THE WEB
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Using a Graphics Editor
While the code for a website can be created in a simple text editor,
the graphics must be created using graphic design software. The
industry standard is Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for creating
graphics;...
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DRP Test
Procedure
The participants took the DRP first. They were given the same instructions: read the text selection and select the word that fits best and makes the most meaning in the sentence/paragraph. To complete the test, they were given...
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The I-Text was developed using Acrobat 9, Flash CS3, Flex 3.0, PHP and MySQL. The
individual consoles were written in Actionscript 3.0 and compiled using Flash CS3. The consoles
communicate with a web server...
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self-reported as being a good reader, reading between 30 minutes to one hour a day. The other student who scored on a 5.8 grade equivalent level on the DRP also highly agreed with the results of the test at 9 out of 10 and reported being a good...
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instructional to frustrated as the difficulty level increased: no one scored from frustrated to instructional or instructional to independent as they moved from the 6th grade level to the high school level. The passages and related questions...
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involves working with word meaning and understanding text. Currently, “direct screenings in the
areas of vocabulary and comprehension have yet to be developed for elementary learners”
(Mesmer & Mesmer, 2008, p. 289). Fuchs and Fuchs go on to...
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APPENDIX 1
SAMPLE I-TEXT
Following is a sample I-Text. The text content is Copyright 2009 Randal Chase and is used with
permission. The I-Text requires at least Adobe Acrobat 9 to view correctly.
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selection on the high school level, 18% of the participants were independent, 32% were instructional, and 45% were frustrated. Even though the same percentage scored on the instructional level for both types of selections, the results varied in...
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of the entire text being read was 7.17 out of 10. Students rated the validity, effectiveness, and accuracy of the test at 7.42, with the same number reflecting their agreement of the test results. They comprehended the texts at a high level...
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SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION.
MATHEMATICS.
MR. HUSSONG.
MR. HANSEN.
MR. FOSTER.
MR. HANNEN.
MR. WOODBURY.
Algebra a. This course affords a thoro and complete treatment of addition and...
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Students in this group rated the text difficultly at 4.67 out of 10. For the most part, students read the entire text selection: nine out of 12 students read every word on the page. The average for the entire text read was 9.3 out of 10, a very...
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Solid Geometry. Wentworth's Solid Geometry.
Two hours per week throughout the year.
Trigonometry I. Formulas for Trigonometric functions with graphic illustration, Cartesian ordinates and abscissa solution of...
Instructions for Chapter 3
1. Read the text of Chapter 3 found on the next handful of pages (42-57).
2. Also read the Chapter Summary on pg. 57, Important Terms and Concepts on
pg. 58, and the Study Questions on pg. 60.
3. Complete the two...
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Table 4.8 DRP Post Survey Results – Group S
Post-Survey
GROUP S - DRP
Student Number
1. Confidence in reading skills and comprehension
2. Before the test, seriousness about taking test
3. After the test, seriousness of taking test
4. Did you...
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vision. Because individuals make sense of the world around them through this
physiological experience, they share a common understanding of ideas rooted in this
experience and communicate accordingly. The BRIC countries are growing...
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Table 4.9 DRP Post Survey Results – Group M
Post-Survey
Group M - DRP
Student Number
1. Confidence in reading skills and comprehension
2. Before the test, seriousness about taking test
3. After the test, seriousness of taking test
4. Did you...
Modern digital devices have a venerable history dating back to 1936. Early
digital devices were basically electrical logic machines and complex number
calculators. The first special-purpose electronic digital computer appeared in 1939
and the first...
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ambassador gave on September 3, 2008 entitled, “The Best of the BRICs: A Call for
Global Partnership.”
The framework for identifying the metaphors in the text and what they induce will
follow George Lakoff and Mark Johnson’s...
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Table 4.10 DRP Post Survey Results – Group L
Post-Survey
GROUP L - DRP
Student Number
1. Confidence in reading skills and comprehension
2. Before the test, seriousness about taking test
3. After the test, seriousness of taking test
4. Did you...