This document provides a rubric for evaluating instructional materials. The rubric contains 10 rating areas: alignment with standards, accurate information, age-appropriate language, interest/engagement, technical quality, ease of use, lack of bias, user guide/directions, variety of media, and multisensory experience. Each area is rated on a scale of 1 to 3, with 3 being high quality and 1 being low quality. The rubric defines what constitutes a rating of 1, 2, or 3 for each of the 10 areas.

1. Evaluation of
Instructional Materials
Smaldino et al (2012). Instructional technology and media for
learning
Selection Rubric

2. Rating Area
A. Alignment with Standards, Outcomes and
Objectives
B. Accurate and Current Information
C. Age-Appropriate Language
D. Interest Level and Engagement
E. Technical Quality
F. Ease of Use (Student or Teacher)
G. Bias Free
H. User Guide and Directions
I. Variety of Media
J. Multisensory Experience

3. A. Alignment with Standards, Outcomes and
Objectives
 High Quality (3 mark)
Standard/outcomes/objectives addressed and use of
media should enhance student learning
 Medium Quality (2 mark)
Standard/outcomes/objectives partially addressed
and use of media may enhance student learning
 Low Quality (1 mark)
Standard/outcomes/objectives not addressed and
use of media not enhance student learning

4. B. Accurate and Current
Information
 High Quality (3 mark)
Information is correct and does not contain
material that is out of date
 Medium Quality (2 mark)
Information is correct and does contain material
that is out of date
 Low Quality (1 mark)
Information is not correct and does contain
material that is out of date

5. C. Age- Appropriate Language
 High Quality (3 mark)
 Language used is age appropriate and vocabulary
is understandable
 Medium Quality (2 mark)
 Language used is nearly age appropriate and some
vocabulary is above/below student age
 Low Quality (1 mark)
 Language used is not age appropriate and
vocabulary is clearly inappropriate for student age

6. D. Interest Level and Engagement
 High Quality (3 mark)
 Topic is presented so that students are likely to
be interested and actively engaged in learning
 Medium Quality (2 mark)
 Topic is presented to be interest students most of
the time and engage most student in learning
 Low Quality (1 mark)
 Topic is presented so as not interest students
and not engage them in learning

7. E. Technical Quality
 High Quality (3 mark)
 The material represents best available media
 Medium Quality (2 mark)
 The material represents media that are good
quality, although there may be some problems
 Low Quality (1 mark)
 The material represents media that are not well
prepared and are of very poor quality good quality.

8. F. Ease of Use (Student or
Teacher)
 High Quality (3 mark)
 Media are easy to use with nothing to confuse the
user
 Medium Quality (2 mark)
 Media are easy to use most of the time, with a few
things to confuse the user
 Low Quality (1 mark)
 Media are not easy to use and most of the time the
user is very confused

9. G. Bias Free
 High Quality (3 mark)
There is no evidence of objectionable bias or
advertsing
 Medium Quality (2 mark)
There is little evidence of bias or advertsing
 Low Quality (1 mark)
There is much evidence of bias or advertising

10. H. User Guide and Directions
 High Quality (3 mark)
The user guide is an excellent resource to
support a lesson. Directions should help teachers
and students use the media
 Medium Quality (2 mark)
The user guide is good resource to support a
lesson. Directions may help teachers and
students use the media
 Low Quality (1 mark)
The user guide is poor resource to support a
lesson. Directions do not help teachers and
students use the media

11. I. Variety of Media
 High Quality (3 mark)
 Most students like the variety of media and are
not confused
 Medium Quality (2 mark)
Some students find the media interesting and
some are confused
 Low Quality (1 mark)
Most students do not find the media interesting
and many are confused

12. J. Multisensory Experience
 High Quality (3 mark)
The media incorporate the appropriate number of
senses to promote learning
 Medium Quality (2 mark)
The media incorporate some senses to promote
learning
 Low Quality (1 mark)
The media incorporate few of senses to promote
learning