The instructional website I am reviewing is https://www.khanacademy.org/ . Before I started teaching history and tools for learning I used it all the time for mathematics, but last year I found an abundance of easily accessible information for every subject and grade level.
The home page is very clean and organized by subject and grade level. Choices range from math to test prep, and there is even a section containing outside resources (partner content). I could find no links "dead".
I chose to fully investigate the social studies section, and was most impressed with the "Crash Course World History Videos". In my opinion there is no better website for comprehensive multi-subject online tutorial/learning than this site.
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Instructional Aspects:
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1. Objectives clearly stated
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5 4 3 2 1
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5
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2. Objectives appropriately sequenced
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5 4 3 2 1
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5
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3. Instructional strategies appropriate for the objectives
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5 4 3 2 1
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5
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4. Instructional activities/process clearly described
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5 4 3 2 1
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5
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5. Tasks adequate/significant for achieving objectives
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5 4 3 2 1
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5
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6. Resources adequate/significant for achieving objectives
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5 4 3 2 1
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5
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7. Learning achievement adequately evaluated
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5 4 3 2 1
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3
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8. Evaluation criteria clearly expressed
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5 4 3 2 1
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3
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Motivational Aspects:
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9. Gaining and maintaining learners’ attention
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5 4 3 2 1
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4
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10. Relating to learners’ interest and goals
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5 4 3 2 1
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5
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11. Building on learners’ prior knowledge & foreshadowing what the lesson is about.
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5 4 3 2 1
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5
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12. Providing positive feedback and feeling of accomplishment
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5 4 3 2 1
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3
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13. Motivational strategies serve
for objectives
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5 4 3 2 1
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3
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Web Design Aspects:
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14. Navigation clear and easy to access
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5 4 3 2 1
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5
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15. Authorship and date clearly stated
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5 4 3 2 1
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5
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16. Text follows rules of grammar, spelling and literary composition
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5 4 3 2 1
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5
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17. Use of multimedia (Text,
graphic, audio, video, animation, etc.) visually appeal
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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5
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18. Mechanical aspects (No
broken links,
misplaced or missing
images, etc.)
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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5
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19. Web design appropriate for objectives
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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5
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20. Web design appropriate for learner characteristics
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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5
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Total:
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92
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Reflection:
The only reason I deducted points is due to no evaluation of learning achievement on ALL sections. The math section is excellent. It pre-tests knowledge and works toward mastery by offering video help and hints. Other sections, such is history, offer learning opportunities, but no true evaluation. I took 2 points off in the motivational strategy category because of the evaluation aspect. Sometimes, my students, due to their age, will have no motivation unless there is an evaluation.
