Format for presenting items to student is appropriate. Student directions are clear. The type of interaction is appropriate to the skills taught. Record-keeping capability is provided. Back-up disks are available.
Command keys are logical and relatively easy to use.
There is adequate space between lines or print. Lines terminate at word boundaries. If the software you are reviewing does not fall into any of the above categories, you may wish to give a brief description of it below, followed by your evaluative comments. Compared with other educational media, instructional software is still in its very earliest stages of development. Developers and publishers of software are still learning how to best use the computer as a teaching medium.