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WebCT - Results

 

Results of testing are from 2004.

The table of results has been divided into three groups:

  • The first group - orange: greater number of criteria. Number next to this group shows how many criteria in that group were met. The bigger the number next to it the better, since it stands for a bigger number of criteria that were met.
  • The second group - light purple: describes the criteria in more detail. The number next to this subgroup shows how many criteria were met.
  • The third group - gray: evaluated criteria. Number one means that critera is fulfilled and number zero that it is not.

WebCT
156Total number of criterion
39 Student's Environment
4Access to course material
1Keyword search
1Searchable image archive
1Course download / off-line working
1Course can be printed
4User interface
1Users can navigate with a consistent, logical user interface
1Navigational trail show the path taken to a particular screen
1Gateway page allows users to view all courses in which they are enrolled
0Users can select text interface
0User can see all of his published content (text/documents/forum postings/.) in a single environment
1Users can view course map
3Help
0Users can search the on-line manual
1On-line help is context sensitive
1Quick start tutorial available
1Users can print .pdf /.doc/.txt versions of the manuals
6Private space and customization
1Student can make private annotations of course material
1Student can make bookmarks.
1Individual choice of learning sequence
1Resume learning session
1Personal Web page (student portfolio)
0Create original content on own Web pages
1Customization of look and feel
5Asynchronous communication: Discussion forums
1Users can mark messages read/unread
1Users can view messages based on read/unread status
1Users can view messages as threaded or unthreaded
0Users can receive e-mail notification about new postings
1Discussion threads can be downloaded to a file
0Discussion forums can support audio formats
1Users can e-mail posting authors directly from the bulletin board
4Asynchronous communication: Email
0External e-mail (accessible through regular e-mail client, POP3/IMAP server)
1Internal e-mail (external e-mail is not required)
1One-to-one email
1One-to-many email
0Email templates
1Emails can be compiled and downloaded to a file
3Calendar tool
1Calendar on login page displays events from all courses
1Announcements from all courses display on login page
0Announcements from a single course can is displayed on course's page
1Students can add entries to the course calendar (at instructor's discretion)
0Multiple calendar events can be saved/loaded from a file
7Synchronous communication: Chat
1Chat transcripts/logs
1Multiple chat rooms in a single course
1Restricted access to group chat rooms
1Private messaging in chat
0Ring in chat (to notify another user you want to chat with them)
1Alert in chat (receive notification when someone enters the chat room)
0Audioconferencing
0Videoconferencing
0Ring in conference (to notify another user you want to chat with them)
0Alert in conference (receive notification when someone enters the chat room)
0Student can interrupt to ask questions (raise hand)
0Student can be put in a queue to aks questions during conference
0Student can be given control over course content and communication during conference
1Whiteboard facility
1Save whiteboard images into course content
0Print whiteboard images
3Pedagogical tools
1Student Progress self-tracking
1Student can view own grades
1Student can compare own grade to class summary data
69 Author's Environment
17Production of course material
1No technical knowledge required to develop course material
0Online HTML editor included
1Formula editor included
1Import / convert existing material
1Author can make personal annotations
1Multiple authors support
1Index creation support
1Glossary support
1Use automated tool to build content index
1Web interface for course development
0Offline course development interface
1Author can create an unlimited amount of course content
1Author can back up course content
1Author can upload course syllabus (o predmetu)
1Upload files from desktop to server
1Upload multiple files at once (Note: multiple file must be zipped into one file first)
1Attach learning goals to content pages
1Attach review questions to content pages
1Create references to other web pages
0Microsoft Word automatic conversion tool
0Microsoft Excel automatic conversion tool
0Microsoft PowerPoint automatic conversion tool
4Author's selection of interface
1Author can substitute buttons or icons of own design
1Multiple icon and button styles from which to choose
1Author can specify a customized course banner
1Header and footer automatically generate on new pages
10Course authoring
0Course version manager
1Course structure editor / manager
1Course controls are integrated with student view
0Create a copy of an existing course
1Hide work in progress
1Linear learning (A->B->C)
1Nonlinear learning (A->(opt.) B-> C)
1Release content based on student viewing certain prerequisite materials
1Release content based on chronological criteria
1Release content pages based on student quiz performance
1Release content to specified groups of users
1Release content based on custom-designed criteria, such as number of bulletin board postings, students whose last name starts with M, etc.
26Quizzing features
1No HTML knowledge required to develop quizzes
1Quiz editor/manager included
1Multiple choice questions
1Multiple image choice questions
0Image map questions
1List matching questions
1Randomized and calculated questions
1Timed quizzes
1Fill in-the-blank test
1Other question types
0API to add custom question types
1Actions based on test results
1Courseware product can store questions in a database
1Instructors can upload questions from file to database
1Instructors can download questions from database to file
1Instructors can create questions offline in a program, such as Microsoft Excel
1Instructors can select questions from database according to specific characteristics
0Instructors can select a random set of questions from question database
1Instructors can reuse existing questions on a new quiz
1Instructors can embed HTML within quiz questions
1Instructors can embed images within quiz questions
1Instructors can embed equations within quiz questions and answers
1Instructors can allow students to take quizzes multiple times
1Courseware product can store grades for multiple attempts at quizzes
1Instructors can regrade all quizzes if the answer key changes
1Instructors can assign weights to answers for partial credit
1Instructors can view indicator when students exceed time limit of timed quizzes
1Instructors can create anonymous surveys
1Courseware product can mark multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions automatically
0File exchange (Students can submit assignments using drop boxes)
5Discussion forums
1Multiple bulletin boards per course
1Private bulletin board for each group
1Instructors can allow anonymous postings
1Instructors can move messages from one board to another
1Instructors can delete messages
0Instructors can modify messages
2Calendar tool
1Instructor can upload multiple events from a file
0Instructor can post files in calendar entries
1Instructor can add links to calendar entries
5Audio and video
1Embed RealPlayer in pages
1Embed WindowMedia Player in pages
1Embed QuickTime player in pages
1Embed other multimedia players in pages
1Add audio and video content that is stored within the courseware product
17 Teacher's Environment and Pedagogical Tools
2General
1Multiple teachers support
1Instructor can change page design globally during course
7Teamworking
1Instructors can have program create groups and assign members randomly
1Instructors can create groups manually
1Instructors can assign specific course material to group
1Users can e-mail members of a group
1Group members can share files
0Group members can have a private chat area
1Group members can have private discussion boards
0Group members can have group calendar
1Group members can have Web content presentation areas
3Course evaluation
1Trace of student's paths through modules
1Statistical/graphical reports
1Grade management
5Student participation
1Instructors can view number of hits per page
1Instructors can view date and time of each student's first and last login
0Instructors can view a complete history of each student's time spent online in the entire course
1Instructors can view a graphic breakdown of the percent of total time online each student has spent on content areas
1Instructors can view how many bulletin board articles a student has posted
1Instructors can view a transcript of course chat room activity
8 Administration
6General
1Self-registration
0Registration proposal
1Access rights
1Centralized admin area with all admin tools
1Course backups
0Announcements
1Administrators can create system-wide accounts (for example, within multiple courses)
1Group creation
2Logging in
1Users log in with password and login name
0Users log in with System login name and Kerberos password
0Users log in with LDAP login name and password
0Users log in with ActiveDirectory login name and password
1Users can log out without exiting their browser
4 Croatian Requirements
4Characters
1Support for Croatian characters in content (Unicode, Iso 8859-2, Win1250)
1Support for Croatian characters in administration (usernames, etc)
1Support for Croatian characters in titles
1Multi-lingual support
0Multi-lingual support for Croatian language
0Support
0Support available in Croatia
0Support available in Croatian language (by Croatian or regional partner)
0Learning seminars available in Croatia
10 Technical Requirements
7Client platform
1Standard Web browser (entirely platform independent)
1Win 9x, NT (software or plugins)
1MacOS (software or plugins)
1UNIX, Linux (software or plugins)
0Lynx (JAWS screen reader: Alt tags, named frames, <NOFRAMES> section)
0Java not required
0JavaScript not required
1ActiveX not required
1Adobe Acrobat reader not required
1Macromedia flash not required
3Server platform OS
0Win 9x, Me
1Windows NT, 2000, XP
1UNIX, Linux
0MacOS
1External database not requred
9 General Properties
5General
1Standards / Metadata support (SCORM) for import/export/exchange of content
1Standards / Metadata support (IMS, IEEE, AICC) for import/export/exchange of content
1XML content support
1Programming interfaces
1Backup support
0Demo / Shareware available
4Support
1Technical support (Available?)
0Pedagogical support (Available?)
1System documentation (Eg: Books, CD's, OnLine)
1Vendor-provided mailing list
1Vendor-provided bulletin board
0Licensing and pricing policies
0Owner
0Open source
0Shareware
0Freeware

 
 

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