MERLOT Evaluation Post

Link to my MERLOT resource: http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=725284

Quality of Content:

1. Does the software present valid (correct) concepts, models, and skills? Yes
2. Does the software present educationally significant concepts, models, and skills for the discipline? Yes

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching-Learning Tool:

1. What stage(s) in the learning process/cycle could the materials be used?
   1. Explanation or description of the topic/stating the problem
   2. Demonstration of the curriculum/exploration of the problem
   3. Practice using the curriculum/analysis of the outcomes from solving the problem
   4. Applying the curriculum to "new" problems/application of the outcomes to other problems
2. What is(are) the learning objective(s)? What should students be able to do after successfully learning with the materials? The students would use the websites in order to practice a variety of different concepts after they have already learned the material.  The students should gain a better understanding of the content after having practiced on the website.
3. What are the characteristics of the target learner(s) The target learner would be a French student of any level because the site provides practice activities for many different concepts.
4. Does the interactive/media-rich presentation of material improve faculty and students' abilities to teach and learn the materials? Yes the website is very well organized and gives students an opportunity to practice what they have learned in a more fun and interactive way.
5. Can the use of the software be readily integrated into current curriculum and pedagogy within the discipline? Yes as long as computers are available to the students.
6. Can the software be used in a variety of ways to achieve teaching and learning goals? Not necessarily, the majority of the activities would only work as long as the students have had previous instruction of the material. 
7. Are the teaching-learning goals easy to identify? Yes
8. Can good learning assignments for using the software application be written easily? Yes

Ease of Use:

1. Are the labels, buttons, menus, text, and general layout of the computer interface consistent and visually distinct? Yes
2. Does the user get trapped in the material? No
3. Can the user get lost easily in the material? No
4. Does the module provide feedback about the system status and the user's responses? Yes
5. Does the module provide appropriate flexibility in its use? Yes
6. Does the learning material require a lot of documentation, technical support, and/or instruction for most students to successfully use the software? No
7. Does the material present information in ways that are familiar for students? Yes
8. Does the material present information in ways that would be attractive to students? Yes