Table 3 (continued) Students' views of the ability to express ideas

(E stands for English, S for Science, HC for HyperCard, RT for regular text, and B for both)


E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
read it -- watch it -- learn something HC 1
they'll read it all HC 1
breaks it down and makes you read it HC 1
makes you remember more HC 1
make sure -- people remember what talking about HC 1
memorize it more than a big sheet of writing HC 1
listened more or watched it more HC 1
catches you attention HC 1
more drawn to HC 1
good when people talk -- can see something HC 2
reading a story and -- have pictures beside it HC 1
it gets people to read it HC 2
guess the reader can enjoy it more HC 1
something to look at while they're talking HC 1
let them read the story themselves HC 2
E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
let them click on the buttons HC 1
many ways that you can catch their attention HC 1
can pay attention more HC 2
want to present as little as possible HC 1
sort of short and it's easy to understand HC 2
as much information as possible HC 1
it's good for the eyes maybe HC 1
kind of choppy HC 1
don't say something that's not important HC 1
have the computer talk for me HC 1
it's just read it RT 1
just act like they're reading it RT 1
can imagine your own characters RT 1
read something -- not going to remember RT 1


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