SAM area | SAM variable | Mean score (/2)a |
---|---|---|
Content | Purpose | 1.75 |
Content topics | 1.75 | |
Summary and review | 1.66 | |
Literacy demand | Reading grade level | 1.25 |
Writing style | 1.75 | |
Sentence construction | 1.75 | |
Vocabulary | 1.75 | |
Learning enhanced by advance organizers | 1.50 | |
Graphics | Cover graphic | 1.50 |
Type of illustrations | 1.25 | |
Relevance of illustrations | 1.50 | |
Graphics: lists, tables, charts, forms | 1.50 | |
Captions are used to “announce” or explain graphics | 1.75 | |
Layout and typography | Typography | 1.00 |
Layout | 1.50 | |
Subheadings and “chunking” | 1.75 | |
Learning stimulation and motivation | Interaction included in text and/or graphics | 1.00 |
Desired behavior patterns are modeled or shown in specific terms | 1.75 | |
Motivation | 1.50 | |
Cultural appropriateness | Cultural match—logic, language, experience (LLE) | 1.66 |
Cultural Image and Examples | 1.33 | |
Suitability for populationb | 8.75/10 |