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Counseling Software Evaluations:
Good Stress/Bad Stress
reviewed by: Joaquin Montemayor (MCC); John Hanson (PC)


evaluation summary
1. Overall, how would you rate this program?

   | | Excellent       |X| Good       | | Fair       | | Poor

   It had good specific skills and practice. Testing is reinforcing and not obvious.

2. Please describe specific strengths, weaknesses, and/or limitations of the program.
   Strengths: Good for training advisors (program), and gave specific skills. Weaknessess: Hard to hear without outside help, there seemed to be a glitch in lesson 3's voice over.

3. Would you recommend this program?

   |X| Yes       | | No

4. If you indicated "yes" to Question 3 above, in what settings would you use this program?

   |X| Courses:
   |X| The Learning Lab:
   |X| Client Counseling situations:


Quality of Program Components
Defintely
Yes
Somewhat Defintely
No
5 4 3 2 1 N/A
1. The program directions are clear. |X| | | | | | | | | | |
2. Students can easily use the software independently. | | |X| | | | | | | | |
3. The purposes of the program are clearly communicated. |X| | | | | | | | | | |
4. The program content is accurate. |X| | | | | | | | | | |
5. The content is appropriately sequenced. |X| | | | | | | | | | |
6. The program content is up-to-date. |X| | | | | | | | | | |
7. The information provided in the feedback is helpful. |X| | | | | | | | | | |
8. The tone and style of the program are appropriate for community college students. | | |X| | | | | | | | |
9. The program's visual presentation is appropriate for community college students. |X| | | | | | | | | | |
10. The program represents the diversity of our student population. | | |X| | | | | | | | |

Ideas For Uses of the Software
Uses in the classroom:
   How would you use this program or a particular part of this program in a classroom lesson? (List and explain the specific steps you would do so that another faculty member could clearly understand how to use this program in the classroom)

In counseling, after viewing I would discuss generally.

  1. What do you agree with?
  2. What has been your experience?
  3. How would you use this in the future?
  4. Its use?
  5. Follow-up session to evaluate.
Uses in the Client Counseling:
   How would you use this program in a client counseling situation? (List and explain the specific steps you would do so that another counselor could clearly understand how to use this program in a client setting)

In counseling, after viewing I would discuss generally.

  1. What do you agree with?
  2. What has been your experience?
  3. How would you use this in the future?
  4. Its use?
  5. Follow-up session to evaluate.