Assessing evaluative measures for Internet-based courseware
dc.contributor.author | Simpson, Kari J. E. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-07-09T17:31:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-07-09T17:31:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1999-07-09T17:31:38Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10464/1766 | |
dc.description.abstract | Although there is a consensus in th~ literature on the many uses of the Internet in education, as well as the unique features of the Internet for presenting facts and information, there is no consensus on a standardized method for evaluating Internetbased courseware. Educators rarely have the opportunity to participate in the development of Internet-based courseware, yet they are encouraged to use the technology in their learning environments. This creates a need for summative evaluation methods for Internet-based health courseware. The purpose ofthis study was to assess evaluative measures for Internet-based courseware. Specifically, two entities were evaluated within the study: a) the outcome of the Internet-based courseware, and b) the Internet-based courseware itself. To this end, the Web site www.bodymatters.com was evaluated using two different approaches by two different cohorts. The first approach was a performance appraisal by a group of endusers. A positive, statistically significant change in the students performance was observed due to the intervention ofthe Web site. The second approach was a productoriented evaluation ofthe Web site with the use of a criterion-based checklist and an open-ended comments section. The findings indicate that a summative, criterion-based evaluation is best completed by a multidisciplinary team. The findi~gs also indicated that the two different cohorts reported different product-oriented appraisals of the Web site. The current research confirmed previous research that found that experts returning a poor evaluation of a Web site did not have a relationship to whether or not the end-users performance improved due to the intervention of the Web site. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Brock University | en_US |
dc.subject | Internet in education--Evaluation. | en_US |
dc.subject | Computer-assisted instruction--Evaluation. | en_US |
dc.title | Assessing evaluative measures for Internet-based courseware | en_US |
dc.type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation | en |
dc.degree.name | Master of Education | en_US |
dc.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Education | en_US |
dc.degree.discipline | Faculty of Education | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-07-30T02:31:34Z |