Stephanie Jackson
March 10, 2010
8480 Program Evaluation
Evaluation of Reusable Learning Objects – Introductory Spanish 1
Specific Learning Objective
1. Demonstrate how to introduce
yourself to other people and practice
greetings and expressions of
politeness.
2. Compose and respond appropriately
to simple questions given in Spanish.
Critical Thinking Activity
Role Assignment with peer:
Watch Video or Listen to Podcast/Conduct
Dialogue
Questioning & Responding Orally
3. Examine the proper forms and uses
of the verb tener.
Graphic Organizer – T-Chart
4. Describe or give specific information
about places and rooms in the home.
Create a map
Label and give purpose of rooms
5. Describe family relationships and
physical traits
Create a family tree with labels, list physical
traits as well and provide pictures for a
matching game based on traits.
6. Engage in a dialogue to buy, sell, or
compare products and ask about
prices.
Role Assignment:
7. Describe careers, professions, and
skills and abilities required for a job.
PowerPoint Presentation
Create a category for each.
8. Use the appropriate vocabulary to
describe different technologies.
Alternative Solution – Record via video or
audio.
9. Use vocabulary related to vacations
Web Quest
Final Product - Create a brochure
Retailer/Consumer Dialogue
and traveling in complete sentences.
10. Communicate about how someone
feels.
Role Assignment:
Patient/Doctor
Dialogue
11. Explore vocabulary used to tell life
stories and narrate experiences of
childhood and youth memories.
Journal entry – write a memoir
12. Report events that happened in the
past.
Web Quest
Ex. Cinco de Mayo or Day of the Dead
13. Relate the message of other people's
speech or dialogue.
Communicate via telephone
14. Explore Hispanic cuisine and discuss
similarities and differences between
Hispanic foods.
Create a menu from which one can order a
meal.
The MERLOT learning objects enhance and support Introduction to Spanish 1. When a
student begins to learn a new language, he or she must immerse him or herself in it through
speaking, listening, viewing, reading and writing. In the topics I chose to match with the
learning objects, I chose videos, podcasts, a web quest, graphic organizers and creating a
PowerPoint that utilizes multimedia to enhance and support skills. These objects can be used in
other disciplines as well.
I chose to focus on Las Vacaciones as the topic and the classic award for the graphic
organizer which would be the brochure template. To create a travel brochure, the student would
need access to Microsoft Publisher or any software that provides a basic brochure template; they
would also need images from Microsoft Clip Art or Google Images. The student would choose a
country where Spanish is a native language and conduct basic research on places to visit, where
to eat, where to shop, what to bring on the trip and interesting facts. They must then create a
brochure based on the information that they gathered. They must advertise the place to make it
appealing to a traveler and contain enough basic information. A website which links to a web
quest is provided in the Table of Learning Objects and also provided is a website that features
several Spanish speaking countries from which to choose and more specific information about
them. To access the web quest from here click http://www.nevada.edu/~brunelle/travelexperts.html. The
web quest contains essential questions, an opportunity for students to gather data, interpret the
information, develop a conclusion, discuss implications, communicate with peers and show
results of the activity by either choosing to do a PowerPoint or by creating a brochure.
The scaffold provided is procedural because there are steps in the process in the web
quest as well as in the completion of the final product. Upon conducting research on a country
where Spanish is spoken, the students would organize their information, gather their graphics
which would support the text and place them in the template. The graphic organizer would aid
the student in creating an effective presentation and show what they have learned.
Rubric
Making a Brochure: Travel Brochure
Teacher Name: Mrs. Jackson
Student Name:
________________________________________
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3
2
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Writing Organization
Each section in the
brochure has a clear
beginning, middle,
and end.
Almost all sections
of the brochure have
a clear beginning,
middle and end.
Most sections of the
brochure have a
clear beginning,
middle and end.
Less than half of the
sections of the
brochure have a
clear beginning,
middle and end.
Writing Grammar
There are no
grammatical
mistakes in the
brochure.
There are no
grammatical
mistakes in the
brochure after
feedback from an
adult.
There are 1-2
grammatical
mistakes in the
brochure even after
feedback from an
adult.
There are several
grammatical
mistakes in the
brochure even after
feedback from an
adult.
CATEGORY
Spelling &
Proofreading
No spelling errors
remain after one
person other than
the typist reads and
corrects the
brochure.
No more than 1
spelling error
remains after one
person other than
the typist reads and
corrects the
brochure.
No more than 3
Several spelling
spelling errors
errors in the
remain after one
brochure.
person other than
the typist reads and
corrects the
brochure.
Writing Vocabulary
The authors
correctly use several
new words and
define words
unfamiliar to the
reader.
The authors
correctly use a few
new words and
define words
unfamiliar to the
reader.
The authors try to
The authors do not
use some new
incorporate new
vocabulary, but may vocabulary.
use 1-2 words
incorrectly.
Content Accuracy
All facts in the
brochure are
accurate.
99-90% of the facts
in the brochure are
accurate.
89-80% of the facts
in the brochure are
accurate.
Attractiveness &
Organization
The brochure has
exceptionally
attractive formatting
and well-organized
information.
The brochure has
The brochure has
attractive formatting well-organized
and well-organized information.
information.
The brochure's
formatting and
organization of
material are
confusing to the
reader.
Knowledge
Gained
All students in the
group can
accurately answer
all questions related
to facts in the
brochure and to
technical processes
used to create the
brochure.
All students in the
group can
accurately answer
most questions
related to facts in
the brochure and to
technical processes
used to create the
brochure.
Most students in the
group can
accurately answer
most questions
related to facts in
the brochure and to
technical processes
used to create the
brochure.
Several students in
the group appear to
have little knowledge
about the facts or
technical processes
used in the brochure.
Graphics go well
with the text, but
there are too few
and the brochure
seems "text-heavy".
Graphics do not go
with the
accompanying text
or appear to be
randomly chosen.
Graphics/Pictures Graphics go well
Graphics go well
with the text and
with the text, but
there is a good mix there are so many
of text and graphics. that they distract
from the text.
Fewer than 80% of
the facts in the
brochure are
accurate.
Reflective Essay
In my development of the critical thinking activity, I explored the Merlot Learning
Objects and related them to McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions. At first, it was a bit confusing to
navigate the MERLOT site but once I found a topic of interest, I was able to find objects to relate
to the topics. I thought the critical thinking activities were well developed and what I liked best
was the use of multimedia objects. I liked that there were videos and podcasts available for
students who were learning the Spanish language. They could watch and then practice. The use
of the video is important because the student can hear the proper pronunciation of words and
view the presentation of the speaker. The videos were authentic because many of them were
done by native speakers in real life context and there were many choices available for practice.
Recommendations and Conclusion
I would recommend that alternative solutions for critical thinking are given for a specific
learning objective. I also recommend that a complete list of learning objects be provided since
they can be applied to multiple disciplines. This would create easy access and save time
searching in different places.
The learning objects associated with the specific learning objects were well developed
and could be applied universally. They involve the use of critical thinking which is necessary for
academic and personal growth. For an instructor it saves time and is a vehicle for creating
worthwhile and authentic assignments for students. For students, it is enriching and engaging.
The learning objects support and enhance learning.
Table of Learning Objects
Name: Stephanie Jackson
Course Title: Introductory Spanish 1
Topic from
McGraw-Hill
Course
1. Lección
preliminar
Learning Object from MERLOT
Critical Thinking Activity
Basic Communication - Greeting -simulation
Watch Video or Listen to podcast
MERLOT URL:
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76168
Conversation/Dialogue
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76001
Direct URL:
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_mexico/meGreetings
.html
Related URLs:
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_mexico/meIndex.ht
ml
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_spanish.html
Spanish Grammar Tenses:
http://www.bowdoin.edu/~eyepes/newgr/ats/
Dictionary:
www.worldreference.org
2. La Educación
Composing and responding to simple questions given in Spanish Assignment
Dialogue with peer
MERLOT URL:
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=436447
Direct URL:
http://www.latam.ufl.edu/Outreach/Content/Fulbright/Daily%20Stud
ent%20Life/Intro%20Entrevista%20con%20Daniela.pdf
3. Las
actividades
diarias
Compare and Contrast daily life in the U.S. with Hispanic Cultures simulation
Graphic Organizer - Venn Diagram
MERLOT URL:
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76168
Direct URL:
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_spain/sp_culture.ht
ml
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_spanish.html
4. En Casa
Give specific information about places in your home - collection
MERLOT URL:
http://merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=363999
Direct URL:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/adv07.html
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_spanish.html
Create a map and label
5. La familia
Compare and Contrast family members - collection
MERLOT URL:
http://merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=363999
Create a family tree
Direct URL:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/beg07.html
6. De compras
Shopping – collection
Role Assignment:
MERLOT URL:
Retailer/Consumer - Dialogue
http://merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=363999
Direct URL:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/int09.html
7. El empleo
Jobs and Career Skills - collection
Create a graphic organizer of jobs and the skills
MERLOT URL:
http://merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=363999
Direct URL:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/adv12.html
8. La tecnología
Technology used for learning - presentation
PowerPoint Presentation
or Alternative Solution
MERLOT URL:
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80688
Direct URL:
http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/tutorials/powerpoint/index.htm
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9. Las
Vacaciones
Geography - simulation
Web Quest
MERLOT URL:
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78209
Create a brochure
Direct URL:
http://www.nevada.edu/~brunelle/travelexperts.html
10. La salud
Healthcare - collection
MERLOT URL:
http://merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=363999
Role Assignment - Dialogue
Direct URL:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/int21.html
11. Recuerdos
Record childhood experiences/memories - collection
Journal Entry
MERLOT URL:
http://merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=363999
Direct URL:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/int12.html
12. Las
telenovelas
Past Event – learning object repository
Web Quest
MERLOT URL:
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84295
Direct URL:
https://mail.lakotaonline.com/~tamera.terndrup/webquests/dayofthed
ead/index.htm
13. Las noticias
Communication – messages - collection
Dialogue
MERLOT URL:
http://merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=363999
Direct URL:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/adv09.html
14. La comida
Food - collection
Writing
MERLOT URL:
http://merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=363999
Create a menu/order a meal
Direct URL:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/int06.html
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/adv23.html