Rubric

Harry Walker – Johns Hopkins University

10/18/2010

|| Some aspects of the app are presented an authentic learning environment  ||  Targeted skills are practiced in an authentic format/problem-based learning environment  || correctness of student responses and may allow for student to try again ||  Feedback is specific and results in improved student performance (may include tutorial aids) ||  Feedback is specific and results in improved student performance; Data is available electronically to student and teacher || **Differentiation** ||  App offers no flexibility (settings cannot be altered)  ||  App offers limited flexibility (e.g., few levels such as easy, medium, hard)  ||  App offers more than one degree of flexibility to adjust settings to meet student needs  ||  App offers complete flexibility to alter settings to meet student needs  || || Students need constant teacher supervision in order to use the app || Students need to have the teacher review how to the use the app on more than one occasion  ||  Students need to have the teacher review how to the use the app  ||  Students can launch and navigate within the app independently  ||
 * **Domain** ||  **1**  ||  **2**  ||  **3**  ||  **4**  ||
 * **Curriculum Connection** ||  Skill(s) reinforced in the app are not clearly connected to the targeted skill or concept  ||  Skill(s) reinforced are prerequisite or foundation skills for the targeted skill or concept  ||  Skill(s) reinforced are related to the targeted skill or concept  ||  Skill(s) reinforced are strongly connected to the targeted skill or concept  ||
 * **Authenticity** ||  Skills are practiced in a rote or isolated fashion (e.g., flashcards)  ||  Skills are practiced in a contrived game/simulation format
 * **Feedback** ||  Feedback is limited to correctness of student responses  ||  Feedback is limited to
 * **User Friendliness**
 * **Student Motivation** ||  Students avoid the use of the app or complain when the app is assigned by the teacher  ||  Students view the app as “more schoolwork” and may be off-task when directed by the teacher to use the app  ||  Students will use the app as directed by the teacher  ||  Students are highly motivated to use the app and select it as their first choice from a selection of related choices of apps  ||