2. LRMDS Assessment and Evaluation Guidelines for Teaching and Learning Resources

3. Objectives:
Express positive stand on the importance of LRMDS standards and specifications for LR evaluation
Create a localized processes, workflow of LR evaluation and the personnel involve
Explain the LRMDS Evaluation standards and specs and guidelines

4. Activity 1
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, which goodies are best for kids in school? “

5. Things to Ponder… Why do we evaluate and assess learning resources?
What are the possible things to consider when we assess or evaluate learning resources?

6. Evaluation, Standards and Specifications
What is evaluation?
Evaluation is the systematic determination of the merit, worth, and significance of something or someone; fit for purpose; using criteria against a set of standards

7. Evaluation, Standards and Specifications
A standard is an established norm or requirement.
Standards are developed or formulated by professional groups, associations, unions, guilds who have a stake in the product or service being evaluated.

8. Specifications
A specification is an explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
A specification is a type of a standard. It provides the necessary details about the specific standards required.

9. Criteria
Criteria are focused requirements for quality that are close to the operational level though they do not necessarily contain a specific scale.
Testable statements formulated on the basis of accepted statements
They can express minimum requirements (statutory conditions) and best practice (requirements that must be fulfilled)

10. Indicators Indicators are: Concrete and measurable
Qualitative or quantitative
Express central characteristics (e.g. of resource to evaluated by the criteria)
Indicators should altogether provide a picture of whether the resource is in compliance with the criteria

11. LRMDS Assessment and Evaluation System
The Assessment and Evaluation System is for identification of materials to be procured, redeveloped or reproduced is designed to support schools, divisions, regions and central office:
in identifying learning, teaching and professional development resource needs
reviewing and recommending resources for acquisition and procureme

12. LRMDS Assessment and Evaluation System
identifying existing resources for reproduction and or redevelopment
evaluating teacher developed materials for local use and shared distribution via LRMDS

13. Assessment and Evaluation of LRs
Responsibility of all levels
Part of SIP and AIP a Learning Resource Plan using LR Plan Template. This plan
Identifies areas of LRs/TRs need

14. Assessment and Evaluation of LRs
Underachievement – test results
Competencies- teacher capacity in subject area and pedagogy
Resource gaps in across subject and year
levels
Indigenization requirements
Alternative modes of delivery
Support facilities for use of resources at the school level

15. Assessment and Evaluation Personnel
Region
Division
School
Core:
LRMDS Manager
LRMDS Manager/Coordinator
LR Committee
Curriculum and Subject Matter Experts
Subject Teachers
LRMDS ICT/Technical Expert
Trained Instructional Materials Evaluators
ICT Coordinator
Trained Instructional Materials Evaluators(Optional)

16. A and E Process

17. “ If you judge, investigate”
Seneca