About the Curriki Review System (CRS)
What is it?
Find the best curriculum -- and make good curriculum great!
Using the Curriki Review System (CRS), content-area experts and teachers review and rate resources in the Curriki repository. CRS allows people seeking high-quality materials to find content in the Curriki repository that has already been vetted by subject-area experts.
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Curriki members can nominate resources for review by CRS.
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If you're looking for content, a CRS rating means someone has taken the time to evaluate the quality of the material.
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If you are designing instructional materials, you can use the CRS criteria as a guide to help you create high-quality content.
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If you're contributing content that is Protected or Public, your resources can be rated by CRS.
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If you're interested in evaluating curriculum, you can volunteer to become a reviewer.
Where will I find CRS on Curriki?
On the home page, look for content featured under "Recently Reviewed" in the Contribute box:
In the left navigation menu, see Reviewed Resources under Find, and access this CRS information page under Contribute:
On the About Finding & Collecting page, see reviewed resources by subject:
- In search results: look for the sortable "Ratings" column
- In Advanced Search: look for the "Reviews" menu to filter your results
On the View tab of a reviewed resource, find the composite score:
On the Comments tab of a reviewed resource, find the composite score, numerical sub-scores, and the text review:
Who does the reviewing?
Subject matter experts and/or master teachers serve as a Content Specialists in math, science, social studies, and English language arts.
All members of Curriki can nominate resources for review. Reviewers in each subject work through a queue of nominated resources, usually in the order in which they were nominated. When a resource has been nominated, but not yet reviewed, the 'Nominate' link that appears in the resource header is replaced with the words 'Review Pending.' When the queue is empty, Curriki reviewers browse the site for resources to review.
What do reviews consist of?
Materials are assessed in three categories: appropriate pedagogy, content accuracy, and technical completeness. Reviewers submit both a numerical rating and textual feedback, assigning one of four possible scores:
For more information about the three categories, and how materials are assessed, please visit the
CRS Collection.
See Top-Rated Resources
View Resources
The results show all of the reviewed resources on Curriki, listed alphabetically. Use the "Advanced Search" to sort by subject, grade level, or instructional type.
