Evaluation Criteria
ERAC Resource Evaluations
ERAC, a consortium of all school districts enables districts to work together to identify resources, subject them to a coordinated and rigorous evaluation process, do the work once with qualified teachers and then share the information. ERAC evaluators are trained to apply evaluation criteria to ensure that learning resources used in BC schools:
- support the learning outcomes of the curriculum
- assist students in making connections between what they learn in school and its practical application in their lives
- be developmentally and age appropriate
Evaluation Form Sections
- Section 0 - Selecting a resource
- Section 1 - Supplier Provided Resource Information
- Section 2 - Evaluators Involved
- Section 3 - Curriculum Fit
- Section 4 - Social Considerations
- Section 5 - General content
- Section 6 - Technical Design
- Section 7 - Instructional Design
- Section 8 - Resource Specific
- Section 9 - Summary Information
- Section 10 - Evaluation Decision
- Section 11 - Evaluation Status
Understanding Social Considerations
Evaluating resources from the perspective of social considerations can be one of the most challenging aspects of the evaluation process.
Evaluators must take into account many considerations within a context of community and societal values and standards, in order to determine the suitability of the resource for instructional use in BC classrooms, at particular grade levels so that educators can:
- encourage understanding and promote positive social attitudes and respect for diversity and human rights
- ensure that British Columbia students see themselves and their life experiences reflected and validated in the learning materials they use in their classrooms
- identify potentially controversial or offensive elements that may exist in the content or presentation, and to highlight where resources might support pro-social attitudes and promote diversity and human rights
