Digital Tool Evaluation
Performance
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
0 points
Tool performs and loads
quickly, without technical
issues, and is very reliable.
Tool loads and performs
quickly, with some minor
technical issues.
Tool loads and performs
slowly with unrelated content
interfering with operation.
Tool crashes often, has many
glitches, and has frequent
interference from unrelated
content.
Tool does not function.
Tool provides clear directions,
Tool provides clear directions,
but the student needs to have
and students can launch and
Usability
the instructor show/model
operate it independently.
how to operate it.
Tool provides adaptive
Tool allows instructors the
content and offers complete
complete flexibility to alter
Differentiation
flexibility to meet student
content and settings to meet
needs.
student needs.
Curriculum
Connection
Feedback
Engagement
Targeted standard is directly
taught through the tool.
Targeted standard is
reinforced through the tool.
Tool provides options for
Tool provides options for
customized student and
customized student and
instructor feedback;
instructor feedback; basic
comprehensive performance
performance data is available
data is available for student
for student and instructor.
and instructor.
Student is highly engaged
Student is engaged and
and motivated to
motivated to use the tool.
independently use the tool.
Tool facilitates the
Tool requires the use of
development of higher order
higher order thinking skills,
thinking skills, including
Thinking Skills
including creating, evaluating,
creating, evaluating, and
and analyzing.
analyzing.
Directions within the tool are
Tool is very complex to learn,
limited, and students need to
and no directions are
be cued each time the tool is
available.
used.
Tool is difficult to operate.
Tool offers some flexibility to
alter content and settings to
meet student needs.
Tool offers limited flexibility to
alter content and settings to
meet student needs.
Tool offers no flexibility to
alter content and settings to
meet student needs.
Skill or concept is directly
taught through the tool.
Skill or concept is reinforced
through the tool.
Skill or concept is not clearly
connected to targeted
standard.
Basic performance data is
available for student and
instructor.
Only data about correctness
of student responses is
available.
Tool provides no feedback.
Student is not motivated and
may be off-task when directed
to use tool.
Tool facilitates the
Tool requires the application
development of content
of content knowledge and
knowledge using lower order
lower order thinking skills, like
thinking skills, like
understanding and
understanding and
remembering.
remembering.
Student uses the tool as
directed by the instructor.
Student avoids use of the
tool.
Tool does not facilitiate the
development of content
knowledge.