Here you can review the process that SciLinks use rubrics to evaluation Internet URL resources. The process of evaluating Internet resources required rigorous training to ensure that all SciLink teachers have a common understanding of the rubric's meaning and exhibited reliability in the rubrics' application.

Use the links to the right to take a closer look at each individual rubric:

Icon Filters

Icon Filters allow teachers to selectively view SciLink resources sorted by specific types of information such as hands-on investigation, lesson ideas, misconceptions, history of science, etc. In order for this to be a useful feature for teachers, all SciLinks were trained to be consistent in the selection of icons.

In addition, when evaluating an Internet resource for a specific icon (inquiry for example) we had to answer the question, should the URL resource be evaluated as potentially supporting a facet of inquiry if augmented in some way by the classroom teacher? Or does the activity support a complete inquiry or investigation without augmentation by the end-user. As with the entire rubric alignment process, it was decided that the information needed to be explicitly provided on the web page for it to be labeled or identified with an icon.

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