ConclusionEvaluation


 * Conclusion Evaluation Checklist **


 * 1. ** How “hokey” is this conclusion? (The desired goal is “not hokey”.)

Hokey/corny/trite. . . . . like a bad movie but not a “B” movie. . . . . fresh/honest/sincere 0 . . . . .1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . 3 . . . . . 4 . . . . . 5 . . . . . 6 . . . . . 7 . . . . . 8 . . . . . 9 . . . . 10


 * 2. ** How “preachy” is this conclusion? (The desired goal is “not preachy”.)

Preachy/annoying. . . . . . feels like you’re being talked “at”. . . . . . . . no hint of a preacher 0 . . . . .1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . 3 . . . . . 4 . . . . . 5 . . . . . 6 . . . . . 7 . . . . . 8 . . . . . 9 . . . . 10


 * 3. ** Does this conclusion sound too much like schoolwork? (NOTE: The goal is to not sound like school work.)
 * Yes
 * Not too bad
 * No


 * 4. ** Is there new work for the students to do in this conclusion? (If so, it’s not a conclusion anymore—it’s more like a pre-conclusion.) ?
 * Yes //(It doesn’t matter if it’s only a little or a lot, if there’s any new work, it’s not a good thing.)//
 * No //(A rhetorical question is okay, it just shouldn’t feel like more work.)//


 * 5. ** Does it seem like there’s now an ending or a wrap-up to the story that was presented in the original task? (It should . . . this is a “conclusion.”)
 * Yes
 * Kinda/Not Really
 * No


 * 6. ** Without looking at any other part of the WebQuest, what do you think the student was supposed to learn from this WebQuest? What’s the targeted standard/ the “Big Idea”/ the content specific goal?


 * 7. ** What’s the connection between what the student learned from the WebQuest and the real world (or to other topics)?


 * 8. ** Do you feel encouraged to “delve deeper” into this topic? Is this conclusion “thought provoking”?
 * Yes
 * Kinda/Not Really
 * No


 * 9. ** In general, what would make this conclusion better?


 * 10. ** What can you take from analyzing this conclusion to use in writing your own conclusion?