Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fA5Ds2007132; Mon, 5 Nov 2001 08:54:02 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 08:54:02 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <98158@tommy.demon.co.uk> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: jn@tommy.demon.co.uk (John Nissen) To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:3724] Re: response X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: PCElm 1.11 Status: O Content-Length: 1607 Lines: 45 Clif, it's a matter of cart before the horse. First I have to get the product right, and then test it on the students. But also I want to be able to argue to teachers why it is that the product will work for them - after all WordAloud is an innovative product. And I want to build on other people's experience, where this is relevant. Cheers, John -- In message <5.1.0.14.2.20011105013409.02d688a0@mail> nifl-ld@nifl.gov writes: >John, > >Why did you have to go to the research to test the validity??? Why are the >results with your students not a measure of validity?? If it works, it >works, if does not, then I would try something else. There is no better >test than the students. > > >Clif > >At 03:44 PM 11/4/01 -0500, you wrote: >>Thanks Anne, >> >>Yes, it is important to teach with methods that are backed up by >>the research. I have used research to check the validity of my >>method of presentation in WordAloud, as far as I could. >> >>1. Word-at-a-time display >> >>The only research I could find on reading speed suggests that this >>is increased by about three times, compared to normal reading off >>the page. This was a study of university students. I do not know >>of any research on speed increase for people whose normal reading >>speed is 140 wpm (the US average) or lower. -- Access the word, access the world! -- Try our WordAloud software!! John Nissen, Cloudworld Ltd., Chiswick, London, UK Tel: +44 (0) 845 458 3944 (local rate in the UK) Fax: +44 (0) 20 8742 8715 Email: jn@cloudworld.co.uk Web: http://www.cloudworld.co.uk and http://www.wordaloud.co.uk
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