Formative Evaluation Domains and Criteria
The formative evaluation domains and the criteria within each domain are listed below.
The evaluation domains and criteria are used in two ways during the design and development of educational technology.
- to guide the development team and to highlight issues which need to be considered, especially early on in the development process
- as criteria for formative evaluation throughout the design and development process.
Instructional and Conceptual Design
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aims and introductory objectives
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learning design
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sequence and structure
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navigation and orientation
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interactivity and activities
Technical Requirements
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delivery environment
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media types
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technical audit
Interface and Graphic Design
Specific questions and conceptions of "best practice"
- colour
- text
- graphics
- animation
- sound
- video
- screen structure
General questions (eg. appeal, useability, clarity)
User attitudes and affect
- specific instructional and conceptual design
- interface and graphic design
- perceptions of understanding
- general (eg. enjoyability, interest, engagement, relevancy, confusion)
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