Section 1b Self-assessment – Part A: General criteria Are you a publishing organisation with the means to distribute your resource nationally and/or do you have an existing channel for hosting or distributing Yes No your resource? Does the resource cover at least one whole topic of the specification? Yes No for an example. See ‘Sample Specification Taxonomy’ Is the primary aim of your resource the support of teaching and learning? Yes No Is the resource free from any claims or guarantees about achievable grades? Yes No Is the resource free from any specific reference to any roles that the author(s) Yes No may undertake for OCR? Is the substantive content of the resource something other than a revision or Yes No assessment preparation aid? Do you accept that there will be a fee payable for the endorsement review? Yes No Section 1b Self-assessment – Part B: Value criteria The value of your resource as a teaching and learning resource will be judged using the following criteria. Your resource does not have to meet all the criteria to be endorsed but it helps focus the review. Please indicate if you consider your resource to meet the value criteria. Key question Description Response Does the resource The resource should contribute to pupils promote pupil being engaged and motivated. The Yes No N/A involvement? activities should have a clear academic direction. Is the resource inclusive The resource should be easy to use and and accessible? self-instructing as far as possible. The Yes No N/A resource should follow known patterns for navigation and retrieval. Does the resource Digital learning resources often contain explore the possibilities different types of media such as text, of the digital media? images, video, animations and simulations. Yes No N/A The various media types should be chosen and put together with education in mind. Does the resource The learning resource should be capable of Yes No N/A include possibilities for being adapted to different situations and
Section 1b – Self-assessment Part A: General criteria Are you a publishing organisation with the means to distribute your resource nationally and/or do you have an existing channel for hosting or distributing your resource? Yes No Does the resource cover at least one whole topic of the specification? See ‘Sample Specification Taxonomy’ for an example. Yes No Is the primary aim of your resource the support of teaching and learning? Yes No Is the resource free from any claims or guarantees about achievable grades? Yes No Is the resource free from any specific reference to any roles that the author(s) may undertake for OCR? Yes No Is the substantive content of the resource something other than a revision or assessment preparation aid? Yes No Do you accept that there will be a fee payable for the endorsement review? Yes No Section 1b – Self-assessment Part B: Value criteria The value of your resource as a teaching and learning resource will be judged using the following criteria. Your resource does not have to meet all the criteria to be endorsed but it helps focus the review. Please indicate if you consider your resource to meet the value criteria. Key question Description Response Does the resource promote pupil involvement? The resource should contribute to pupils being engaged and motivated. The activities should have a clear academic direction. Yes No N/A Is the resource inclusive and accessible? The resource should be easy to use and self-instructing as far as possible. The resource should follow known patterns for navigation and retrieval. Yes No N/A Does the resource explore the possibilities of the digital media? Digital learning resources often contain different types of media such as text, images, video, animations and simulations. The various media types should be chosen and put together with education in mind. Yes No N/A Does the resource include possibilities for The learning resource should be capable of being adapted to different situations and Yes No N/A