Text and Illustrations Checklist

The following checklists were developed by the Joint ADL Co-Lab for the purpose of evaluating instructional web sites.

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1. Textual descriptions are integrated into the diagram when possible.

Yes

No

Not Applicable



2. A combination of text descriptions and interesting graphics draw the learner into the material.

Yes

No

Not Applicable



3. Simple line drawings are used when time is limited.

Yes

No

Not Applicable



4. For complex illustrations, textual prompting is used to aid the reader in extracting relevant information.

Yes

No

Not Applicable



5. Less complex illustrations are used for poor readers.

Yes

No

Not Applicable



6. Illustrations are used to increase comprehension and learning.

Yes

No

Not Applicable



7. Graphics are used to make relationships between ideas more apparent.

Yes

No

Not Applicable



8. Illustrations are used to aid in long-term retention.

Yes

No

Not Applicable



9. Diagrams are used to aid in the formation of a representation of the text information, to act as a memory aid for information that has already been read, or to provide new information not given in the text.

Yes

No

Not Applicable



10. Illustrations are used to convey spatial information.

Yes

No

Not Applicable



11. Illustrations are used to provide concrete examples of abstract concepts.

Yes

No

Not Applicable



12. Illustrations are used as an alternative source of information to provide the reader with an opportunity to clarify textual information.

Yes

No

Not Applicable



13. Graphics are used to focus attention on the information in the text.

Yes

No

Not Applicable

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