Running head: PROGRAM/SOFTWARE RUBRIC

Educational Program/Software Evaluation

Program/App: Content Area: Grade Level:

Version: Publisher: Prerequisite Skill:

Evaluator: Overall Score: Recommend: Yes No

OVERVIEW
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Educational Program/Software Evaluation Rubric

(4=Outstanding; 3=Sufficient; 2=Insufficient; 1=Inappropriate; N/A=Not Applicable)

Criteria 4 3 2 1 N/A Score

Content is valid. It Content is aligned to Content attempts to Content is Not

clearly aligns to content standards, align to standards. invalid. It does applicable.
Alignment to
content standards but does not address not align to any
Standards and ISTE ISTE Standards. standards.
Standards.

The directions are The directions are The directions are not There no Not
easy to follow. The somewhat clear to clear and easy to directions to applicable.
teacher has full follow. The teacher follow, the teacher follow. The
control of the needs authorization has no authorization settings are
Teachers settings. No training to adjust the settings to adjust the settings. modified by the
Ease of Use required. and training. Requires periodic publisher only.
training sessions. Multiple
training
sessions
required.

Interactive program, Interactive program, The program has Not too much Not
includes recursive requires training to limited interaction, interaction, applicable.
practice for a variety navigate, saves difficult to navigate, repetitive
Students of ability/skill levels, student work, work is not saved, practice,
easy to navigate, provides feedback at feedback unavailable, cannot access
Ease of Use
saves student work, completion, limited limited predetermined feedback, two
and provides skill levels available. skills. skill levels
feedback. available.
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The program has a The program has a The program does Online Not
teachers guide, limited teachers not have a teachers instructions applicable.
hard copy of guide, printed guide, printed only.
instructions that are instructions difficult to instructions
Support easy to understand, understand, help unavailable, help
online technical function available, function difficult to
Materials
support, continuous online support, few access, no
updates, an 800/888 supplemental supplemental
live support hotline, resources, and resources or lesson
and supplemental sample lesson plans plans available.
resources, i.e. unavailable.
sample lesson
plans.

Program provides Program provides Program has no pre- Not applicable Not
both pre- and either pre- or post- and/or post- or observable applicable.
post-assessment assessment with assessments, no in an
with detailed data of data of on-going on-going record of educational
progress. teacher progress. progress, teacher setting.
assessments are Assessments are assessment is difficult
Assessment
available through available, but difficult to use and access,
reports, and to format, and and assessment
assessments are assessment methods methods are lacking
appropriate and are somewhat in appropriateness of
suited to learning appropriate to learning objectives.
objectives. learning objectives.

Software/program The teacher can Software/program No tools Not

has option to modify the settings to does not allow available for applicable.
self-modify or user differentiate and manual modification differentiation
manually modifies personalize content, of settings for or
Teacher Tools the settings but does not have an differentiation or personalization
for differentiation option to auto-adjust. personalization. .
and personalization.
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There are multiple There are enough There are some There are no Not
opportunities for opportunities for opportunities for opportunities applicable.
Evaluation/ teachers to provide teachers to track the teachers to track the to track
Feedback on the student with student's progress student's progress student
student feedback and with some feedback. without feedback. progress or
progress monitor their provide
progress throughout feedback.
the program.

Economic, one time Cost-effective, but Expensive and Expensive and Not
payment. requires yearly requires a monthly requires in-app applicable.
Cost
renewal fee. renewal fee. purchases.
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Educational Program/Software Evaluation

Program/App: Lexia Reading Content Area: Reading Grade Level: All grades

Version: 5.4.1 Publisher: Rosetta Stone Co. Prerequisite Skill: Basic Computer Literacy

Evaluators: Randi Culver, Luisa Espino, Overall Score: 32 Recommend: Yes No

Marty Scarberry

OVERVIEW
1. Well-rounded program.

2. Provides intervention and differentiation options.

3. School to home connection for parent access.

4. Extensive support for school, teachers, parents, and students (i.e. online, live 800 number, global access).
5. Research based.
6. Mobile app available for teachers and students.
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Educational Program/Software Evaluation Rubric

(4=Outstanding; 3=Sufficient; 2=Insufficient; 1=Inappropriate; N/A=Not Applicable)

Criteria 4 3 2 1 N/A Score

Content is valid. It clearly Content is Content attempts Content is Not 4

aligns to content aligned to to align to invalid. It does applicable.
Alignment to standards and ISTE content standards. not align to any
Standards Standards. standards, but standards.
does not address
ISTE Standards.

The directions are easy to The directions The directions are There no Not 4
follow. The teacher has are somewhat not clear and easy directions to applicable.
full control of the settings. clear to follow. to follow, the follow. The
No training required. The teacher teacher has no settings are
Teachers
needs authorization to modified by the
Ease of Use authorization to adjust the settings. publisher only.
adjust the Requires periodic Multiple training
settings and training sessions. sessions
training. required.

Interactive program, Interactive The program has Not too much Not 4
includes recursive program, requires limited interaction, interaction, applicable.
practice for a variety of training to navigate, difficult to repetitive
ability/skill levels, easy to saves student navigate, work is practice, cannot
Students work, provides
navigate, saves student not saved, access
Ease of Use work, and provides feedback at feedback feedback, two
completion, limited
feedback. unavailable, limited skill levels
skill levels
predetermined available.
available.
skills.
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The program has a The program has The program does Online Not 4
teachers guide, hard a limited not have a instructions applicable.
copy of instructions that teachers guide, teachers guide, only.
are easy to understand, printed printed instructions
online technical support, instructions unavailable, help
Support continuous updates, an difficult to function difficult to
800/888 live support understand, help access, no
Materials
hotline, and supplemental function supplemental
resources, i.e. sample available, online resources or
lesson plans. support, few lesson plans
supplemental available.
resources, and
sample lesson
plans
unavailable.

Program provides both Program Program has no Not applicable Not 4

pre- and post-assessment provides either pre- and/or post- or observable in applicable.
with detailed data of pre- or post- assessments, no an educational
progress. teacher assessment with on-going record of setting.
assessments are data of on-going progress, teacher
available through reports, progress. assessment is
and assessments are Assessments are difficult to use and
Assessment appropriate and suited to available, but access, and
learning objectives. difficult to format, assessment
and assessment methods are
methods are lacking in
somewhat appropriateness of
appropriate to learning
learning objectives.
objectives.
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Software/program has The teacher can Software/program No tools Not 4

option to self-modify or modify the does not allow available for applicable.
user manually modifies settings to manual differentiation or
the settings differentiate and modification of personalization.
Teacher for differentiation and personalize settings for
Tools personalization. content, but does differentiation or
not have an personalization.
option to
auto-adjust.

There are multiple There are There are some There are no Not 4
Evaluation/ opportunities for teachers enough opportunities for opportunities to applicable.
to provide the student opportunities for teachers to track track student
Feedback on
with feedback and teachers to track the student's progress or
student monitor their progress the student's progress without provide
progress throughout the program. progress with feedback. feedback.
some feedback.

Economic, one time Cost-effective, Expensive and Expensive and Not 4

payment. but requires requires a monthly requires in-app applicable.
Cost
yearly renewal renewal fee. purchases.
fee.
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Educational Program/Software Evaluation

Program/App: Splash Math Content Area: Math Grade Level: K-5

Version: 5.4.1 Publisher: Studypad Inc. Prerequisite Skill: Basic Computer Literacy

Evaluator: Luisa Espino Overall Score: 24/32 Recommend: Yes No

OVERVIEW
1. This is an average program; although repetitive, it is a good tool for Math intervention.

2. It is visually appealing and has lively sound effects, therefore making it attractive for the target audience.

3. Expensive and only offers only support; free version is too limited.
4. Engaging for age group.
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Educational Program/Software Evaluation Rubric

(4=Outstanding; 3=Sufficient; 2=Insufficient; 1=Inappropriate; N/A=Not Applicable)

Criteria 4 3 2 1 N/A Score

Content is valid. It Content is aligned to Content attempts to Content is invalid. It Not 4

Alignment to clearly aligns to content standards, align to standards. does not align to applicable.
Standards content standards but does not address any standards.
and ISTE Standards. ISTE Standards.

The directions are The directions are The directions are not There no directions Not 4
easy to follow. The somewhat clear to clear and easy to to follow. The applicable.
teacher has full follow. The teacher follow, the teacher has settings are
Teachers
control of the needs authorization no authorization to modified by the
Ease of Use settings. No training to adjust the settings adjust the settings. publisher only.
required. and training. Requires periodic Multiple training
training sessions. sessions required.

Interactive program, Interactive program, The program has Not too much Not 4
includes recursive requires training to limited interaction, interaction, applicable.
practice for a variety navigate, saves difficult to navigate, repetitive practice,
Students of ability/skill levels, student work, work is not saved, cannot access
easy to navigate, provides feedback at feedback unavailable, feedback, two skill
Ease of Use
saves student work, completion, limited limited predetermined levels available.
and provides skill levels available. skills.
feedback.
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The program has a The program has a The program does not Online instructions Not 1
teachers guide, hard limited teachers have a teachers guide, only. applicable.
copy of instructions guide, printed printed instructions
that are easy to instructions difficult to unavailable, help
Support understand, online understand, help function difficult to
Materials technical support, function available, access, no
continuous updates, online support, few supplemental
an 800/888 live supplemental resources or lesson
support hotline, and resources, and plans available.
supplemental sample lesson plans
resources, i.e. unavailable.
sample lesson plans.

Program provides Program provides Program has no pre- Not applicable or Not 3
both pre- and either pre- or post- and/or post- observable in an applicable.
post-assessment with assessment with assessments, no educational setting.
detailed data of data of on-going on-going record of
progress. teacher progress. progress, teacher
assessments are Assessments are assessment is difficult
Assessment
available through available, but difficult to use and access, and
reports, and to format, and assessment methods
assessments are assessment methods are lacking in
appropriate and are somewhat appropriateness of
suited to learning appropriate to learning objectives.
objectives. learning objectives.

Software/program The teacher can Software/program No tools available Not 4

has option to modify the settings to does not allow manual for differentiation or applicable.
self-modify or user differentiate and modification of settings personalization.
Teacher manually modifies the personalize content, for differentiation or
Tools settings but does not have an personalization.
for differentiation and option to auto-adjust.
personalization.
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There are multiple There are enough There are some There are no Not 3
opportunities for opportunities for opportunities for opportunities to applicable.
Evaluation/ teachers to provide teachers to track the teachers to track the track student
Feedback on the student with student's progress student's progress progress or provide
student feedback and monitor with some feedback. without feedback. feedback.
progress their progress
throughout the
program.

Economic, one time Cost-effective, but Expensive and requires Expensive and Not 1
payment. requires yearly a monthly renewal fee. requires in-app applicable.
Cost
renewal fee. purchases.

NOTES
3 different versions (classroom basic, classroom premium, school premium); classroom basic is free, premium versions have a fee.

Free parent sign-up for home practice. Teachers can sign up for free to access basic program.
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References

Gunter, G. A. & Gunter, E.G. (2015). Teachers discovering computers. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

Hopkins Elementary. (2008). Retrieved from https://hopkinsschools.org/sites/default/

files/public/downloads/software_eval_rubric.pdf

Lexia (Version 2.8.1) [Computer software]. Concord, MA: Rosetta Stone.

Rcampus. (2017) Retrieved from http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=L33864&sp=yes

Splash Math (Version 5.4.1) [Computer software]. Silicon Valley, CA: Studypad, Inc.