Ed Tech III/IV
Software Evaluation Form
Evaluator's Name:
Evaluator's Student ID:
Evaluator's Section:
Date of Evaluation:
Title:
Vendor:
Copyright Date:
Curriculum Area and Topic:
Grade Level:
Hardware Platform:
Brief description of the software:
What instructional purpose is this package designed to meet? Do you think it would work succesfully?
Is the content material correct, well-presented, and appropriate for the target grade level? Is is free of racial, gender, or other stereotypes?
Is the feedback offered appropriate and effective?
Is the software technically sound and easy to use? Does it allow for learner control of presentation sequence and speed?
Describe any features of the software that allow it to be individualized by teacher and/or student?
Can the software it be adapted for use by physically challenged students?
Does the software provide for any record-keeping and reporting?
Describe the accompanying printed materials? Do they include suggestions for using the software in the classroom and ideas for integrating it into a currciulum?
How does this package use technology to accomplish an instructional goal in a way that is different from other approaches?
Other comments: (Special strengths or weaknesses. Problems encountered)