A Criterion-Based Approach to Software Evaluation

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Abstract
The overall poor quality of educational software on the market suggests that educators must continue efforts to evaluate available packages and to disseminate their findings. In this paper, weaknesses in published evaluation procedures are identified, and an alternative, criterion-based model is described. The rationale for the model is drawn from the fields of the assessment of student writing, criterion-referenced testing, and the assessment of second language oral proficiency. Data are presented on the mean ratings of software evaluated with the model, scale intercorrelations, and indicators of its validity and reliability.

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