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- BTS-Equalizer FACTS 0/4
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- Program Files 1
- Program Description 2
- Program Support 3
- Question File: Upload, Download & Install 4
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- Program Files 1/4
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- GO BAT A popular command to start a new disk
- README DOC Helpful things to get you started
- UPDATE DOC Update history of program
- FILE_ID DIZ Short description
- DESCRIPT DOC Also see DOC files below
- NP EXE Free-choice test demonstration
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- EQ EXE BTS-Equalizer main menu
- EQVR EXE Review and test
- EQTW EXE Create and edit questions
- BRT71EFR EXE Microsoft BASIC run-time module 7.1
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- EQTW MNU Program menu text
- EQPGRAPH MNU Progress graph
- EQTGRAPH MNU Test graph
- QUESTFIL MNU An annotated list of question files
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- DISKLEAF DOC One sheet getting started disk leaflet
- FACTS DOC Program files, description, and support
- MANUAL DOC Program manual
- WARRANTY DOC Warranty and distribution
- REGISTER DOC Registering use
- EQCONFIG DOC Personalization of program
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- NEWPROG REC New Progress Records (Delete these two )
- OLDREPRT REC Old Report Records (files periodically)
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- Sample Instructional Question Files (IQF)
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- SCIMAT4 IQF Scientific Literacy, the atom
- SFAA4 IQF Science Literacy, the physical setting
- NWCHEM1 IQF Chemistry, balancing equations, college
- CHEM63 IQF Chemistry, balancing equations, high school
- EQCHAP10 IQF General Science, force and work
- EQCHAP12 IQF General Science, electricity
- ESAMOD1 IQF Entomology, introduction, ESA Module 1
- SGW1QST DMO Biology, methods and concepts
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- Program Description 2/4
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- A tutor and study aid for students and game players of all
- abilities, for teachers with at least one computer in the
- classroom, and for disk vendors and BBS operators. Each can
- operate a question file exchange by topic, class, or text
- for their class, school, or county.
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- Students: Create a question file for each assignment by
- following the on-screen instructions. Share, edit and game
- with classmates. Learn, earn and fun. Turn in for an
- alternative assessment.
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- Teachers: Create (and edit student authored) files for
- remediation and makeup. Print paper tests for use in class.
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- An Instructional Question File (IQF) editor and a Tutor
- provide students with the tools needed to function as equals
- with their teachers in school and at home. An Instructional
- Question File is a record of the questions a student or team
- asks to make sense of an assignment plus right and wrong
- answers. IQFs are a means of communicating understanding as
- well as facts.
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- The Tutor presents these question files at five levels of
- thinking: (1) The STUDENT responds to questions without
- seeing any answers. (2) The SCHOLAR edits answers to a
- question that must be visualized. (3) The SCIENTIST selects
- wrong answers until only one is left. (4) The PUPIL selects
- the traditional right answer. (5) The TOURIST gambles that
- random chance will select an acceptable answer.
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- The Tutor has three modes: CRAM stresses recall. PRACTICE
- stresses levels of thinking. TEST stresses the sense of
- responsibility needed to learn at higher levels of thinking.
- That responsibility can be select at three levels: The
- PUPIL expects to answer correctly at least 50% of the items
- selected to report what is known or can be reasoned. The
- STUDENT rate is 70%. The PROFESSIONAL rate is 90%. Test
- results can be used as class scores and in game scoring.
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- The Editor prompts input for a seven part paragraph: (1) a
- descriptive stem, (2-3) acceptable labels or answers and (4-
- 7) related labels and answers that are not acceptable. Only
- parts 1 and 2 are required. Reviewing and writing IQFs
- transforms the passive pupil into a self-correcting scholar.
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- Specifications: Runs from a floppy or hard disk. Each
- question is limited to one screen. Each file is limited to
- 200 questions. Each standard TEST and GAME is limited to 50
- questions selected at random. CRAM and PRACTICE are limited
- to 200 responses. Instructions, manual, a demonstration of
- free-choice testing, and eight Instructional Question Files
- are included on science literacy, biology, chemistry,
- entomology, and physical science. A short tutor, game and
- test version is available when IQFs are not to be edited.
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- Program Support 3/4
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- Program support by: Nine-Patch Software
- 315 South Alco Ave.
- Maryville, MO 64468-2033.
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- Phone: 816-582-8589 CIS: 71222,3565
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- Program support is also available locally by forming
- a student club, a study group, students helping students.
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- Question File: Upload, Download and Install 4/4
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- SAMPLE: Cat Muscles
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- Part 1. The Question File Description (.QFD)
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- CATMSCL1.QFD
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- CATMSCL1.IQF
- The muscle Name, Origin, Action, and Insertion. This
- file contains permutations on NAME. It can be expanded
- to ORIGIN, ACTION, and INSERTION. Comparative Anatomy
- and Gross Anatomy, NWMSU.
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- Part 2. The Instructional Question File (.IQF)
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- CATMSCL1.IQF
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- Create with Equalizer, an editor, or a word processor
- and saved as an ASCII file: CATMSCL1.IQF
- (Maximum of 200 questions per file.)
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- UPLOADING (publishing) THE QUESTION FILE
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- A. Minimum Upload (part 2 only) ASCII file (.IQF)
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- B. Full Upload (parts 1 and 2) PKZIP file * (.ZIP)
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- ZIP with a file extension of ZIP: CATMSCL1.ZIP
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- DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING A QUESTION FILE
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- A. ASCII file: Copy file to your question file directory.
- Create your own file description with the
- question file menu editor in Equalizer.
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- B. ZIP file:* PKUNZIP question file to your file directory.
- Either append question file description to
- QUESTFIL.MNU or enter by hand as above.
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- * (PKZIP and PKUNZIP are shareware programs on this BBS.)
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- Copyright
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- In general, the Instructional Question Files you create
- can be uploaded with no problem. Copyright exists as the
- result of creation. Create does not mean copy.
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- Copying is permitted if the part copied is a minor part
- of the work and proper citation is made. Minor and proper
- are both murky. If in doubt send a sample to the publisher
- and ask for specific permission and citation instructions.
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