This is a very well-designed and sophisticated web site maintained by a professional organization. The vast array of reference materials includes categories as diverse as press releases, professional meetings, publications, job lists, and facts for families and other resources.
Type of Material:
Reference Material.
Recommended Uses:
The site could be used as reference material for topics relating to child and adolescent psychiatry.
Technical Requirements:
None.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The site itself is not designed for learning but could be used by advanced undergraduates to search for high quality information on child and adolescent issues. This is a standard web site that will require students to engage in independent searches for the information they want.
Target Student Population:
The site is not oriented toward students specifically, but could be used by undergraduates students.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
This site would best be used with supporting materials typical of a course about child and adolescent issues.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Information provided is of professional quality.
Concerns:
The material is diverse and not organized around learning and teaching processes.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Students could learn a great deal about what professional organizations in child and development areas do.
Concerns:
Much of the material provided may be irrelevant to student projects.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
This site is well organized and maintained.
Concerns:
The plethora of information could be confusing to some students.
Creative Commons:
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