The dynamic dictionary
Throughout the session, the student is free to explore the sequence of questions which make up the tutorial, using a set of five motion commands.
One of these gives access to what we call the dynamic dictionary.
At the moment, the dictionary routine (see Figure 1) handles four
possibilities:
1 The required word is in the database, and its meaning is communicated
to the student. In this case a ‘consultation index’ is increased by one point.
2 The word is not in the database as an entry, but it is an affixed word. In
this case the student is encouraged to decompose the word and look up the
meaning of the root only.
3 The word is not in the database because it is mis-spelt. The student is
asked to check this.
4 The word is spelt correctly according to the student, but has simply not
been included in the database. In this case the word is entered on a blank
record and left for the teacher to provide a definition later on.
Note that the decomposition and inserting of new items serves two
purposes. It keeps the database within manageable limits, in that rare
words, as well as generally known words, do not crowd it. And students are
discouraged from consulting the dictionary indiscriminately, as it will
eventually contain all those items necessary for the fulfilment of the reading
tasks set and no others, and as it will not allow students to look up affixed
words.
It is hoped that the dictionary will prove a powerful tool, both for
students and for teachers. With the dictionary teachers will be able to assess
the needs of a specific student population who are reading specific texts.
These needs are not as readily met by more conventional resources such as
specialized dictionaries and word-frequency lists.
The dynamic dictionaryThroughout the session, the student is free to explore the sequence of questions which make up the tutorial, using a set of five motion commands.One of these gives access to what we call the dynamic dictionary.At the moment, the dictionary routine (see Figure 1) handles fourpossibilities:1 The required word is in the database, and its meaning is communicatedto the student. In this case a ‘consultation index’ is increased by one point.2 The word is not in the database as an entry, but it is an affixed word. Inthis case the student is encouraged to decompose the word and look up themeaning of the root only.3 The word is not in the database because it is mis-spelt. The student isasked to check this.4 The word is spelt correctly according to the student, but has simply not been included in the database. In this case the word is entered on a blankrecord and left for the teacher to provide a definition later on.Note that the decomposition and inserting of new items serves twopurposes. It keeps the database within manageable limits, in that rarewords, as well as generally known words, do not crowd it. And students arediscouraged from consulting the dictionary indiscriminately, as it willeventually contain all those items necessary for the fulfilment of the readingtasks set and no others, and as it will not allow students to look up affixedwords.It is hoped that the dictionary will prove a powerful tool, both forstudents and for teachers. With the dictionary teachers will be able to assessthe needs of a specific student population who are reading specific texts.These needs are not as readily met by more conventional resources such asspecialized dictionaries and word-frequency lists.
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