Defining a system of indicators for evaluation the effectiveness of e-learning

Indicator

Description

1.Personalized teaching

The tools for self-teaching helps the students to study according to their capabilities and free time, to choose the form and the way of providing the material om the basis of their own predilections;

2.Interoperability

To support content from different sources and multiple vendors’ hardware / software solutions, the system should be based on open industry standards for Web deployments (XML, SOAP or AQQ) and support the major learning standards (AICC, SCORM, IMS and IEEE);

3.Reliability

To give acceptable results even if there is invalid inputs. The assessment gives an opportunity refusals and situations that involve refusals to be predicate;

4.Flexibility

To exit an opportunity for changes in the content

5.Portability

To be independent from the users’ operating system and to be used by widespread browser such as Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator etc.

6.Functionality

To be useful;

7.Accountability

The classifying, testing and the assessment have to be automated in such a way that the participants to be distributed according to their responsibilities in the process of learning;

8.Security

The system should selectively limit and control access to online content and resources for its diverse user community;

9.Costs indicator

Measures the costs for purchasing the system, its exploitation and support, etc.;

Indicator

1.Parameters of the micro-processor;

2.The memory capacity;

3.The speed of the Internet access;

4.Presence of additional multimedia hardware components that gives an opportunity for usage of multimedia application.

Indicator

1.The material should be presented in a logical sequence. Broken into small, incremental learning steps;

2.The material should be linked to other sources, with reading assignments clearly specified;

3.The material should be illustrated by examples and / or case studies when new information is presented.

4.Encouragement for critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving;

5.Relation to other material the learners may be studied or experiences they may have had;

6.Usage of illustrations , photographs, animation, and other forms of multimedia in order to present facts and reinforce concepts;

7.Abbreviations and symbols are defined;

8.Appropriate language level for the intended audience.

Indicator

Description

1.Usefulness

Depends on the concrete goals, interests, motivation and knowledge of the student;

2.User satisfaction

The information is evaluated according to the user gratification;

3.Information value

It depend on the extent of its authenticity, actuality and clearness.