LSC-CyFair Library Guides: Open Educational Resources (OER): Evaluate OER

OER Evaluation Rubrics

OER Assessment Rubric Questions to ask about the OER you are thinking of using
	Poor Is not of good quality or poorly defined. Use this if it does not meet your requirements. 0 pts	Unknown This is not easily defined or assessed. 1 pts	Good This is of good quality and is well defined. Good OER to use. 2 pts	NA (N/A)
Creator knowledgable 2 pts Who is the creator and what kind of expertise and experience do they have?	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Creator Authenticity 2 pts Are you reasonably certain that it is actually the work of the person claiming to be the author? (Not plagiarism or forgery.)	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Creator Bias 2 pts What is the intended purpose? (Think educate/inform, sell something, entertain, change minds/behavior, even propaganda/hate speech)	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Obvious Bias 2 pts Are there obvious signs of bias or agenda? (logical fallacies, weasel words, loaded language, inappropriate appeals to emotion, addressing only one side of an issue, conflicts of interest, etc.)	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Organization Affiliation 2 pts What is the "hosting" organization and what kind of reputation do they have?	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Organization Quality Control 2 pts Does the "hosting" organization conduct any sort of quality control? If so, what kind and how rigorous?	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Quality Control Issues 2 pts Are there obvious signs of poor quality control? (misspellings, broken images, poor formatting, terrible design, etc.)	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Organization Reputation 2 pts What is the "hosting" organization's reputation for bias and agenda?	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Organization Affiliations 2 pts Are there any other "sponsors"? What is their reputation for bias and agenda?	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Peer Reviewed 2 pts Has it been through peer review? (Others are post-prints that have been through peer review).	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Material(s) Currency 2 pts How recent or up-to-date is its content? (and how important is that to you?)	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Platform Currency 2 pts How recent or up-to-date is its format or platform? (you don't want it to be too old or too new, or else some people won't be able to use it.)	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Content Reviews 2 pts Are there ratings, reviews, or comments? If so, what can you learn from them?	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Content Relevancy 2 pts Does the resource address your topic from the appropriate discipline or other perspective?	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Quality of Information 2 pts How would you rate the quality of the information? (factual correctness, methodology, logic, etc.)	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Meet Target Audience 2 pts Is the target audience appropriate for your use? (Think age group, educational level)	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Licensing Status 2 pts What is its copyright and licensing status and how does that impact what you can do with it?	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Accessibility (Human) 2 pts Is it accessible to people with disabilities? (Closed captions or transcripts for the Deaf, compatible with screen readers and text-to-speech for the sight-impaired.)	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Accessibility (Computer) 2 pts Is it accessible to people using older computers and slow internet connections?	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA
Remix or Edit 2 pts If you want to remix it, is the source file available, and in a format that you can edit?	Poor	Unknown	Good	NA