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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
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
EQTW MNU Program menu text
EQPGRAPH MNU Progress graph
EQTGRAPH MNU Test graph
QUESTFIL MNU An annotated list of question files
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
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.
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.
Teachers: Create (and edit student authored) files for
remediation and makeup. Print paper tests for use in class.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Phone: 816-582-8589 CIS: 71222,3565
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
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
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)
B. Full Upload (parts 1 and 2) PKZIP file * (.ZIP)
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.
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.)
Copyright
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.
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.