Evaluation Checklist

Checklist: Evaluative criteria for computer-delivered language learning systems


Checklist: Evaluative criteria for computer-delivered language learning systems

General description of the program

Name/version ___________________________
Intended users

age
o children
o high school
o college
o learners with special interests (tourists, businessmen, etc.)

ability levelo beginning
o intermediate
o advanced
Program goals
o goals and objectives of the program clearly described
o program capable of meeting the stated goals

Media
o graphics, video and audio help users to concentrate on content
o text easy to read
o audio clear
o colors and graphics crisp and clear
o video runs smoothly

Feedback
o users receive quick feedback to responses
o level of feedback language appropriate for intended users
availability of feedback (e.g., item-by-item, logical content break, end-of-unit or session, learner-controlled.

Evaluation/tests
o frequency of the tests
Reading skill

How authentic is the appearance of the passage?
olayout
ofonts
oillustrations
ocolors

content of the reading passages
oreading passages authentic
otopics of interest to intended users
ovariety of topics
ovocabulary appropriate for intended users
Writing activities
owriting tasks have counterparts in the real world
otasks at the appropriate level of difficulty
otasks culturally appropriate
owriting prompts clearly and concisely worded

Listening input

audio
ovariety of voices and dialects
osound track supported by video or graphics

listening passages
opassages authentic
otopics of interest to intended users
ovariety of topics
ousers can choose among several passages on the same topic
ovariety of genres
opassages of an appropriate length for intended users
ovocabulary appropriate for the intended level

Speaking skill
general qualities of the input
oauthenticity
osituational appropriateness
ocultural appropriateness
ointerest to intended users

topics
otopics of interest to intended users
ovariety of topics
otopics logically sequenced
ousers have a choice of topics

vocabulary
ovocabulary appropriate for the intended level

Grammar skill
ogrammar appropriate for the intended level
opresentation of grammar logically sequenced
oprogram focuses users’ attention on specific structures
ogrammar recycled throughout the program
ogrammatical explanations clear



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