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Quality criteria used by the SIG-GLUE quality commission in order to assess the learning games are related to three main areas:
  • Pedagogical and Context
  • Content
  • Technical
 
Below you find the complete list:
 
CRITERIA
PEDAGOGICAL AND CONTEXT CRITERIA
Target groups and prerequisites
Identification of target groups
Identification of prerequisites
Learning objectives
Clear definition of objectives
Correspondence between established objectives and the objectives that can actually be reached by using the learning game
Context of usage
Clarity of practical instructions for the use of the learning game
Indications/suggestions on the context in which the learning game can be used
Coherence of the game with the targeted context
Coherence between the learning game structure and the planned training and learning context
Link between the learning game activities and the professional/working context
Didactic strategy
Indication of the average play time
Incentives and support to motivation
Support to engagement and fun
Coherence between the game strategy (e.g. practice and feedback , learning by doing, learning from mistakes, goal-oriented learning, discovery learning and "guided discovery", task-based learning, question-led learning, role playing, constructivist learning) and learning objectives
Quality of the game strategy with the individual player characteristics (e.g. constant focus on the player experience)
Clarity of the game environment/ setting (e.g. adaptable/ absorbing/immersive)
Organisation and structure of the learning game
Clarity of the rules to be followed and decision making process
Coherence between rules and consequence
Constant focus on the player experience
Clear definition of roles (e.g. player, instructors, animators, etc.)
Coherence of the social and collaborative activity with the objectives
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
Clear and user-friendly tone and language
Quality of the interaction between the learning game and the user/player
Quality of the interaction amongst users/players/ and other …
Coherence between the media used in the learning game and the contents, the established objectives and the target group
Evaluation
Clear identification of evaluation criteria and procedures
Adequate number and distribution of evaluation activity, during the game and at the end
Type of evaluation activity proposed
Quality of the feedback to the evaluation activity (e.g. scores, visual and audio cues, notification when individual goals have been accomplished, rewards, etc.)
Relevance of evaluation activity and consistency with the objectives and/or the contents
Support to the reflexive process (e.g. players can review and rethink their performance)
 
CONTENT CRITERIA
Correct technical/scientific language and contents
Updating or obsolescence of contents
Correct and logical organisation of contents
Link between the contents and the subject area/knowledge domain/curriculum
Practical contextualisation of the content
Correct balance of the context (not too dilute not too concentrate) in relation with the target group
Consistency of contents with the established objectives and the target group
 
TECHNICAL CRITERIA
Credits
Information on the producers, authors,…
Portability
Robustness of the game
Conformance to standard
Structure and organisation
Easy to be installed
Modularity of the design
Modularity in the use
Aesthetic and usage of the media
Quality of user/game interface
Possibility of intervention on the use of materials (stop, rewind)
Positioning of the different elements on the screen
Technical quality
Quality of image definition
Quality of image composition
Rhythm of images
Quality and definition of audio
Integration between audio and image elements
Synchronism between audio and image elements
Quality of typographic characteristics and clarity of texts
Technical quality of drawings
Technical quality of pictures
Technical quality of graphic animations
Information produced
Privacy and security of personal data
Storage of the gaming time
Storage of evaluation and activities results ( e.g. save progress)
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