A Comprehensive Evaluation Rubric for Assessing Instructional Apps

Abstract

There is a pressing need for an evaluation rubric that examines all aspects of educational apps designed for instructional purposes. In past decades, many rubrics have been developed for evaluating educational computer-based programs; however, rubrics designed for evaluating the instructional implications of educational apps are scarce. When an Internet search for existing rubrics was conducted, only two such rubrics were found, and the evaluation criteria used in those rubrics was not clearly linked to previously conducted research nor were their evaluative dimensions clearly defined. These shortcomings result in reviewers being unable to use those rubrics to provide teachers with a precise analysis of an educational app's instructional potential. In response, this paper presents a comprehensive rubric with 24-evaluative dimensions tailored specifically to analyze the educational potential of instructional apps.

Diseño y confiabilidad de una rúbrica para evaluar infografías didácticas

“…Por ello, la experiencia de los jueces es fundamental tanto en el conocimiento como en la evaluación del producto o desempeño. La calificación por parte de los jueces a los elementos de la rúbrica se realiza desde una escala de 0 y 1 (0 = no pertinente y 1 = es pertinente) o con el uso de una escala Likert de 4 puntos (en la que 1 es irrelevante y 4 es muy relevante y concreto) (Doolen, 2015;Angell, 2015;Nicholson, 2013;D'Antonni, 2009;Guzmán-Cedillo et al, 2013;Lee y Cherner, 2015).…”

A Detailed Rubric for Assessing the Quality of Teacher Resource Apps

“…Rather, it can only affirm that feedback is offered. In response, Lee and Cherner (2015) put forward a comprehensive rubric that built on published research used to evaluate educational software and websites and modified it so it was appropriate for analyzing educational apps.…”

“…The rubric Lee and Cherner (2015) put forward uses 24 different dimensions that are grouped into three domains: Instructional Value, Quality of Design, and Potential to Engage Students. Each domain uses separate dimensions to assess apps, and each dimension is evaluated using a fivepoint Likert scale.…”

“…Furthermore, the domains, dimensions, and descriptors used to evaluate if the app scored a one, two, three, four, or five are operationalized. As Lee and Cherner (2015) explained, they developed the rubric so the criteria used to evaluate apps are clear and comprehensive. The rubric put forward in this article presents an evaluation instrument that is modeled after Lee and Cherner's (2015) rubric.…”

“…As Lee and Cherner (2015) explained, they developed the rubric so the criteria used to evaluate apps are clear and comprehensive. The rubric put forward in this article presents an evaluation instrument that is modeled after Lee and Cherner's (2015) rubric. However, because their rubric was designed to assess instructional apps, this rubric is original in that it was developed to assess teacher resource apps.…”