Course Structure (cont'd):
Yes
No
N/A
Menus
63. Menus are concise, logical, and easy to use.
____ ____ ____
64. Course is menu driven.
____ ____ ____
65. Menus reflect only those options currently available to the
student via color coding, shading or some other readily
apparent indicator.
____ ____ ____
66. Menus provide a means of cleanly exiting the course
____ ____ ____
67. Menu options do not function at cross-purposes to
same function icons/buttons (i.e., if a move
forward icon is locked out, the move forward menu
item would also be locked out).
____ ____ ____
68. Sub-menus permit movement to higher menus.
____ ____ ____
69. Confirmation and feedback regarding option
selections is provided.
____ ____ ____
70. Titles are used on all menu screens, main and sub.
____ ____ ____
71. Status symbols/checks are used to show students
completed lessons.
____ ____ ____
72. Symbols/checks are used to show students
mandatory/optional lessons.
____
____
____
73. Tags or indicators coupled to feedback are used to
indicate recommended paths.
____ ____ ____
Help
74. "Tool-Tip" type help is available at the
lesson/screen level.
____ ____ ____
75. "Balloon Help" is available at the lesson/screen
level.
____
____
____
76. "Hyperlinked" help is available at the
lesson/screen level.
____ ____ ____
77. Appropriate help lockouts are included during
testing sections.
____
____
____
78. Help menus/sections are intuitive, easy to access,
and appropriate for the intended audience.
____ ____ ____
79. Consistent methods for obtaining help are used
throughout the module.
____ ____
____
80. Exiting help returns the students to the exact
point in the course where they initiated the request for help.
____ ____ ____
81. Help information is relevant, correct, and complete.
____ ____ ____
82. Help includes links to varying levels of information
(e.g., task specific to in-depth background information).
____ ____ ____
83. Help areas can be displayed adjacent to or in
conjunction with the lesson screen.
____ ____ ____
84. Help areas are customizable and include bookmarks.
____ ____ ____
85. Help areas includes a search engine for word/phrase
/topic searches.
____
____
____
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