EVALUATING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA COURSEWARE - A METHODOLOGY

Learning design is an important aspect of multimedia courseware production since it significantly influences the quality of the courseware that is produced. In order to help formulate a model for learning design a wide range of courseware products have been examined using a standard method of assessment. The purpose of the evaluations was to try to identify any 'hallmarks of quality' that seemed to characterize good learning products. This paper describes the steps involved in deriving the evaluation methodology and its use within the context of assessing the quality of learning design embedded within a range of multimedia courseware products that have been published on interactive compact disc.