Virtualis Project - Review of ICT learning material on Environmental Issues

The learning material you will use (see box below) has been prepared for widespread access by one of several bodies, groups or institutions. Your evaluation of it will be used by the Virtualis Project team to help produce new material (in the specific environment areas of climate change, agricultural pollution, freshwater resources and seafish stock preservation) for use by a wide range of people. The aim of the new material is to use ICT to engage users in learning about the issues of environmental protection and improvement of environmental quality. Learning about these issues is expected to lead users (children and adults from all backgrounds) to participate in improving environmental sustainability by looking for alternative ways of living and working.

Please give a brief description of yourself indicating the context in which you will use and evaluate the learning material. This might include terms such as school pupil, undergraduate student, postgraduate student, teacher education student, media studies student, experienced teacher, university tutor, relevant professional (such as farmer, restauranter, etc.)

Now please access the material at this website, work through it and then complete the following evaluation questions.

1. General overall impression
a) How much did you like this material? b) How appropriate was it for you?

2. Knowledge
Write down what you think you learned from the material.

3. The material itself.
Please rate the material you have just used on the following scales. Make a cross at the most appropriate position for you. In each case rate very high at 5, down to very low at 1.

How easy was it to understand?		How easy was it to use?		How motivating was it?
5 4 3 2 1		5 4 3 2 1		5 4 3 2 1

How accurate do you think the information was?		How appropriate were the pictures or graphics?		How easy to follow was the language used?
5 4 3 2 1		5 4 3 2 1		5 4 3 2 1

4. The ideas and concepts used in the material
Please think about the ideas and concepts presented and answer the following questions.

a) How clearly were the ideas and concepts explained? b) How relevant were all the ideas to the central topic? c) How much of the material was new to you? d) How helpful are these ideas to you?

5. The effect it had on you

a) Indicate how much you feel the material has influenced you to be more positive about protection of the environment and improving the quality of the environment. b) If you wanted to "do something" after using this material, what might it be?

6. Learning about the environment using computer technology
Please comment on the following aspects of learning using computer technology. Use your own words to say how you feel about each of them as it relates to the material you have just used.

a) Learning involving interaction with the material. b) Learning by interacting with others. c) Getting the chance to give your own answer to questions asked. d) Having the opportunity to check on your learning. e) Learning which challenges me to think about things more carefully. f) Having the opportunity to decide your 'pathway' through the material. g) Having the feeling that the learning material was very much "for you".

7. Other comment
Please make any other observation or comment you feel will be helpful in the evaluation of this material.

8. This evaluation
Please rate this evaluation activity.
Click the radio button below the figure which you think is most appropriate.

Its Length		How Clear it is		How easy it is to complete
5 4 3 2 1 Too long Too short		5 4 3 2 1 Very clear Very unclear		5 4 3 2 1 Very easy Very difficult

How relevant the questions are		How helpful it has been for me to evaluate my learning		How much it has allowed me to comment on all parts of the material
5 4 3 2 1 Highly relevant Not at all relevant		5 4 3 2 1 Very helpful Very unhelpful		5 4 3 2 1 Very successful Not successful