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 fA60oI022359; Mon, 5 Nov 2001 19:50:18 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 19:50:18 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20011105194407.01d6e690@mail> 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: Clifton Willard <clifwillard@home.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:3734] Re: response X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1827 Lines: 55 John, What results do you expect from implementing the WordAloud product?? How do you measure these results? Clif At 08:53 AM 11/5/01 -0500, you wrote: >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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