La evaluación de los materiales didácticos / The evaluation of digital didactic materials

Abstract

This paper presents the most relevant findings from a study of the pedagogical and technological characteristics of a sample of digital educational content repositories and platforms currently available in our country for Primary Education from both commercial and public sources. The paper starts with some brief comments on what we consider to be the main aspects of evaluating didactic materials in the context of the digital society.The study methodology consisted of content analysis. A guide-tool was developed for analyzing a sample of didactic materials from three Autonomous Communities (Canary Islands, Galicia and Valencia). A total of 68 digital materials were evaluated. The research results reveal that the didactic materials analyzed present little evidence of innovative strategies and do not fully exploit the potential of ICTs in the design and use of materials. A number of recommendations are made regarding measures to be adopted by institutions and professionals involved in the design and use of digital materials.