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Art Sources Review

Title of Product:

Matthew Paris

Country: United Kingdom
Century: 1200 - The 13th Century
Topic: Matthew Paris
Image of the product:

Name of Author(s): Wikipedia
Name of Producer: Wikipedia Foundation, Inc.
Language/s of Product: English
Website of the product: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Paris
Target Group: General public, teachers and students 11+
Overall Evaluation: excellent
Objectives & Structure:
Open site with a series of articles, some very useful links and some downloadable illustrations. The site is designed for teachers and students and has a basic history of Matthew Paris and some good sections placing his work in context.
Description of contents:
There are 8 sections:
1. Life and work
2. Manuscripts by Matthew Paris
3. Paris as an artist
4. Paris as a historian
5. Studies of Matthew Paris
6. Sources
7. Notes
8. External links
Evaluation and Comments:
Overall Evaluation: excellent
Clarity of structure, logical sequence of contents: excellent
Usability / easiness of navigation: excellent
The website is interesting / stimulating: excellent
Educational and learning value: excellent
Quality and relevancy of content: excellent
Compatibility of the content with the target group: excellent
Suitability and quality of graphic interface: excellent
Degree and quality of interaction: good
Possibility of printing/saving material or tests: fair
Description of how the website can be used with the students::
General use by students for individual or group study. Provides some very good background information, illustrations, sources and links.
Comments::
An excellent starting point for work on Matthew Paris and manuscripts as well as enabling links to be made between Art and History
Evaluation Date: 30.06.08
Name of teacher: Jane Giles, Ruth Harwood
Name of School: Trinity School
Country: UK
Subjects Taught: Art

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