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The Moodle Reader Module:
A Progress Report
Thomas N. Robb
Kyoto Sangyo Universitytrobb@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp
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Purpose of the Reader Module
• To provide an efficient, easily manageable means of
testing the comprehension of texts used for extensive
reading (and thus the ability to assess whether students
have read the books they claim to have read).
• To ensure that students only select books at their own
reading level in order to prevent frustration and overuse
of the dictionary.
• To encourage regular reading by pacing the quiz-taking
times
• To provide a mild sense of competition and an additional
incentive to reading through the cover "stamp collection"
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Choosing a
book from
the library
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Comparison of AR Program and
the Reader Module ApproachMoodle Reader Module Accelerated Reader (Old System)
Students can only select from books at their current Reading Level, or one below it.
Students can select any book that hasan AR quiz.
Students are promoted to the next level after
gaining 6 points at their current level.
No promotion system.
Books are basically all worth 1 point, but some areworth more or less purely based on their relativelength compared to graded readers at that level.
Books have a point value that is basedon both length and difficulty.
Students may take the tests anywhere, even athome.
Student can take the quizzes onlyunder supervised conditions.
Quizzes are randomly generated from a largequestion bank. There are several question types.
AR quizzes consist of 10 unvaryingmultiple-choice questions.
Quizzes are timed – Maximum 15 minutes. Students can take up to 30 minutes tocomplete a quiz.
In order prevent a last-minute rush, students maytake a quiz only every third day.
Students can take multiple quizzes onthe same day.
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Question Types
• True/False
• Multiple Choice
• Matching questions• Who said this?
• Ordering type
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Comparison of Student Accesses – AR vs MR
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Quizzes Taken Friday, June 6Passed: 243; Failed: 51; Total: 294
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Analysis of AR vs. Reader Module
• More books read. 4.7 per students for AR, vs.
8.3 for the Reader Module for the same time
period
• A more even distribution of reading. (ARstudents could not take quizzes on weekends
and tended to postpone their reading to the
end of the reading period.)• Fewer quiz failures: Greater comprehension?
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Two Approaches to Implementation
• 1. Install the MoodleReader Module on
your own server
• 2. Request a course on MoodleReader.Org
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Setting Up the Module (1)
• Install the "Reader Module" in their Moodle course.
• Import, from moodlereader.org, quizzes for the books
that you have in their own ER collection. You may also
create their own quizzes for any books for which quizzes
are not available.
• Determine which reading level the books should be set
at (if they wish to depart from the recommended levels in
the repository) and set the initial level for each student.
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Set-up (2)
• Set parameters such as
– target point goal
– the time limit
– where quizzes may be accessed
– passing percentage,
– how frequently quiz taking is to be permitted
• Determine a policy for how points are gained, or how
total points above and below the set target point value
are to be integrated into the students’ final classevaluation.
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Procedure for Students
• Students read a book and then take the quiz.
• If students pass the quiz, they are awarded one
point, none if they fail.
– Books at any level that are considerably longer or shorter than the average graded reader at that level
may have a higher or lower point value.
• When students have passed a specific number
of quizzes at their current level, they arepromoted to the next level. They can still take
a set number quizzes on books one level above
or below.
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Color-Coded Levels
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New
Admin
Menu
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Student Summary Report
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Level Adjustment Page
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Implementation Challenges
• Funding and coding
• Obtaining cover images from publishers
•Problem of multiple editions
• Getting publishers to create quizzes
• Quality control of teacher-made quizzes
• Getting other schools to participate• Syncing authentication systems
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Another Lesson Learned
Implementation of technology for student
use across an entire curriculum
Sidesteps the problem of requiring or
expecting individual teachers to have the
know-how, time and/or enthusiasm to
implement a tech component
But this requires:
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Curriculum-wide Implementation
• The authority to require it
• An adequate server and necessary software
• The human resources (ideally tech-proficient
teacher) to implement and support it, includingsystem back-up
• A mechanism for making the student grade
reports available to the individual instructors sothat they can incorporate the grades into their
students’ final evaluation.
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Questions/Discussion?
• Logins: user-low OR user-mid withsame for the password
• Email: tom@tomrobb.com
• http://moodlereader.org