instructional developers and instructional program managers quantitatively determine the quality of their instructional products, both during development and at project completion. The Tool can also support the comparison of courseware from different developers or courseware that uses different combinations of instructional media. Likert scaling techniques were used to develop 5-point rating scales for each evaluation criterion. Anchor descriptions were developed for each rating point on all scales. This report includes these anchored Likert scales, which can serve as a "stand-alone" Tool. The evaluation criteria are organized into two major sections: instructional features and user-interface design. For those who with additional information or with to conduct a more "in-depth" evaluation, the detailed discussions of each evaluation criterion include definitions of important terms and summaries of the literature that supports the criterion. The discussions also provide suggested techniques to improve courseware by optimizing the instruction from the perspective of each criterion. Recommendations for future improvement of the Tool are provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA435294

Entities

People

  • David L. Ryan-jones
  • Renee J. Stout
  • Robert T. Hays

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Computers
  • Distance Learning
  • Educational Technology
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human-Computer Interfaces
  • Information Systems
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Three Dimensional
  • User Interface

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.