Functionality

Description

Purpose

Application Method

Measurement Scale

Currency of references per section

Assessment of Currency

X = (A/B)% where

A = number of references published in the last 5 years,

B = Total number of references in the section

Percentage (Absolute)

References per section

Assessment of Completeness

Count the number of references per section

Number (Absolute)

The degree of closeness of given definition of key terms referenced per section, to the actual meaning.

Assessment of Precision

Compare each definition of a key term in a section with the actual value (as referred to reliable sources)

Likert (Ordinal)

Reliability

Hyperlinks per section that are valid

Assessment of Availability

X = (A/B)% where

A = number of hyperlinks working,

B = Total number of hyperlinks in the section

Percentage (Absolute)

The degree to which failure to accomplish the set educational goals in a section, can be remedied by providing different educational paths.

Assessment of Recoverability

Measure the efficiency of the learning paths offered when a learner fails to reach his/her goals, within a section

Likert (Ordinal)

Usability

Degree to which key educational goals are presented so that a learner can easily comprehend them, per section.

Assessment of Understandability

Measure the degree of comprehensiveness of all key concepts in a section in relation to an average learner.

Likert (Ordinal)

Number of figures included per section

Assessment of Attractiveness

Measure the number of figures in a section.

Number (Absolute)

Number of examples per section

Assessment of Understandability

Measure the number of examples per section.

Number (Absolute)

Efficiency

Workload per section

Assessment of Time Behavior

Number of minutes required by an average student to comprehend a section.

Number (Absolute)